Vice President JD Vance confirmed Thursday that the 60-day negotiation period between the United States and Iran has officially begun.
The Memorandum of Understanding, signed digitally on June 15 by Vance and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, with President Donald Trump acting as a witness, sets the framework for talks covering Iran’s nuclear program, the return of international inspectors, and a potential pathway to sanctions relief.
What the MoU actually covers
The document itself is roughly 1.5 pages long and has been described as “very general.”
Negotiations will center on Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium, the reinstatement of International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors, an extension of the existing ceasefire, and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to shipping traffic. Roughly one-fifth of global oil passes through that narrow waterway.
