U.S. official says Washington has signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran

A senior American official said the United States has signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran, with President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance signing for the U.S. side. On the Iranian side, the agreement was signed by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the White House said.

According to the official, the message to Tehran was that if Iran is willing to work with Washington on nuclear issues and stop building nuclear weapons, and if it stops funding terror proxies, then the U.S. will treat it accordingly. He said, “If they are willing to behave like a state, we will behave toward them that way too, for the sake of Iran’s prosperity.”

The official also addressed the Strait of Hormuz, saying reopening it will take time because mines must be cleared and ships are in the area. He said normal conditions there should return in about two weeks.

He added that a signing ceremony is planned for Friday, saying the deal has been reached with top Iranian figures and that this is something that has not happened in 47 years. He described the progress as significant and said it resulted from a combination of economic and military pressure that pushed Iran to confront issues it had not faced before.