ConfirmedDiplomacy & politicsWashington, D.C.
The 60-day window for a final U.S.-Iran deal under the June memorandum expires
- Mountain Time
- Local time
- 12:00 AM in New York, Aug 17
- Where
- Washington, D.C.
The 14-point memorandum signed in June set 60 days for a final deal to end the war; the window closed at midnight with nothing agreed, after Trump had declared the memorandum 'over' on July 8. Iran's foreign ministry said the deadline had 'no relevance' because the U.S. violated the deal soon after it was signed, and its legal chief Abbas Baqerpour said the memorandum was in a 'coma' but could be revived if Washington changed course.
Why it matters
Both sides now accuse each other of breaching the only agreed framework, leaving no timetable for talks while the U.S. blockade and Iran's closure of the strait continue.
Sources (8)
- Reuters text of the 14-point memorandumreuters.com
- CNN live report on the expired windowcnn.com
- Associated Pressapnews.com
- Islamic Republic News Agencyt.mePublished
- Islamic Republic News Agency (2)x.comPublished
- CNNcnn.comPublished
- CBS Newscbsnews.comPublished
- CBS News (2)cbsnews.comPublished
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Correction
- Corrected the headline (it read "The 60-day Islamabad memorandum window ends with no final deal"); revised the summary; revised the context note; changed the confidence label from official to confirmed; updated the sourcing note; merged a duplicate entry into this one ("MFA legal chief says the Islamabad MoU is in a coma"); added 3 sources: CNN, CBS News; removed an unverified publication date from Reuters text of the 14-point memorandum (2026-06-18); removed an unverified publication date from CNN live report on the expired window (2026-08-17); removed an unverified publication date from Associated Press (2026-08-17). Why and evidence