The United States and Iran have finalized and signed the Islamabad memorandum of understanding, according to a single source citing Israeli media. The signing was conducted remotely overnight, with no ceremony in Switzerland as previously planned. The agreement, first reported by The Zioneer at 00:27, enters into force tonight. Both sides now face the challenge of implementation, particularly regarding monitoring and nuclear talks.
The United States and Iran signed the Islamabad memorandum of understanding remotely overnight, with no ceremony in Switzerland, according to a single source citing Israeli media. The development, reported at 00:38 Jerusalem, follows a thread of earlier reporting this evening: at 20:38, three versions were published nearly simultaneously — the first citing a U.S. official who said the MOU had been signed but that either side could still withdraw; a second by Barak Ravid citing two American officials confirming the digital signing; and a third citing Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson announcing the finalization and digital signature by both presidents, with the deal entering into force tonight.
Earlier Wednesday, The Zioneer reported at 18:47 that sources described an accelerated timeline for an electronic signing. At 17:56, an unverified Arab report claimed Iran had canceled the Friday signing over Israeli strikes in Lebanon — a claim that was overtaken by subsequent confirmations. At 11:14, The Zioneer reported that the Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland had confirmed the venue, and the Swiss Foreign Ministry had also confirmed it. However, the format shift was signaled earlier, on Saturday June 13, by an informed source to Al-Arabiya, which reported that the signing would not be in Geneva.
The 14-article draft of the agreement, as previously obtained and published by CNN from an American source, lays out a ceasefire, the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and economic relief. The agreement is titled the Islamabad MOU. As The Zioneer reported at 21:59, President Trump called the deal not final and warned of renewed bombing if Iran misbehaves, linking the MOU to an end to hostilities on all fronts, especially Lebanon.
The signing format and the precise timing of implementation remain points of varying emphasis across sources. One American official's cautious framing — that either side can still withdraw until a binding deal is reached — has not been contradicted but has not been echoed by Iranian or other U.S. sources in the most recent thread items.
4 developments
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- StrongQatari-owned Swiss resort to host US-Iran MOU signing Friday
- ConfirmedIran's Foreign Ministry spokesman confirms US-Iran MOU formally signed
Source and signal
- Internal intake