US President Donald Trump may release details of the preliminary peace agreement between the United States and Iran before its official signing on Friday, according to Vice President JD Vance.
The development comes after Trump declared that the agreement had already been signed, while senior US officials began revealing key aspects of the framework aimed at ending months of conflict between both countries.
Speaking in multiple media interviews, Vance described the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) as a brief and broad framework document.
According to him, the agreement is “about a page and a half” long and remains “a very general” document, with many of the finer details expected to be addressed during subsequent negotiations.
Senior US officials also disclosed that the Strait of Hormuz is expected to reopen on Friday, the same day the agreement is scheduled to be formally signed in Geneva, Switzerland.
Iran’s Foreign Minister, Seyed Abbas Araghchi, confirmed that a new round of negotiations focused on securing a final peace agreement with the United States would begin in Switzerland on Friday.
The announcement comes as Trump attends the G7 Summit in France, where Iran is expected to feature prominently in discussions. Leaders from Egypt, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates are also expected to participate in a special session dedicated to the situation.
During talks with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday, Trump expressed confidence that the process was already complete.
“I am very happy to say it’s signed, the deal is all signed,” he said, referring to the preliminary agreement.
US officials stated that the document had been electronically signed by Trump, Vance, and Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.
They added that technical negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme are expected to begin this week, while sanctions relief and the release of Iranian assets will depend on Tehran fulfilling its commitments under the agreement.
Vance told NBC News that international nuclear inspectors would be permitted to return to Iran as part of the arrangement.
“One of the core parts of the agreement is that the [International Atomic Energy Agency] and the United States are going to help Iran destroy the highly enriched stockpile — and that’s something that’s spelled out very clearly.”
While Trump previously suggested that the details of the agreement would be published shortly after Friday’s signing ceremony, Vance indicated that the president could choose to release the document earlier.
Speaking to Fox News, Vance said Trump was considering making the agreement public before Friday.
He also explained to CNN that the memorandum serves as a framework for future negotiations.
“On a number of issues, we are going to have to figure this stuff out during the technical negotiation phase, but what the MOU does is set up a framework whereby the Iranians get the benefits of the bargain by meeting their obligations under the bargain,” he said.
According to Vance, the opening section of the document requires Iran to commit itself to regional peace and stability.
“In paragraph one,” he said, Iran agrees to “regional peace and stability,” which includes ending support for what he described as “terrorist organisations.”
“Most importantly, they’re going to have a verifiable commitment to not building a nuclear weapon,” Vance added.
The agreement has also attracted international attention due to its implications for global energy security. Britain and France have previously supported plans for a defensive mission aimed at protecting commercial vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump, however, suggested that the United States may not require extensive assistance in safeguarding the strategic waterway.
“I don’t think we’ll need much help,” he said, while adding that he did not think it was “a bad idea to have a ship or two” from allied countries stationed there.
Under the terms announced so far, the agreement extends an existing ceasefire by another 60 days, during which both sides will negotiate a comprehensive and permanent settlement.
The breakthrough was first announced by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, whose country played a mediation role in the negotiations.
According to Sharif, the deal provides for “the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon.”
US officials clarified, however, that while Lebanon is covered by the ceasefire arrangement, Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanese territory is not a condition of the agreement. They stressed that Israel would continue to retain the right to defend itself.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated that position on Monday, saying Israeli troops would remain in designated security zones across Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza for as long as necessary.
He also maintained that Iran would never be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons, regardless of whether a final agreement is reached.
Netanyahu’s comments followed reports from Lebanese media of a deadly Israeli strike on a vehicle in southern Lebanon — the first reported attack since the peace agreement was announced.
Hezbollah later claimed responsibility for launching missiles and drones at Israeli forces in response. The Israel Defense Forces subsequently confirmed that four people were killed in strikes it said targeted militants.
Reacting to the incident, Araghchi warned that Iran would regard any future Israeli attacks on Lebanon, or continued Israeli military presence in Lebanese territory, as a violation of the interim agreement.
“In our view, the two parties to this memorandum are the US and Israel on one side, and Iran and Hezbollah on the other,” he said.
As negotiations move toward Friday’s formal signing, attention remains focused on unresolved issues surrounding Iran’s nuclear programme, regional security arrangements, sanctions relief, and the long-term durability of the peace framework.
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