U.S. and Iran Sign 14-Point MOU on June 17 as Israel-Lebanon Deal Follows

President Trump is pursuing a peace deal with Iran through two parallel tracks led by Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Axios reported that a 14-point memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran was signed on June 17.

Vance negotiated the MOU with U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. He recommended that Trump approve it to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and stabilize the economy ahead of midterm elections, according to several U.S.

Sources. Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth expressed skepticism about the MOU and its prospects for a comprehensive nuclear agreement. Rubio traveled to the Gulf area last week and discussed increasing pressure on Iran with regional counterparts.

He and Witkoff briefed members of Congress on Monday to explain the deal. A June 21 agreement reached by Vance with Iran in Switzerland addressed Lebanon. A peace framework shepherded by Rubio was signed Friday by Israel and Lebanon.

The accord provides for a phased Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon conditioned on the disarming of Hezbollah. -Iran deal. Hezbollah and its allies in Lebanon declared the Friday agreement null and void and demanded adherence to the June 17 MOU.

Israeli and Lebanese negotiators last week asked U.S. mediators to clarify which track represented administration policy. A senior U.S. official said Vance and Trump both signed off on the Friday accord.

The same official stated that the Friday agreement aligns with the MOU's language on Lebanon's sovereignty because Lebanon signed it. A second U.S. official said the deals do not conflict from the U.S.