Iran Peace Deal

Extracted Attributes

• Status

  Preliminary Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) reached in mid-2026

• Mediators

  Pakistan, Oman

• Brokered by

  Donald Trump

• Key Provisions

  Destruction of enriched uranium, reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, regional ceasefires in Lebanon, and security guarantees for Israel

Timeline

• Iran and the United States begin high-level negotiations in Oman, led by US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. (Source: Wikipedia: 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations)

  2025-04-12

• A second round of Omani-mediated indirect talks takes place in Rome. (Source: Wikipedia: 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations)

  2025-04-19

• Israel launches large-scale attacks targeting Iranian military leadership, causing Iran to suspend nuclear talks indefinitely. (Source: Wikipedia: 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations)

  2025-06-13

• The United States and Israel launch massive strikes on Iran, marking the start of the 2026 Iran war and resulting in the assassination of Ali Khamenei. (Source: Wikipedia: 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations)

  2026-02-28

• Iran and the United States announce a temporary two-week ceasefire. (Source: Wikipedia: 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations)

  2026-04-07

• Reports indicate that the US and Iran are nearing a broader peace agreement, with Donald Trump stating a memorandum of understanding is close to finalization. (Source: Wikipedia: 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations)

  2026-05-24

• US and Iranian officials reach a preliminary agreement on a 60-day framework (MoU) to extend the ceasefire, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and end hostilities in Lebanon. (Source: Wikipedia: 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations)

  2026-06-15

2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations

On April 12, 2025, Iran and the United States began a series of negotiations aimed at reaching a nuclear peace agreement, following a letter from US president Donald Trump to Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei. Trump set a 60-day deadline for Iran to reach an agreement. After the deadline passed without an agreement, Israel launched numerous strikes against Iran, igniting a war between the two countries in June. The first round of high-level meetings was held in Oman on April 12, 2025, led by US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. At the time, both the White House and the Iranian Foreign Ministry said that the discussions held were constructive. A second round of Omani-mediated talks took place in Rome on April 19, 2025, again with indirect discussions between Witkoff and Araghchi. This was followed by a third round in Muscat around a week later, and an expert-level meeting to develop a framework for a possible nuclear agreement was led by Michael Anton for the US and by Majid Takht-Ravanchi for Iran. The US military had been building up its presence in the Middle East as the threat of war escalated. US bases throughout the region accommodate approximately 50,000 American troops, as well as the biggest air force presence in the Middle East since the 2003 invasion of Iraq. As part of the peace proposals, Iran proposed building at least 19 additional reactors, suggesting that American involvement in these projects could help revitalize the US nuclear industry. A planned address by Araghchi to formally announce this proposal was ultimately cancelled. On May 27, Trump said both sides were close to finalizing an agreement involving strong inspections. Araghchi stated he was unsure whether a deal was imminent, while Khamenei's advisor, Ali Shamkhani, dismissed Trump's desired control over the Iranian nuclear program as a "fantasy". Israel reportedly threatened to preemptively attack Iranian nuclear installations, although this was denied by Benjamin Netanyahu. On May 31, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) reported that Iran had amassed a record amount of military-grade enriched uranium. On June 11, US embassies in Iraq and other Arab states began to evacuate personnel in response to Iranian threats on American bases. The Houthis threatened retaliation against the United States should an attack be launched on Iran. President Trump was reportedly provided with a range of options for an attack on Iran by CENTCOM. The UK issued a threat advisory for ships in the Persian Gulf. On June 12, the IAEA declared Iran in breach of its non-proliferation obligations. On June 13, Israel launched large-scale attacks targeting Iran's military leadership and nuclear scientists. Consequently, Iran withdrew and suspended nuclear talks indefinitely. The United States also carried out a series of strikes on Iranian nuclear sites and negotiations between the United States and Iran were subsequently suspended. Talks resumed in early 2026 after large-scale protests in Iran. Meanwhile, the US military buildup in the Middle East continued. On February 28, 2026, the United States and Israel launched large-scale strikes on Iran, marking the start of the 2026 Iran war. The attacks included the assassination of Khamenei, as well as the assassination of Ali Larijani, a key figure in the negotiations. On April 7, 2026, Iran and the United States announced a temporary two-week ceasefire. On May 24, 2026, reports indicated that the United States and Iran were nearing a broader peace agreement following months of conflict and stalled negotiations. US President Donald Trump stated that a memorandum of understanding was close to finalisation and suggested that the Strait of Hormuz could soon reopen under a ceasefire framework.

Web Search Results

• Iran nuclear deal - Wikipedia

  The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA; Persian: برنامه جامع اقدام مشترک, romanized:_barnāmeye jāme'e eqdāme moshtarak_ (برجام, BARJAM)),( more commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal or Iran deal, was an agreement to limit the Iranian nuclear program in return for sanctions relief and other provisions. The agreement was finalized in Vienna on 14 July 2015, between Iran and the P5+1 (the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)—China, France, Russia, the U.K., U.S.—plus Germany)( together with the European Union. [...] The leading reformist newspapers, _Etemad_ and _Shargh_, supported the deal.( The leading conservative papers, _Ettelaat_ and _Kayhan_, criticized its terms.( Many Iranian dissidents, including Nobel Peace Prize laureate, human rights activist, and Iranian exile Shirin Ebadi and former political prisonerAkbar Ganji came out in support.( Others opposed the agreement, including Ahmad Batebi, Nazanin Afshin-Jam, and Roozbeh Farahanipour.( On 13 October the Iranian Parliament approved the JCPOA supplemented by text unilaterally added by Iran and not agreed to by the P5+1, with 161 votes in favor, 59 against, and 13 abstentions.( ### Review period in the U.S. Congress [edit] See also: Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 Image 39.jpg) [...] The agreement reflects the impact of a June 2015 public letter by a bipartisan group of U.S. diplomats, experts, and others( that outlined concerns about various provisions and called for strengthening the agreement.( After the agreement was reached, one of the negotiators, Robert Einhorn, a former U.S. Department of State official, said: "Analysts will be pleasantly surprised. The more things are agreed to, the less opportunity there is for implementation difficulties later on."( An analysis by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace claimed that the final agreement was based upon (and buttressed) "the rules-based nonproliferation regime created by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and including especially the IAEA safeguards system".( ### Participants [edit]

• Fact Sheet: The Iran Deal, Then and Now

  On July 14, 2015, the United States and its international negotiating partners reached an agreement with Iran on its nuclear program: the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) or the Iran nuclear deal. The agreement was formally adopted on October 18, 2015, and would only go into effect after Iran completed several initial steps. As a part of the deal, Iran also agreed to implement the Additional Protocol, which is an expanded set of requirements for information and access to assist the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in its task of confirming that states are using nuclear material for solely peaceful purposes. [...] The JCPOA was implemented January 16, 2016 after the IAEA reported that Iran had made the necessary changes to its nuclear program and granted the IAEA the access necessary to verify the agreement. In exchange, the United States and other world powers agreed to waive nuclear-related sanctions. [...] ## Purpose The objective of the JCPOA was to constrain Iran’s nuclear program and provide confidence it was not continuing progress toward a nuclear weapon. However, the agreement permitted Iran to keep a comparatively small amount of monitored low-enriched uranium. Thus, the Iran deal did not extinguish all Iranian nuclear activity; rather, it aimed to ensure transparency: if Iran took steps toward weapons capability, the world would know. ## Strengths of the JCPOA

• 2025–2026 Iran–United States negotiations - Wikipedia

  In June 2026, the United States was considering redirecting Iranian frozen assets to Gulf states for reconstruction and repair costs linked to damage attributed to Iran. The proposal came amid indirect negotiations between the United States and Iran, while a peace deal was described as hinging on the release of $24 billion in Iranian assets frozen by the United States.( [...] On June 15, 2026, U.S. and Iranian officials reportedly reached a preliminary agreement on a framework aimed at extending the ceasefire and reopening the Strait of Hormuz, as well as ending hostilities in Lebanon.( The agreement, described as a memorandum of understanding (MoU), is an initial framework and not a final peace agreement. It sets out a 60-day ceasefire period during which further talks are expected to address unresolved issues, including Iran’s nuclear program, especially uranium enrichment levels and the status of its highly enriched uranium stockpiles.( [...] On May 24, 2026, reports indicated that the United States and Iran were nearing a broader peace agreement following months of conflict and stalled negotiations. US President Donald Trump stated that a memorandum of understanding was close to finalisation and suggested that the Strait of Hormuz could soon reopen under a ceasefire framework. According to media reports, the proposed agreement included a temporary moratorium on Iranian uranium enrichment, discussions over sanctions relief, and phased reopening of maritime trade routes in the Persian Gulf.(

• What Is the Iran Nuclear Deal? | Council on Foreign Relations

  # What Is the Iran Nuclear Deal? | Council on Foreign Relations Skip to content Support CFR Foreign Affairs , is a landmark accord reached between Iran and several world powers, including the United States, in July 2015. Under its terms, Iran agreed to dismantle much of its nuclear program and open its facilities to more extensive international inspections in exchange for billions of dollars’ worth of sanctions relief. [...] Proponents of the deal said that it would help prevent a revival of Iran’s nuclear weapons program and thereby reduce the prospects for conflict between Iran and its regional rivals, including Israel and Saudi Arabia. However, the deal has been in jeopardy since President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from it in 2018. In retaliation for the U.S. departure and for deadly attacks on prominent Iranians in 2020, including one by the United States, Iran has resumed its nuclear activities. UN inspectors reported in early 2023 that Iran had enriched trace amounts of uranium to nearly weapons-grade levels, sparking international alarm.

• U.S. and Iran reach deal but need Trump's final approval, officials say

  The U.S. officials claimed there will be no side deals or secret clauses about sanctions relief or funds going to Iran. "The more the Iranians are willing to give the more they will get," one said. The two U.S. officials claimed the Iranians had given verbal commitments during the negotiations about their willingness to make nuclear concessions, but "we will not know until we get in the room, which is why we want to do this MOU. It gets both sides into the room to negotiate directly." The MOU also refers to promoting "regional peace," and the Trump administration hopes to have discussions about Iran's support for regional proxies, the officials said. [...] U.S. and Iranian negotiators have reached an agreement on a 60-day memorandum of understanding to extend the ceasefire and launch negotiations on Iran's nuclear program, but President Trump has yet to give his final approval, two U.S. officials and a regional source involved in the mediation efforts tell Axios. Iran has also not confirmed its acceptance. Why it matters:The signing of the MOU would be the most significant diplomatic breakthrough since the war started, but a final agreement that tackles Trump's nuclear demands would still require further intensive negotiations. "This is an agreement to get everybody to the table. We will work out the details in the negotiations," one of the U.S. officials said [...] The U.S. will commit to discuss sanctions relief and the release of frozen Iranian funds as part of the negotiations. The MOU will also include a discussion of a mechanism to help Iran start receiving goods and humanitarian aid. The MOU would also state that the war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon would end — an issue on which Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have had at least one tense discussion. Split screen:Even as the negotiations were being finalized, the U.S. and Iran had two skirmishes in the Strait of Hormuz in the past 48 hours.