Memorandum of Understanding with Iran; A document that Trump should not have implemented in the first place The American media revealed Trump's main purpose for signing the memorandum with Iran on June 17 and wrote: According to the evidence, this action was not intended to end the war, it was done to buy time and weaken Tehran's pressure on the Strait of Hormuz, and in practice there was no intention to adhere to it. A trick that has now been reversed. Continue the comment.