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President Donald Trump<\/a> and Iranian President M<\/a>asoud Pezeshkian<\/a> have signed a memorandum of understanding<\/a>, laying out terms for ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
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Trump could be seen signing the memorandum late Wednesday at the Palace of Versailles in video published by French President Emmanuel Macron<\/a>.
Asked by a reporter about the signing while leaving Versailles, Trump said, \u201cIt\u2019s signed. Signed in Versailles. Just signed it.\u201d
Pezeshkian signed the memorandum separately, according to Iranian state media, which posted an image of him holding up a copy with his signature.
He shared the memorandum in a post<\/a> on X, calling it a \u201chistoric document and a message from a strong Iran: peace will be achieved in the shadow of mutual respect.\u201d
\u201cThe Islamic Republic of Iran has always been committed and dedicated to global peace while preserving its dignity and independence, as well as to progress and regional cooperation,\u201d he said.
The deal, made public after days of uncertainty over what was in it, will see Iran dilute its stockpile of enriched uranium in exchange for sweeping economic relief from the United States.
A U.S. official told NBC News that the memorandum was signed digitally on Sunday by Vice President JD Vance<\/a> and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf<\/a> and witnessed by Trump. It\u2019s not clear how Wednesday\u2019s signing differs from the one U.S. officials said happened Sunday.
Vance will still travel to Switzerland on Friday as planned, according to a U.S. official. The Swiss government said the two sides would meet there to kick off initial talks on a final peace deal, with the clock starting on a 60-day negotiating window to resolve key issues around the future of Iran\u2019s nuclear program.
Trump warned he could resume attacks if Tehran filed to honor its commitments.
The U.S. is expected to lift sanctions on Iran<\/a> and unfreeze funds and assets linked to the country\u2019s regime under the 14-point memorandum of understanding. It will also allow Tehran to immediately sell its oil freely.
The interim agreement declares an intent to bring about an \u201cimmediate and permanent termination of military operations\u201d in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, which began Feb. 28, unleashing chaos across the Middle East and rattling the world economy.
Both sides will commit to further talks toward a more substantive \u201cfinal deal\u201d within 60 days, \u201cextendable with mutual consent.\u201d
The MOU stipulates that the Strait of Hormuz<\/a> will reopen, with Iran agreeing to allow \u201csafe passage of commercial vessels with no charge for 60 days only,\u201d followed by negotiations with Oman to \u201cdefine the future administration\u201d of the vital trade route, through which some 20% of the world\u2019s oil passed before the war.
Under the agreement, the U.S. will \u201cterminate all types of sanctions,\u201d will \u201cmake fully available for use the frozen or restricted funds and assets,\u201d and will begin the removal of its naval blockade of Iran\u2019s ports.
Iran also \u201creaffirms that it shall not procure or develop nuclear weapons,\u201d with a mechanism to be \u201cmutually agreed\u201d upon relating to its \u201cenriched material\u201d stockpile.
A senior U.S. official said that Iran\u2019s commitment to the destruction of its enriched stockpile is \u201ca major, major win for the United States of America,\u201d adding that sanctions relief will be tied to the nuclear settlement and \u201cto the extent\u201d that Iran fulfills its obligations.
One point in the memorandum that could draw criticism is a commitment for the U.S. to work with regional partners to develop a plan for at least $300 billion to be distributed to Iran for \u201creconstruction and economic development.\u201d The draft memorandum notes that the mechanism for the distribution of these funds will be hammered out during the 60-day negotiation period.
The senior U.S. official downplayed this point and noted that the U.S. is not required to contribute to the fund.
\u201cWhat it says is that if we get to a final deal and if the Iranians behave, we will permit the sanctions relief that would allow, for example, the Emiratis to build a power plant in Iran. That\u2019s all it says,\u201d the senior official said. \u201cIf they do what they have to do, we will permit the investment in the reconstruction of their country.\u201d
A second senior U.S. official said the agreement is the same text agreed to Sunday, adding that Iran had requested it not be released until now. \u201cI think it was obviously unfortunate we weren\u2019t able to put it out right away,\u201d they said.
They added: \u201cIf we\u2019re not able to make a great deal, President Trump\u2019s very clear that he\u2019s a lot of tools at his disposal, and he will not be afraid to use them.\u201d
Ghalibaf, Iran\u2019s parliament speaker, touted the agreement as a victory for Iran in comments on state TV on Wednesday.
\u201cThis agreement is a record of America\u2019s failure, and people will judge it,\u201d said Ghalibaf, according to the semiofficial Fars news agency.
He noted that the U.S. and Israel had not achieved the objectives they had set at the beginning of the war and added, \u201cOur current negotiations are from a position of strength.\u201d
Ghalibaf was the lead negotiator for Iran in talks with the U.S. in Islamabad, Pakistan in April and is expected to be at the signing ceremony in Switzerland on Friday.
A ceasefire was agreed upon in April<\/a> to allow for negotiations, though both sides have since continued with some strikes.
World leaders attending the G7 summit in the French resort town of Evian-les-Bains threw their support behind the agreement early Wednesday.
Trump says U.S. may bomb Iran again if Iran doesn't abide by agreement
In a joint declaration, they called the deal a \u201chistoric opportunity to prevent Iran from acquiring any nuclear weapon and tackling the threats related to its regional and ballistic activities.\u201d They added that they were \u201cready to contribute to its implementation.\u201d
Although the G7 leaders gave it their backing, Trump still has to sell the deal to some members of his own Republican Party<\/a>, who will likely be skeptical about measures to curb Iran\u2019s nuclear ambitions.
Trump administration officials have for months said that the primary objective of the war is to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons<\/a>, and have maintained the issue will be central to any deal, eight years after Trump\u2019s decision during his first term to withdraw from a previous agreement reached under former President Barack Obama, known as the JCPOA.
That deal saw Iran agree to limit its nuclear program, with compliance checks from U.N. inspectors, in return for a \u201ccomprehensive lifting\u201d of sanctions and an unfreezing of assets.
\u201cHis deal was really dangerous, what he did, he gave them everything including a lot of money,\u201d Trump said on Wednesday. He later added that his own deal would see frozen Iranian funds released \u201conly if they\u2019re doing things right.\u201d
Iran has always insisted that it does not want to develop nuclear weapons, although U.S. officials say it has enriched uranium to near weapons-grade, well beyond that needed for civilian uses, and has a history of noncompliance with the International Atomic Energy Agency.
One of the most delicate parts of the agreement calls for an immediate end to all fighting, including in Lebanon, where multiple ceasefire efforts have failed to bring about an end to strikes between Israel and the Tehran-backed militant group Hezbollah.
\u201cThe Lebanon peace is something we\u2019ll have to work on a little bit,\u201d Trump said Wednesday.
Israel is not a direct party to the U.S.-Iran agreement. \u201cWe\u2019ve had very, very constant contact with the Israelis,\u201d the second U.S. official said. \u201cThey remain skeptical, as we remain skeptical, and obviously they\u2019re preparing for what will happen in the event that Iran does not make the concessions in the final deal.\u201d
They added: \u201cWe were very clear with Iran that this will not be a one-sided ceasefire, you know, they have to get a collar on their dog in Hezbollah, and they\u2019ve got to hold them back. And if Hezbollah attacked Israel, Israel\u2019s going to have the full ability to go and attack back.\u201d
Iran has said that under the deal, Israel must withdraw its forces from the south of Lebanon, where nearly 4,000 people, including hundreds of civilians, have been killed and more than 1 million people displaced since fighting there began on March 2.
Israel has maintained it will continue to defend itself and to occupy vast swaths of Lebanon, and some strikes have continued this week despite the agreement.
On Thursday, Lebanon\u2019s National News Agency reported that one person had been killed and another seriously injured in an attack by a drone that appeared to target a car.
An executive mechanism \u201cwill be established to monitor the successful implementation\u201d of the U.S.-Iran deal, which will be endorsed via a binding U.N. Security Council resolution, according to the text of the MOU.
Henry Austin\u00a0is a senior editor for NBC News Digital based in London.
Nick Duffy is a weekend and world editor for NBC News.
Abigail Williams is a producer and reporter for NBC News covering the State Department.
Gabe Gutierrez is a senior White House correspondent for NBC News.
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