U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a bilateral meeting with the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, on the sidelines of the G7 summit June 16, 2026 in Evian-les-Bains, France.
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President Donald Trump On Tuesday, he signaled he was ready to send details of the deal with Iran to the members of Congressas lawmakers from both parties raise questions, demand to see the deal and say they should vote on any final agreement.
Arriving at a bilateral meeting in France with United Arab Emirates President Mohammed bin Zayed Al NahyanTrump said he wouldn’t mind sending the memorandum of understanding to Congress for consideration. He did not say when Congress might receive the details. The framework was announced and digitally signed on Sunday and could end hostilities between the WE and Iran which began in February.
“What I’d like to do is send it to Congress and say ‘you shouldn’t approve it.’ And they will approve it,” Trump said, apparently joking. He is in Évian-les-Bains, France, for the 2026 G7 summit.
Senate Majority Leader John ThuneRS.D., said Tuesday that he had not been informed of any congressional briefing on the deal, Punchbowl News reported. And Senate Minority Leader Chuck SchumerD-N.Y., on Tuesday called on the Senate for briefings with Congress and to share more information with the public.
“Americans need to know what Trump promised Iran and what the United States will get from it,” Schumer said.
Read more about CNBC’s politics coverageTHE preliminary agreement would extend the ceasefire between the United States and Iran by 60 days and create a framework for future negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear program and other issues. The text of the agreement has not been released, although Trump said he would unveil details on Friday.
News of a deal drew lukewarm reactions on the Hill this week, including from some key Trump allies.
The senator Lindsey GrahamRS.C., said he was “happy” with an agreement potentially aimed at opening the Strait of Hormuzwhich was effectively shut down this spring amid the conflict, disrupting international supply chains and sending gas prices skyrocketing. But he said Congress should have the opportunity to provide input.
“I am somewhat concerned that Iran’s view of the deal appears different from what the U.S. negotiating team claims,” Graham wrote in a statement. post on on Sunday. “Under our law, any nuclear deal with Iran will be submitted to Congress for review and vote. I look forward to reviewing the final product and believe it is imperative that the architect of the deal, Vice President [JD] Vance and its negotiating partners, participate in the process of presenting the final agreement to Congress. »
Asked about Graham’s comments on Tuesday, Trump said: “I need to talk to Lindsay. He’ll be in big trouble.”
But Graham wasn’t the only one skeptical.
“I mean, from what I’ve heard about it, it seems like it’s just a deal to try to reach a deal, and the only immediate impact will be the opening of the strait,” the senator said. John KennedyR-La., told reporters on the Hill Tuesday.
Sense. John CurtisR-Utah, and Thomas TillisR-N.C., both said Congress would have to not only review, but also approve any deal.
“I think it makes more sense because I’ve said it many times[President[PresidentBarack Obama “I made a mistake in not doing the work necessary to get this to the level of a treaty, and I think we should do that here,” Tillis said, referring to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal signed by Obama, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, which has not been formally codified by Congress.
“Otherwise, it’s only good for two and a half years. How can the market confidently price the uncertainty of the next president accepting the JCPOA in the same way this president rejected the JCPOA?” » said Tillis, who will retire at the end of this Congress.
Others questioned some provisions of the deal they didn’t see, including a $300 billion Iran reconstruction fund that Vance and other senior administration officials said was possible and the release of frozen Iranian assets.
Vance, however, said reports that Iran could receive as much as $24 billion in frozen assets are false. And Trump on Monday published on TruthSocial that any claim that the United States paid $300 billion to Iran for reconstruction was “fake news, spread by Democrats!!! »
Vance, during an appearance on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” Monday, said many details of the agreement still need to be worked out. The two main provisions, according to Vance, are the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s commitment not to develop nuclear weapons. Trump has repeatedly said that preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons was a key goal of the war.
“There are a lot of very important details to understand and we’re actually going to sit down at the table and talk together and figure out a way forward on those details,” Vance said.
An official signing ceremony is planned for Friday in Geneva.
Trump said Tuesday that the Strait of Hormuz was already beginning to open to maritime traffic.
“The ships are starting to move now,” Trump said. “Oil is starting to flow and prices are falling quickly.”
Reuters also reported On Tuesday, in a June 11 memorandum, Trump invoked the Defense Production Act, which gives the president broad authority to control domestic industries. Trump cited “systemic constraints” in the munitions industry.
“A lot of valuable equipment has been sent to Ukraine that we could use right now,” Sen. Eric Schmitt, Republican of Missouri, said Tuesday in response to Trump’s invocation of the DPA. “But I think, generally speaking, I’ve said for a long time that we need to have a greater sense of urgency, and I think this administration has shown that by rebuilding our industrial base.”
—Emily Wilkins, Garrett Downs, Irit Skulnik And Karen James Sloan contributed to this story.
