Key facts
- U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday, June 17.
- The MOU aims to end the war between the U.S. and Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- Vice President JD Vance and Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf digitally signed the MOU on Sunday.
- A U.S. official confirmed the signing to Reuters.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday aimed at ending the war between their nations and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official confirmed to Reuters. The agreement had been digitally signed on Sunday by Vice President JD Vance and Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, with Trump witnessing the initial signing. President Trump told reporters he signed the document at the palace of Versailles.