By DANYA SAPERSTEIN , AMICHAI STEIN JUNE 11, 2026 15:31 Updated: JUNE 12, 2026 07:38 US President Donald Trump announced that he had canceled scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran on Thursday night, after a deal with Iran had been agreed upon.
The deal, also known as a memorandum of understanding (MOU), was approved "both in concept and great detail" by all involved parties, including the US, Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and multiple other Middle Eastern countries, Trump wrote.
The MOU would extend the ceasefire for 60 days, including in Lebanon, during which time nuclear negotiations would be held, according to an Axios report. The text reportedly includes a framework for addressing Iran's enriched uranium stockpile.
The blockade will remain in place until the deal is finalized, Trump said, adding that a military operation against Iran's Kharg Island is off the table for now.
No date was given for the signing, but Trump said it could happen this weekend in Europe, with US Vice President JD Vance set to attend.
Trump, Netanyahu speak on Iran deal, Jerusalem sources say no agreement reached
Notably, Israeli sources told Channel 12 that Israel does not recognize reaching an agreement.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with Trump on Thursday night, as Trump confirmed in comments to the press. Reportedly, Trump's announcement took Netanyahu by surprise, according to CNN.
However, the Prime Minister's office said that Netanyahu expressed his appreciation for Trump's commitment to the ceasefire agreement with Iran, which "will include the removal of enriched nuclear material, the dismantling of enrichment infrastructure, limits on missile production, and an end to Iran’s support for its terrorist proxies in the region."
Israel is not part of the US's memorandum of understanding with Iran.
'High probability' of Iranian agreement
IRGC-affiliated Tasnim News Agency wrote that Trump had announced an imminent deal 38 times in the last two months, and that until Iran announces an agreement, any Trump statement should be considered similarly to the past ones.
Iran's Fars News Agency cited a source as saying Iran had not yet agreed to any memorandum of understanding with the US.
However, it then wrote that there is a high probability that the Iranian leadership will approve the agreement.
Qatari emir, Trump discuss progress in US-Iran consultations
Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and US President Donald Trump held a phone call on Thursday in which they reviewed the results of US-Iran consultations that had led to progress on understandings proposed within a negotiating track, the Qatari Emiri Diwan said.
Trump told the emir that efforts were continuing to complete final procedures before announcing arrangements to sign an agreement, the Diwan added in a statement.
Key gaps between US, Iranian proposals closed
Negotiations between the US and Iran progressed late Wednesday night as Qatari envoy Ali Al-Thawadi and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi worked to resolve three key issues that impeded previous proposals, Axios reported on Thursday night.
The issues included the mechanism for releasing frozen Iranian assets, which Axios wrote was the primary issue for the Iranians, arrangements for reopening the Strait of Hormuz during the 60-day ceasefire period, and how negotiations over Iran's nuclear program will be conducted during that period, according to the report.
Sources told Axios that Iranian officials told several countries on Thursday that while an agreement had been approved in principle, Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei had yet to give final approval.
Trump said during a press briefing on Thursday that he believed Khamenei had approved a deal with the US that would trigger the opening of the Strait of Hormuz and the lifting of a US blockade on Iranian ports.
When asked by a reporter at the White House whether Khamenei had approved the deal, Trump said: "I understand the answer is yes."
Trump described the deal as "a very strong memorandum of understanding," adding it was "a little conceptual, but it's something that's going to get done."
Notably, only neutralizing the 60% enriched uranium and a 15- to 20-year freeze on enrichment have been discussed to date.
According to Trump, "Iran expressed a high level of enthusiasm for getting it [the ceasefire agreement] done." The US president claimed that Iran had "no navy, air force, or weapons of detection. They had nothing, and so there wasn't a thing they could have done about it."
'It's a great deal,' says Trump
"We won this war militarily very early on," he said, claiming that the only thing the US didn't win was the "fake news."
"Iran could've waved the white flag of surrender and the fake news would say they did wonderfully, but they didnt do wonderfully," he told reporters at the White House.
Additionally, Trump said, "It’s a great deal. You know why it’s a great deal? Because they will never have…
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