President Trump said the memorandum of understanding to end hostilities with Iran was "not final" and warned, "if I don't like it, we'll go back to shooting at them, dropping bombs on their head." The remarks were part of a brief segment in which the administration's summary of a 14-point memo was described ahead of an expected signing.
The reporter explained the comments came "just days before a deal to end the war with Iran is set to be signed" and noted that while the administration released details of the agreement, officials had characterized it as not yet official. According to that summary, the memo sets parameters for an immediate halt to all military operations, including in Lebanon.
Allied concerns were noted in the report: the inclusion of Lebanon in the halt prompted apprehension among Israeli officials, who worry about threats from Hezbollah. The segment also singled out reopening the Strait of Hormuz as a central U.S. objective tied to the agreement.
The report said the memorandum envisions a subsequent phase in which both sides would "discuss plans to dismantle Iran's nuclear weapons program," framing that step as follow-up negotiations rather than an immediate technical disarmament action.
The account in this transcript is based on the administration's released 14-point summary; the memorandum was described in the segment as a nonfinal document, and no formal signing language, implementing procedures, specific timelines for disarmament, or detailed verification mechanisms were specified in the transcript. The segment did not record any immediate formal approvals, votes, or implementing actions.