President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Wednesday to end the war that began in late February, according to the White House and Iranian sources. Trump signed the document at the G7 summit in Versailles, with French President Macron sharing video of the signing, as previously reported. Both sides have 60 days, extendable by mutual consent, to negotiate a final comprehensive treaty.
The finalized US-Iran memorandum of understanding, signed Wednesday June 17 at the Palace of Versailles, includes a 60-day negotiation period for a comprehensive final treaty, extendable by mutual consent. President Trump and Iranian President Pezeshkian both signed, with the White House confirming the digital signing and a photo of the signed agreement sent to Iran and mediating countries. The accord aims to end the Middle East war that began in late February.
As The Zioneer reported on June 18 at 14:53 (Jerusalem), the final text included revisions to Clauses 1 and 5 requested by Iran, and by 15:12, President Pezeshkian posted the full signed text showing three signatures — Trump, Pezeshkian, and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Earlier at 10:05 on June 18, The Zioneer reported that Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei declared the MOU "now officially complete and finalised." The signing follows weeks of high-stakes mediation, with an initial phase of the agreement signed Sunday June 14 by US Vice President JD Vance and Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, with Trump witnessing. Confirmation of the signing evolved through the night: Trump confirmed aloud on camera exiting Versailles, the White House issued formal statements, and both the IRGC and Iranian state media released confirmation and images of Pezeshkian signing.
As The Zioneer also reported on June 18, Iran's insistence on bilingual (English and Persian) signing was accommodated in the final text. The venue, as noted in the thread, drew a parallel from Trump to the 1919 Treaty of Versailles. Pakistan's role as a signatory emerged from Pezeshkian's post, showing all three signatures. The 60-day timeline for comprehensive treaty talks is now the focus.
The precise details of the final treaty's content, and the scope of Iran's nuclear and regional concessions, remain to be negotiated and have not been formally disclosed.
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