Trump says Iran deal ‘all signed,’ Tehran presses Lebanon demands
US President Donald Trump has said that a memorandum of understanding with Iran is “all signed,” with the official ceremony expected on Friday.
Vice President J.D. Vance, meanwhile, who previously told ABC News that the peace roadmap had been signed “digitally” over the weekend, will be attending the event, according to Trump.
Reuters, citing unnamed US officials, reported on Monday that the roadmap had been signed on Iran’s behalf by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf.
The US president also expressed confidence that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen soon after the memorandum is officially inked.
Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei warned that Lebanon’s territorial integrity is an “inseparable part” of the memorandum. His remark followed Israeli airstrikes on the Middle Eastern country.
The Israeli leadership has reportedly rejected parts of the deal between Washington and Tehran and vowed to continue striking Hezbollah targets as it sees fit.
The talks were repeatedly stalled and delayed, with both sides accusing each other of making unacceptable demands and citing a lack of trust.
Most recently, Iran threatened to suspend the negotiations over Israel’s continuing strikes in Lebanon. In an effort to prevent the talks from collapsing, Trump reportedly demanded that Israel halt the attacks during several heated phone calls with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Here are the latest developments:
- Iran will reportedly reopen the Strait of Hormuz, halt uranium enrichment, and renounce nuclear weapons in exchange for the release of $25 billion in frozen assets, sanctions relief, an end to the US naval blockade, and a $300 billion reconstruction package.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has called for an end to Israeli military actions in Lebanon, saying during separate phone calls with his Turkish, Iraqi, and Egyptian counterparts that all hostilities must cease.
- Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has said the IDF will not withdraw from southern Lebanon despite the reported terms of the agreement, warning that it will respond “with full force” if Iran attacks over its operations against Hezbollah.
- The EU has welcomed the reported deal, with foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas saying it could create “much-needed space.”
- Oil prices fell sharply on the news, with US WTI crude dropping 4.7% to $80.83 a barrel and Brent crude falling around 4% to $83.77, the lowest levels since March 4, shortly after the US-Israeli operation against Iran began.
Follow our live coverage below for continuous updates.
15 June 2026
20:56 GMTThe US naval blockade of Iranian ports has been lifted, according to Iranian media.
Fars News reports that several Iranian vessels have crossed the former blockade line, including a VLCC oil tanker bound for Iranian ports, a cargo ship carrying livestock feed, and another oil tanker heading to an export destination.
Press TV similarly reports that Iranian oil tankers and cargo vessels have resumed passage through the area.- 19:46 GMT
Iranian media has published an undated video purportedly captured by a Hezbollah FPV drone moments before it hits an Israeli armored personnel carrier in southern Lebanon. The vehicle was apparently covered in a camouflage netting, with the reports claiming that the strike involved an Ababil attack UAV. The model is produced by Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA).
- 19:32 GMT
Iranian President Pezeshkian has said that Israeli officials’ belligerent rhetoric during the diplomatic process between Tehran and Washington is proof that Iran has scored a “victory.”
“God willing, [we will continue down] this path with authority,” he stated.
According to Pezeshkian, the full implementation of the peace roadmap “could pave the way for resolving many regional issues and create new conditions on the international stage.”
- 19:13 GMT
Netanyahu has insisted that despite the US and Iran agreeing on a memorandum of understanding, “the struggle is not over and complete.”
He stressed that “this is true not only against Iran,” but also what he described as Tehran’s “terror arms” in Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, and the West Bank.
The Israeli prime minister also distanced himself from the roadmap between Washington and Tehran, emphasizing that “this agreement was made by the US, by the President of the US.”
“That is his decision,” Netanyahu said, adding that he has “expressed [his] views in various conversations” with Trump.
“I said that we have our own interests,” he reiterated.
- 18:36 GMT
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defied the terms of the memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran, insisting that the Israeli military “will stay in the Lebanon security buffer zone for as long as necessary.”
“There are times when President Trump and I don’t see eye to eye,” he stated during a press conference, adding that “Israel's security interests need to be defended wisely.”
- 18:19 GMT
Trump says maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz will be “toll-free” as per the understanding reached between the US and Iran.
The US leader added that “it’s not a bad idea to have a ship or two up here from a few countries.”
“But I think it’s gonna be open. I think it’s gonna be free sailing,” Trump concluded, referring to the strategically important waterway.
- 18:06 GMT
The memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran stipulates that the US lift all sanctions imposed on the Islamic Republic over the years, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei has said.
According to the diplomat, the US is to remove all restrictions affecting the sale of Iranian oil and petrochemical products in particular immediately after the official signing ceremony on Friday.
- 17:23 GMT
Trump has said he wants to “see if we can straighten out the Lebanon thing,” referring to the continued exchange of fire between Israel and Hezbollah.
“It’s a mini-version of what we were doing,” Trump remarked, adding that “it just seems to just never end.”
Nevertheless, putting an end to the hostilities in Lebanon “should not be tough,” according to the US president.
- 16:48 GMT
Trump says that Vice President J.D. Vance will represent the US during the signing ceremony on Friday. Speaking alongside French President Emmanuel Macron in Evian-les-Bains, the US president added that he may also attend the event: “I may be involved, I may not.”
- 16:32 GMT
The memorandum of understanding between Washington and with Tehran is “all signed,” US President Donald Trump said while visiting France for the G7 summit. He also claimed that the Strait of Hormuz will be “completely open” by Friday, when the signing ceremony is expected to happen.
Earlier on Monday, US Vice President J.D. Vance told ABC News: “we already signed the deal digitally” the previous day.
Iranian Parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf signed the memorandum, according to a report by Reuters, citing anonymous US officials.
