White House says reported Iran MOU text differs from agreement Trump plans to sign in person Friday

President Donald Trump has said the text of his agreement to end the Iran war will not be released publicly until it is signed in person by officials in Washington and Tehran on Friday, according to reporting that also describes a competing set of details circulating from the draft. In the meantime, outlets including Bloomberg and CNN have reported that they obtained a 14-point memorandum of understanding and have published portions of that reported language.

White House communications director Steven Cheung said Wednesday morning that the reported text obtained by news organizations “does not reflect the language” of Trump’s agreement. Cheung did not, in the reporting available here, provide a full replacement text or a point-by-point correction, but the statement indicates the administration views the leaked or obtained draft as inaccurate relative to the final version expected to be signed Friday.

The administration’s position places emphasis on process and timing. Trump’s statement, as described in the report, is that the agreement text will be released only after signatures occur during the in-person event, implying the administration is separating negotiation status from public documentation.

The reported 14-point memorandum of understanding is being treated by journalists as the core document describing the agreement’s terms, including how the parties would proceed once the text is finalized. However, Cheung’s denial that the reported language matches the agreement suggests the circulating version may differ in substantive commitments, sequencing, or drafting details that could affect implementation.

As of Wednesday, the available record described in the report centers on two parallel timelines. One timeline involves the administration’s stated plan to release the final agreement only after Friday’s signatures. The other involves the publication by major outlets of a reportedly obtained 14-point version before the signing, prompting the White House to challenge its accuracy.

The next step will be the Friday in-person signing itself and the subsequent public release of the agreement text, which, if it matches Cheung’s account, would supersede what Bloomberg and CNN have published. Until then, the gap between the administration’s description and the reported 14-point version leaves key questions about exact commitments and how the agreement will be implemented unresolved in the public record.