Iran is treating a proposed memorandum of understanding with the United States as a "tactical pause" rather than a permanent settlement to the conflict, according to a report.

The proposed agreement would unfold in two stages. The first phase would focus on ending the current conflict, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and providing Iran with economic benefits, including reconstruction funding, sanctions relief, access to frozen assets, and an end to what Iranian officials have described as a U.S. blockade.

A second phase would address Iran's nuclear program and one or two other unspecified issues.

According to the report, Iran is attempting to structure the agreement in a way that secures economic concessions before substantive negotiations over its nuclear program begin.

Access to some frozen assets early in the process could provide Tehran with economic relief while reducing U.S. leverage in later talks.

Iranian media outlets have portrayed the emerging agreement as a temporary measure rather than a final resolution.

The Khorasan outlet, which is affiliated with Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, argued that the agreement is intended only to end the current conflict and does not resolve the broader disputes between Tehran and Washington.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi's description of the proposed agreement closely aligns with accounts published by media outlets affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

The report said those similarities suggested growing agreement among Iranian regime leaders about Tehran's negotiating position and red lines as talks move forward.