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Axios's Ravid posts CIA Director Ratcliffe is not the only skeptic on Trump's senior team, as Secretary of State Rubio and Defense Secretary Hegseth have also expressed concerns and raised questions about the agreement in internal discussions

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  • Vice President JD Vance and US envoys Witkoff and Kushner have supported it, according to two sources.
  • The source said the MOU says the US and Iran commit to "resolve the disposition of stockpiled enriched material" and "discuss the issue of future enrichment and other mutually agreed matters related to Iran's nuclear needs based on a satisfactory framework being agreed upon in the final deal.
  • The text says Iran will maintain the status quo of its nuclear program so long as negotiations continue. For its part, the US won't impose new sanctions or deploy additional forces to the region.
  • If a final nuclear deal is reached, the US will remove the forces it mobilised for the war within 30 days and terminate all sanctions against Iran under an agreed-upon schedule, according to the source's description of the text.

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