The United States is expected to sign an agreement to end the war with Iran “in the coming days,” a senior US official reportedly told reporters on Sunday, after the broad framework of the deal was approved by Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei.

Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had received assurances from US President Donald Trump that Iran’s nuclear program would be dismantled under the terms of any deal to end the war.

According to the US official, as cited by Channel 12, the deal would not be signed by the end of Sunday, as there was still wording within the Memorandum of Understanding that each side wanted to work on.

The official said the Iranians gave assurances — verbal and in writing — that any subsequent permanent deal would include the “disposal” of all enriched uranium, to higher and lower levels, although they did not specify how the stockpiles would be disposed of.

The Iranians also agreed to suspend enrichment for a period to be negotiated, the TV report said.

Although the deal appeared close to complete, the US official stressed that nothing was finalized, the report added.

“Without the uranium [being taken care of], there’ll be no dollars [for Iran],” the US official was quoted as saying.

The MoU expected to be signed between the US and Iran was widely reported to provide, first, for a 60-day extension of the current ceasefire.

The Strait of Hormuz will be reopened and Iran will remove the mines it has deployed in the strait in recent months. The US, for its part, will gradually remove its blockade of Iran’s ports. During the 60 days, Iran will be free to sell oil, and the US will lift some sanctions. If Iran implements various other steps, the US will unfreeze billions of dollars of Iranian assets held overseas. During the 60 days of negotiations, limitations on Iran’s nuclear program will be discussed.

Appearing to contradict the reports that the Strait of Hormuz will be reopened, Mohsen Rezaei, a military adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, said on Sunday that managing the Strait of Hormuz is Tehran’s “legal right,” in order to........

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