Current sectionMiddle East NewsIran NewsAl Arabiya and Israel's Channel 12 reported that the memorandum of understanding allows Tehran to maintain a nuclear status quo as long as negotiations on a final agreement continue, and a U.S. pledge to end all sanctions on TehranShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeHaaretz09:42 PM • June 16 2026 IDTThe U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding stipulates that Tehran will maintain the status quo in its nuclear program as long as negotiations on a final agreement continue, and a pledge to end all sanctions on Tehran, according to reports on Tuesday evening by Channel 12 and Saudi outlet Al Arabiya. Loading...CommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealIsrael Buffer ZonesTrump-NetanyahuStanding TogetherTel Aviv PrideFIFAHaQuizHaaretz PodcastADL Slams Israeli Right-wing Pundit for 'Antisemitic Slur' Against Trump EnvoysHaaretz's Amir Tibon Wins Major Jewish Literature Prize for October 7 MemoirHow pro-Palestinian Groups Are Using AIPAC's Playbook in New York and BeyondForeign Ministry Rejects Smotrich's Claim He Axed 1997 Hebron Accord With PAIsrael Armed Settlers With Thousands of Guns. Now It Can't Control ThemRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East AblazeTrump Just Dropped a Megaton Bomb on Netanyahu's Re-election Campaign'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelWhy Does the Jewish State Keep Deporting Diaspora Jews?Trump and Netanyahu Hurtling Toward a Rupture That Could Shock U.S.-Israel TiesThe Fake Gaza Charity Linked to the Anti-left Disinformation Campaign in France