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Iran confirms it has signed deal with US: foreign ministry spokesman

Iran confirmed it has signed a deal with the United States to end the Middle East war, as announced earlier by US President Donald Trump. The text of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding was finalized with signatures of the presidents, according to Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei. The signing was done electronically and remotely. A two-month negotiating period will follow, with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz as the first step. The Swiss government had earlier said a signing ceremony would be held on Friday at a luxury hotel overlooking Lake Lucerne, with Iranian Parliament Speaker Bagher Ghalibaf and US Vice President JD Vance attending.