A senior U.S. official told reporters that President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf have all signed the memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran, Israeli journalist Barak Betesh (i24NEWS) reports. According to the official, the MOU allows for the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the lifting of the siege on Iran.
A senior U.S. official told reporters that President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf have all signed the memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran, according to Israeli journalist Barak Betesh (i24NEWS). The official said the MOU enables the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the lifting of the naval siege on Iran. No details were given on the location or timing of the signing, and it remains unclear whether a formal ceremony will follow.
The announcement, attributed by a named journalist, adds an on-the-record layer to reports that have been building since early evening. At 17:43 Jerusalem tonight (Monday), The Zioneer first reported a senior U.S. official's confirmation that Trump, Vance, and Qalibaf had signed — an update that followed Vice President Vance's earlier statement (also 17:43) clarifying that the agreement was signed digitally and that no funds had yet been released to Tehran. The thread of official statements began with Vance's interview (17:43) telling ABC News that the US and Iran signed a bilateral agreement digitally "yesterday."
As The Zioneer reported earlier (Monday 10:56 and 08:35), President Trump had already declared a "historic" final agreement with Iran, calling for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the lifting of the U.S. naval blockade. These developments follow rapid diplomatic movement since Friday (June 12), when Trump first stated that the U.S. and Iran were close to a 60-day ceasefire framework (The Zioneer, Friday 08:39). The reported MOU — initially described as the "Islamabad Agreement" — was shaped by mediation involving Qatar and Pakistan (Al-Hadath, Sunday 10:00).
It is not yet independently confirmed where, when, or in what format the physical signing occurred — whether the signatories signed separate copies, or whether a unified document was executed. The absence of Israeli or American official confirmation of the presence of both Trump and Vance on a single document, and the role of Qalibaf — an Iranian parliament official, not a direct representative of Supreme Leader Khamenei — remain open questions.
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