Trump says U.S., Iran signed 60-day ceasefire framework (opens in new tab)

President Trump said the United States and Iran signed a preliminary framework intended to halt more than three months of fighting, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and lift the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports. U.S. officials and Pakistani mediators described the document as a memorandum of understanding, not a final peace treaty. A formal signing is expected Friday, June 19, in Geneva, and the text was still not public as of Monday. The arrangement extends a ceasefire for 60 days while Washi...