The claim restates Secretary Rubio’s Feb 4, 2026 press-availability remark that
the United States intended to sign “new critical minerals frameworks with several partners later today” at the inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial. I find primary sourcing that the ministerial occurred and Rubio made that pledge (State Department press availability and opening remarks, Feb 4, 2026). I cannot find, as of this timestamp, finalized State Department press releases or government treaty texts dated Feb 4, 2026 that explicitly announce signed bilateral/multilateral “critical minerals frameworks.” Several media reports (Feb 4, 2026) cover the ministerial and references to frameworks/FORGE and that many partners had signed on or would sign, but no authoritative post-event archive (State.gov signing statement,
U.S. Trade Representative announcement, DFC/EXIM press release) confirming executed framework texts is located in public sources yet. Given the event timing (same day) and potential lag in publishing formal texts, this claim remains in_progress: the planned signings were publicly stated but I cannot confirm completed signatures in primary official documents at this moment. Follow up for official signing statements and signed framework texts is recommended within 7 days.