Iran Hands Over Response to Framework Memo Mediators as US and Iran Close In on One-Page MOU to End Hostilities

On May 7, 2026, Iran was expected to formally hand over its response to the one-page framework memorandum proposed through mediators — as the United States and Iran continued converging on a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that would declare an end to hostilities and trigger a 30-day negotiation period. Axios first reported the framework's core structure: a 14-point one-page document proposing an end to the war and initiating a 30-day negotiating phase on broader issues including the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, limiting Iran's nuclear program, and lifting U.S. sanctions. The National reported that Iran was reviewing the US peace plan as the framework's shape solidified. Critically, the proposed MOU does not address Iran's missile program or its support for regional proxy forces — longstanding U.S. demands that Tehran had rejected as preconditions. This represents a significant narrowing from the comprehensive package talks to a sequenced, achievable first step. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner continue leading the U.S. negotiating team, with Pakistan serving as the primary back-channel intermediary. The convergence on a simplified one-page framework — rather than Iran's comprehensive 14-point proposal that Trump had rejected on May 2 as 'unacceptable' — reflects pragmatic movement on both sides toward an achievable first step. The Iranian response was anticipated to confirm Tehran's acceptance of the sequencing approach: war-end declaration first, Strait re-opening within the 30-day window, nuclear talks deferred to a second phase. Analysts cautioned that the memo remains unsigned and implementation sequencing could still produce last-minute collapse.