Iran has not yet made a final decision on a memorandum of understanding with the United States, with the matter still under review by relevant Iranian authorities as of June 14, 2026 [1, 2]. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said the decision-making process is clear and requires final approval from political, legal, and technical bodies before an official statement can be made [3].
The memorandum, discussed in Islamabad, focuses on ending hostilities and restoring maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Nuclear issues, however, are reserved for later negotiations [1, 4, 5, 2]. Iran demands that military actions against Iran and Lebanon stop, Iranian assets frozen abroad be unfrozen, and certain sanctions and economic restrictions be suspended as part of the agreement [1].
Esmaeil Baghaei said understanding has been reached on most issues and the internal review is in its final stages, though the U.S. has repeatedly changed its positions. "The agreement texts have largely been settled but the US keeps changing positions," he said [6, 4]. Iran also accuses the US of contradictory statements that have slowed talks [6, 4, 2].
On the US side, President Donald Trump announced the cancellation of planned military strikes on Iran after progress on the agreement. "We just made a great settlement of the war with Iran, and we’re going to be subject to finalization of documents, which should get done over the next few days," Trump said, adding the signing could happen "maybe in Europe" [6, 3, 7].
Tensions have risen in recent days. On June 11, Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz to all vessels and warned of attacks on any attempting passage. The US responded with military strikes against Iranian targets after a helicopter crash near the strait [7]. Iran warned the strait has become less safe due to US actions [6, 7].
Despite the escalating tensions, Iranian officials stated on June 13 that the memorandum signing would not occur on June 14 but could take place in the following days [5, 2]. As of today, the review continues, leaving the final signing date uncertain [1, 2].
