The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has published its first official response detailing the core parameters of the initial round of high-level peace talks with the United States in Bürgenstock, Switzerland.
Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei confirmed that Iran’s senior diplomatic delegation is returning to Tehran following “intensive discussions” mediated alongside Qatar and Pakistan. Moving forward, expert-level and technical working groups will continue to iron out the mechanisms required to implement the temporary 60-day roadmap aimed at ending the four-month-old conflict.
The Three Non-Negotiable Pillars of the MoU
According to Baghaei, the success of a comprehensive, final peace treaty depends entirely on the strict execution of three vital components extracted directly from the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed electronically by both nations last week:
IRAN'S THREE CRITICAL PEACE DEMANDS
PARAGRAPH 1: MILITARY CESSATION PARAGRAPHS 10 & 11: ECONOMIC RELIEF
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• Immediate end to all hostilities on • Unhindered export of Iranian crude oil
all fronts, including Lebanese theater. and petrochemical derivatives.
• Setting up a joint "de-confliction cell" • Immediate, unconditional release of
to monitor IDF actions in Lebanon. all frozen Iranian financial assets.
The Iranian government has segmented its priorities into precise operational tracks:
- Paragraph 1 — Regional De-confliction: The permanent cessation of all military operations across all regional fronts. Crucially, Tehran is demanding the establishment of a formal conflict-control mechanism to ensure the termination of Israeli military operations within Lebanon.
- Paragraph 10 — Energy Export Guarantees: Securing concrete U.S. Treasury waivers allowing the unhindered export and sale of Iranian oil, petrochemical products, and chemical derivatives to global markets (principally China) without the threat of secondary sanctions.
- Paragraph 11 — Release of Frozen Funds: The complete unfreezing and immediate repatriation of Iranian sovereign assets currently restricted in international banking institutions, notably assets held within Qatari financial networks.
“The foundational baseline of these entire negotiations is a mutual commitment to engagement between the United States and Iran. If the U.S. fails to fulfill its explicit obligations under these three paragraphs, the entire structural integrity of the MoU will be at risk.”
— Esmaeil Baghaei, Spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry
A Fragile Stabilization
The high-stakes negotiations in Switzerland—attended by U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi—have already injected significant relief into international markets, causing global oil prices to fall back below the $100-per-barrel mark.
However, the diplomatic track remains exceptionally fragile. While both sides have agreed on a communication hotline to guarantee safe commercial passage through the Strait of Hormuz, ongoing military friction in southern Lebanon and domestic political pushback in Washington continue to pose severe hurdles to securing a final, binding treaty within the designated 60-day window.
