A photograph by Keren Bezalel shows French President Emmanuel Macron standing beside Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during the signing of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding, with applause in the background. The image was published Thursday morning by an Israeli news channel, adding a ceremonial visual dimension to the bilateral deal.
A photograph credited to Keren Bezalel, published Thursday morning by an Israeli news channel, shows French President Emmanuel Macron standing beside Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during the signing of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding, with an audience applauding in the background.
The image adds a new ceremonial dimension to a development that The Zioneer has been tracking since Wednesday evening. As reported at 18:25 Jerusalem, the MOU was signed electronically by President Trump and President Pezeshkian, with the IRGC and the White House formally confirming the signing. Earlier thread versions documented the shift to a remote, digital-only format replacing a planned ceremony in Switzerland, and a refusal by Tehran to shake hands with "enemies." The Bezalel photograph appears to depict a signing moment, though it was not published alongside any official confirmation of a physical ceremony — an evolution from earlier denials of an in-person format.
As The Zioneer reported on Monday, Macron had publicly welcomed the MOU and pledged continued support for Lebanese sovereignty. The background context also includes a prior, unverified claim (Jun 11) that images from a signing ceremony had surfaced — a claim the desk noted at the time contradicted statements that the signing had not yet occurred.
The precise location and timing of the Bezalel photograph have not been independently verified. It remains unclear whether the image depicts the electronic signing or a separate ceremonial event, and whether it conforms to the remote format previously described by Iranian officials.
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