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U.S. and Iran sign agreement ahead of schedule
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The U.S. and Iran have remotely signed their memorandum of understanding to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, and the agreement is now in effect, two U.S. officials told Axios.
Key facts
- The meeting between the U.S. and Iranian delegations headed by Vice President Vance and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is still expected to take place as planned Friday
- French President Emmanuel Macron on X shared video of Trump signing the document during a dinner at Versailles and said the agreement "paves the way for lasting peace and allows the reopening
- The intrigue: A senior administration official told reporters that the deal was signed electronically Sunday by Trump, Vance and Ghalibaf
Summary
President Trump signed the agreement, one official said, and Trump later confirmed it. The signing was supposed to happen in Switzerland on Friday, but a diplomat from a mediating country and a second source familiar told Axios earlier on Wednesday that there had been discussions about signing and implementing it sooner. The diplomatic source said discussions about accelerating the timetable were intended to reopen the strait before Friday because both parties had agreed on that issue. Another factor may have been political pressure on the White House to release the memorandum's text.