Conflict coverage · Iran–Gulf

The memorandum of understanding expires unextended

17 Aug 2026Key event

Diplomatic

The sixty-day period established by the 17 June memorandum ends without extension. No agreement is in force between the United States and Iran thereafter.

Why it mattersAutomatic expiry rather than termination, and six weeks after the arrangement had already been declared over. From this date the module's account of the war carries no operative agreement of any kind.

Confidence: HighSources: Congressional Research Service — Iran, the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz · Al Jazeera English ↗Methodology Corrections

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The 2026 warThe memorandum, and its collapse

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