IRAN'S president Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday (June 14) that the National Security Council approved plans for negotiations with the U.S.
He said that they are now discussing how to proceed, adding that whatever is decided will have the full backing of the 'IRGC, the Basij and the government.'
Trump and mediator Pakistan said on Saturday (June 13) they expected the deal would be signed on Sunday, which is the U.S. president's 80th birthday. An official involved in the talks said on Sunday that mediators were optimistic the deal was "nearly over the line."
A senior Iranian official told Reuters that, under the terms of the draft deal, the United States would agree to release US$25 billion of frozen Iranian assets, while Iran would agree not to produce or acquire nuclear weapons.
Qatari negotiators flew to Tehran on Sunday morning as part of efforts to finalize the agreement, a source with knowledge of the situation told Reuters.
