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Vice President JD Vance says text of U.S.-Iran deal will be released Friday "at the latest"
Updated on: June 17, 2026 / 9:54 AM EDT / CBS News
TL;DR
- Vice President JD Vance announced the U.S.-Iran deal text will be released by Friday, or possibly sooner.
- The White House is pushing for the text's release to inform the American people.
- Vance described the deal as "fundamentally a good deal" that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- The agreement offers Iran potential benefits, including sanctions relief and reinvigoration into the world economy, in exchange for halting nuclear pursuits and terrorism funding.
- Release of the deal's text was delayed at the request of Qatari and Pakistani negotiators who helped mediate.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth indicated that the U.S. is taking steps to ensure safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz.
- Vance denied that the deal includes reconstruction financing for Iran, ending all sanctions, or releasing frozen funds unless Iran fundamentally changes its behavior.
- The president stated the agreement is not final and warned of potential U.S. bombing of Iran if they do not behave.