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Himes, Meeks, Smith Demand Briefing on US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding

Washington, June 17, 2026

Washington, DC -- U.S. Representatives Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee, today sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding the administration brief Congress on the details of the reported Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreed to by the United States and Iran on June 15, 2026.

A PDF of the letter can be found here. An excerpt is below.

“For more than 15 weeks, the Administration left Congress and the American people in the dark about a war of choice that has proved to be a strategic failure and inflicted real costs on Americans. Since February 28, 14 service members have been killed, hundreds wounded, critical U.S. assets in the region have been damaged, U.S. munition stockpiles have been depleted, regional partners have suffered the brunt of Iranian retaliation, and global prices of food, oil, and material goods skyrocketed for months while the Strait of Hormuz remained closed. Although President Trump has repeatedly declared the war is over, the Administration has refused to testify publicly or provide the American people with the answers they deserve.

“While we welcome the Administration’s turn toward diplomacy and its decision to end this war of choice, the Administration must provide Congress with greater details about the MoU, any side agreements, and the Administration's plan and strategy for the 60-day ceasefire period; including its approach to sanctions relief, Iran’s nuclear program, and reported economic and reconstruction funds. On all these questions, the Administration has already repeatedly contradicted itself while asking the American people to trust the contents of an agreement that hasn’t been made available to them.”