US Vice-President JD Vance has described the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the US and Iran as “about a page and a half” and a “very general” document.
Senior US officials have also begun giving some details about the deal, briefing that the Strait of Hormuz would re-open on Friday – the same day the deal is formally inked in Geneva.
It comes as Trump attends the G7 summit in France with a special session about Iran attended by the leaders of Egypt, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
On Monday, during talks with French President Emmanuel Macron, Trump said “I am very happy to say it’s signed, the deal is all signed,” referring the preliminary agreement.
US officials said it had been signed electronically by Trump, Vance and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.
Technical talks on Iran’s nuclear programme are expected to begin this week, the officials said, while any sanctions relief or release of assets will depend on Iran meeting commitments under the deal.
While Trump had earlier suggested that details of the agreement were set to be published “pretty soon” after Friday’s ceremony, Vance told Fox News the US president might decide to release the agreement with Tehran before then.
Vance earlier told CNN’s Jake Tapper that the memorandum of understanding (MOU) was a very general document, adding that a lot of the details would be worked out during future negotiations.
“On a number of issues, we are going to have to figure this stuff out during the technical negotiation phase, but what the MOU does is set up a framework whereby the Iranians get the benefits of the bargain by meeting their obligations under the bargain,” he said.
In “paragraph one” of the document it is outlined that Iran will commit itself to “regional peace and stability”, Vance said, which he added included stopping the funding of “terrorist organisations”.
“Most importantly, they’re going to have a verifiable commitment to not building a nuclear weapon,” Vance said.
G7 allies will be eager to discuss Iran with Trump, with the UK and France having led plans for a defensive mission to protect vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
The direct war between the United States and Iran began on February 28, 2026, when the U.S. and Israel launched coordinated airstrikes across Iran, targeting military sites and government compounds.
This major escalation followed a breakdown in diplomatic negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program and a deadly crackdown on Iranian protests.
Coded as Operation Epic Fury by the U.S., the strikes resulted in the deaths of several high-ranking Iranian officials, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei
Following months of escalating regional attacks and a U.S. naval blockade, the U.S. and Iran announced a ceasefire and memorandum of understanding on June 14, 2026, intended to pause hostilities and negotiate a permanent settlement
