White House: Trump Signs MOU to End War with Iran; U.S. Media Reports "Effective Immediately"

The White House announced that U.S. President Donald Trump signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to end the war with Iran on June 17 (local time).

A White House official confirmed this to Reuters on the same day.

The U.S. online media outlet Axios also reported, citing two senior U.S. officials, that the MOU between the United States and Iran had been signed and has now taken effect.

Initially, both sides had planned to meet in Switzerland on June 19 for an in-person signing ceremony.

A diplomatic source told Axios that there had been discussions to move up the signing date to allow for the opening of the Strait of Hormuz before June 19.

Axios reported that a U.S. delegation led by Vice President JD Vance and an Iranian negotiating team headed by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf are still scheduled to hold talks in Switzerland on June 19 as planned.

However, it remains unclear whether the in-person signing ceremony will proceed as scheduled on June 19.

Axios reporter Barak Ravid explained on the social media platform X that "President Trump signed the document while having dinner with the French President at the Palace of Versailles, and a photograph of the signed document was delivered to Iran and the mediating country."

Previously, the Trump administration announced on June 14 that an electronic signing of the MOU had taken place, involving President Trump, Vice President Vance, and Speaker Ghalibaf.

While the MOU was originally expected to take effect through the in-person signing on June 19, it appears that today's signing may have accelerated the effective date.

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