The United States, Iran and the countries involved in the negotiations are considering signing the MOU even on Wednesday, instead of the scheduled ceremony scheduled for Friday.
Publication Axios.com, says that according to diplomatic sources, such a development could speed up the implementation of the provisions concerning the Straits of Hormuz and lead to the publication of the text of the agreement.
The United States, Iran and the ombudsmen involved in the talks discuss the possibility of signing the memorandum of understanding taking place remotely even on Wednesday, instead of the live ceremony scheduled for Friday. The information was confirmed by a diplomat from one of the intermediate countries and a second source with knowledge of the relevant discussions.
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If the project progresses, the memorandum will be signed electronically, the points of the agreement relating to the Straits of Hormuz will enter into force immediately and the US Government may give the full text of the agreement to the public.
Aim to open the Straits of Hormuz earlier
According to the diplomat, discussions on speeding up the timetable are mainly aimed at opening the Straits earlier than Friday, as the two sides appear to agree on this issue.
At the same time, a factor affecting developments seems to be increasing political pressure on the White House to publish the text of the memorandum. However, the source following the talks argued that it was Tehran that demanded that the text be not published prior to the official signing, rejecting the allegations that the US government is acting under political pressure.
The same diplomatic source estimated that it is likely that the text would be made public sometime within Wednesday.
Until Wednesday morning, however, no final decision had been taken to change the date of signing. The White House refused to comment on the information.
Even if the signature timetable is changed, sources said that the meeting of American and Iranian delegations will normally take place Friday in Switzerland. The delegations will be headed by U.S. Vice-President Jay Di Vance and Iranian Parliament President Mohammad Bayer Gallibaf.
The meeting is expected to discuss the opening of negotiations on Iran's nuclear programme.
In the meantime, new questions have arisen about the status of the agreement. A senior U.S. government official told reporters that the deal had already been signed electronically Sunday by US President Donald Trump, Vice President Vance and Galibaf.
The diplomat involved in the consultations contested this claim, arguing that no such signature had taken place.
On the other hand, the second source to know the discussions argued that Sunday's electronic signature did take place and that the forthcoming process would constitute a "second signature". However, it remains unclear why two separate signatures would be required for the same agreement.
The White House has stated since Sunday that Iran's opening of the Straits of Ormuz and lifting the American blockade would only begin after Friday's official signing ceremony.
According to the diplomat, if the agreement was signed earlier, the implementation of these measures could also be accelerated.