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NOT MUCH TO IT: MOU is a ‘Very General Document’, Vance Says on CNN

Business & Policy
June 16, 2026

Vice President JD Vance on Monday said the U.S.’ memorandum of understanding with Iran was “a very general document” with specifics of the deal to be worked out during further negotiations.

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“The MOU…is about a page and half so it is a very general document,” Vance said on CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper. “On a number of issues, we are going to have to figure this stuff out during the technical negotiation phase.”

(Reporting by Christian Martinez)