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The US and Iran publish their official agreement. Here’s what’s in it

The United States and Iran have published the text of a 14-point agreement, titled the "Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding," to end their conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. This agreement, reached on Sunday, was released following criticism of the Trump administration's lack of transparency.

Dewey SimSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-17 · 22:50 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 2 min
The US and Iran publish their official agreement. Here’s what’s in it
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The United States and Iran have published the text of a 14-point agreement, titled the "Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding," to end their conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. This agreement, reached on Sunday, was released following criticism of the Trump administration's lack of transparency. A senior US official confirmed the release on Wednesday. President Trump stated the MOU achieves all stated objectives and more. The agreement declares an immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon, and commits both nations and their allies to refrain from initiating war or using force against each other, while ensuring Lebanon's territorial integrity and sovereignty. The conflict had previously impacted the global economy and oil prices.

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Both nations undertake not to initiate any war or military operation against each other and to refrain from the threat or use of force.

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The agreement declares the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon.

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US President Donald Trump stated the MOU 'achieves everything we set out to accomplish, everything and much more'.

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The agreement, titled 'Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran', was released following pushback over the Trump administration’s lack of transparency.

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The US and Iran have published a 14-point agreement to end the Iran war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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The 14-point document was released following days of outcry over Trump administration’s lack of transparency regarding its details4-MIN READ4-MIN0ListenPublished: 6:50am, 18 Jun 2026Updated: 7:54am, 18 Jun 2026A senior US official on Wednesday released the text of an agreement reached between Washington and Tehran to end the Iran-war" class="entity-link entity-event" data-entity-id="38748" data-entity-type="event">Iran war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, after months of conflict had battered the global economy and sent oil prices soaring.The outline of the agreement, titled “Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran”, was released following days of pushback over the Trump administration’s lack of transparency.US President Donald Trump told reporters in France on the sidelines of the Group of 7 economies that the 14-point memorandum of understanding (MOU) – reached on Sunday – “achieves everything we set out to accomplish, everything and much more”.02:08Trump sets date for Hormuz Strait reopening, while Israel says it is not bound by peace dealFull details of the 14-point agreement:1. The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran and their allies in the current war, by signing this MOU, declare the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon, and undertake from now on not to initiate any war or any military operation against each other, and to refrain from the threat or use of force against each other, and ensuring the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Lebanon. The final deal will confirm the permanent termination of the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon and other provisions of this paragraph.
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