Iran says talks on final U.S. deal to begin this week

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for the official greeting during the G7 summit, in Evian, France, on June 15, 2026. Photo by Ludovic MARIN /AFP via Getty Images

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Tehran — Iran said Tuesday that talks with the United States on its nuclear program and sanctions relief would likely begin later this week, as U.S. President Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz would “completely open” once the foes sign their deal.

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Officials say negotiations over a final deal would take place in a 60-day window after the memorandum of understanding to end nearly four months of war triggered by U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran is physically signed.

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“Likely on Friday, at a location to be determined … a new round of negotiations between Iran and the United States to reach a final agreement will begin,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said. “In the final agreement, decisions will be made on the nuclear issues and the lifting of sanctions.”

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According to Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, the Islamic republic’s top negotiator, will attend the signing in Switzerland.

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The U.S. side will be represented by Vice President JD Vance, who said Trump himself might also attend.

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The developments came after Trump said an Iranian blockade on the crucial Hormuz strait oil and gas route would be fully lifted by the same day, which would be a major boost to the global economy.

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The U.S. had, in retaliation, imposed its own blockade on Iranian ports.

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“Ships are starting to move, many loaded up with Oil, out of the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump said Monday, adding later that he did not “think we will need much help” keeping the waterway open.

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Sporadic episodes of violence since an April ceasefire had threatened a deal, but weeks of indirect negotiations mediated by Pakistan and Qatar built momentum for an interim agreement.

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Yet a comprehensive agreement on Iran’s nuclear ambitions and Western sanctions remains unsolved.

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Washington and close ally Israel are pressing to strip Iran of its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, said to have been buried by U.S. strikes last year, while Iran has insisted on its right to enrich uranium.

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The agreed framework has however paved the way for talks on those key disputes.

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Asked at the G7 in France when the text would be released, Trump said: “It’s a very powerful document, and I want it to be released. So probably pretty soon.”

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But he told The New York Times the U.S. was still negotiating whether Iran would suspend enrichment for 20 years, hinting he might settle for 15.

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Iran’s military hailed the accord as a victory, claiming it had “humiliated” the U.S. and Israel, while President Masoud Pezeshkian called it “a great achievement” for the region.

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The ultraconservative newspaper Vatan-e Emrooz praised the agreement as a “Trump surrender document.” But Araghchi struck a more cautious note.

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“We have a history of broken commitments … we have a history of agreements being torn up. All of this is present in our minds,” he said.