Trump Signs Iran Memorandum Of Understanding, Ends Military Operations And Sets 60-Day Negotiations

President Donald Trump signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran that sets a 60-day negotiating clock for a final deal and declares an immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon.

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The New York Post says the 14-point MOU “sets in motion two months of tough negotiations between Washington and Tehran on stopping Iran from ever obtaining a nuclear weapon,” while also stating that the U.S. could lift sanctions and give Iranians a shot at $300 billion to rebuild.

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The agreement also ties the Strait of Hormuz to the ceasefire timeline, with the MOU text saying the U.S. will fully end its naval blockade within 30 days and that Iran will make arrangements for “safe passage of commercial vessels with no charge for 60 days only from the Persian Gulf to the Sea of Oman, and vice versa.”

NBC News reported that Trump said, “It’s signed. Signed in Versailles. Just signed it.” as he signed the memorandum late Wednesday at the Palace of Versailles in France, and it said the deal would see Iran dilute its stockpile of enriched uranium in exchange for sweeping economic relief from the United States.

Vice President JD Vance defended the interim deal by insisting the United States is not paying Iran, saying, “The United States isn't giving up a cent of money to Iran,” as Republican backlash focused on sanctions relief and a proposed $300 billion reconstruction plan.

The BBC reported that Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei approved the deal despite having a “different view,” saying he allowed it to go ahead after assurances from Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian that he would “protect the rights of the Iranian nation.”

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The BBC also said Vance told reporters the deal had come into effect and triggered the 60-day period of further talks, adding that he would likely head to Switzerland for “technical negotiations.”

In a separate defense, CNBC quoted Vance warning that “The only way the Iranians get any of these resources ... is if they comply fully” with the terms of the deal, while also arguing that lifting sanctions was not the “choke point” on Iranian oil.

The deal’s next phase centers on whether Iran will dilute its enriched uranium and whether the U.S. will move from interim steps to a final agreement within the “maximum” 60 days, with the MOU text committing both sides to negotiate and achieve the final deal in that window.

The Guardian said the agreement’s basic structure is “a return to the prewar status quo,” built around reopening the strait of Hormuz and deferring the actual negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme, while also noting that the deal contains no restrictions on Iran’s ballistic missiles.

AP News reported that Vice President JD Vance said Iran will invite the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog to inspect its nuclear sites and begin identifying the locations of Tehran’s enriched material, as it described the deal as calling for Tehran to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched uranium and opening the Strait of Hormuz without tolls for two months.

In the same reporting stream, AP News said the agreement also triggers the 60-day negotiating clock and that the U.S. will waive sanctions against Iran and lift its naval blockade on Iranian ports, while the BBC added that the official signing ceremony had been set for Switzerland on Friday but was cancelled because the deal had already been signed remotely.