Exclusive: U.S. and Iran closing in on one-page memo to end war, officials say

[Beringia]

Source: Axios

The White House believes it's getting close to an agreement with Iran on a one-page memorandum of understanding to end the war and set a framework for more detailed nuclear negotiations, according to two U.S. officials and two other sources briefed on the issue.

The big picture: The U.S. expects Iranian responses on several key points in the next 48 hours. Nothing has been agreed yet, but the sources said this was the closest the parties had been to an agreement since the war began.

Among other provisions, the deal would involve Iran committing to a moratorium on nuclear enrichment, the U.S. agreeing to lift its sanctions and release billions in frozen Iranian funds, and both sides lifting restrictions around transit through the Strait of Hormuz.
Many of the terms laid out in the memo would be contingent on a final agreement being reached, leaving the possibility of renewed war or an extended limbo in which the hot war has stopped but nothing is truly resolved.

Original link with paywall: https://www.axios.com/2026/05/06/iran-us-deal-one-page-memo

Read more: http://archive.today/2026.05.06-113945/https://www.axios.com/2026/05/06/iran-us-deal-one-page-memo

[LakeVermilion]

1. Of course this is how it would end...

Krasnov gets his way out, and Iran gets everything. Krasnov does not have the patience to do a deal, he just gets to claim he got everything he wanted, and the problem gets kicked down the road.

Israel whined about Obama's deal, but this is way worse for Israel. Netanyahu is in a much worse position. The next time he calls the United States, the phone might not be picked up.

[thesquanderer]

2. Also, Trump probably won't read anything longer than one page anyway. (n/t)

[LakeVermilion]

8. He understands less...

[maxsolomon]

13. Netanyahu got to cleanse S. Lebanon of Shiite villages.

The US attacks on Iran were the distraction for that War Crime. Netanyahu got exactly what he wanted.

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. If it's down to one page, The Rapist might stay awake long enough for someone to read it to him

But if he gets involved, that might fuck it up.

[Ocelot II]

4. A concept of a plan?

[Fiendish Thingy]

5. "I make peace like no one has ever seen before"

Of course, he will end up with less than when he started.

Interesting timing of this agreement, the day after arrival in port of the last ship to leave Hormuz since the war started.

The suffering of Americans due to this war was about to intensify dramatically (and still will to some extent regardless of whether hostilities end and Hormuz reopens).

[twodogsbarking]

6. I plan on growing wings so I can fly and not buy gas. Soon, very soon

[AverageOldGuy]

7. Sounds like the agreement Obama had that Trump tore up

[LakeVermilion]

9. Obama had more pages and

Obama had inspectors. Obama also had a number of other nations signing on to the agreement.

Krasnov's one page gibberish fails on every count.

[C Moon]

10. Does that page include a demand that trump be given the peace prize?

[ananda]

11. Trump can read a whole page?

Gee, who'da thunk.

[maxsolomon]

12. "...U.S. agreeing to lift its sanctions and release billions in frozen Iranian funds"?

I believe the Obama Agreement only released millions in frozen Iranian assets.

[republianmushroom]

14. Though the war was over. trump said it was.

trump lies a lot.

[Bayard]

15. Iran's not giving up their nukes just because trump says so

There's probably a clause in there that says--Help me save face.

We're worse off than we started, billions of dollars wasted, and soldiers killed, to make Bibi happy, and so trump and Kegbreath could thump their chests.

[Beringia]

16. I'm glad gasoline prices may go down