A video clip shows Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signing the US-Iran memorandum of understanding alongside French President Emmanuel Macron, with applause heard in the background. The footage was published by journalist Keren Bezalel on N12, following earlier confirmation by both Tehran and Washington that the MoU was signed.
A new video clip documents the signing of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding at the Palace of Versailles. Published by journalist Keren Bezalel on N12 at 05:08 Jerusalem on Thursday, the footage shows Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signing at a table alongside French President Emmanuel Macron, with applause heard in the background. The clip follows a sequence of rapid confirmations overnight: at 03:04 Jerusalem the IRGC and White House formally confirmed the signing; by 03:40 Jerusalem an official photo showed Pezeshkian after the signing; and by 03:45 Jerusalem The Zioneer reported that the signing took place in Versailles. The new footage is the first visual confirmation of the actual signing moment, as distinct from the later handshake image.
The signing ceremony caps a thread that began Wednesday evening, when at 18:25 Jerusalem the story shifted from a planned face-to-face ceremony in Geneva to a remote electronic signing. At that point Iranian media reported high-level political debates over the format. An informed source cited by The Zioneer indicated the signing would move to a remote format, while Iranian government spokesman Esmail Baqaei said the signing would be remote-only and that Tehran would not shake hands with "enemies." Within hours, the signing was confirmed as electronic — the first known direct bilateral deal between the two countries' leaders. By 18:25 Jerusalem on Wednesday, Iran's Foreign Ministry officially confirmed the MOU was formally signed, Tehran announced that Trump and Pezeshkian had signed, and the White House and IRGC aligned in acknowledging the presidential signatures.
The Zioneer reported at 21:59 Jerusalem on Wednesday that President Trump called the deal not final, warned of renewed bombing if Iran misbehaves, and described the Soleimani elimination as a joint U.S.-Israeli operation. The French role in hosting the signing follows Macron's public welcome of the MOU earlier this week, as The Zioneer reported on Monday.
One open question remains: the full text of the memorandum has not been released, with the document remaining confidential. It is also unclear what specific implementation clauses have been triggered by the signing, beyond the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz reported earlier in the thread.
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