President Donald Trump signed the US-Iran memorandum of understanding at the Palace of Versailles during the G7 summit, according to White House officials. The document, also signed by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, establishes a framework for ending hostilities and further negotiations on Iran's nuclear program and regional issues. Footage released by the White House shows Trump signing alongside French President Emmanuel Macron.
The White House confirmed Thursday that President Donald Trump signed the US-Iran memorandum of understanding at the Palace of Versailles, releasing footage showing Trump at a dinner alongside French President Emmanuel Macron. The confirmation, which comes hours after a photo and video of the signing had already circulated via other sources, formalizes what the White House described as a framework for ending hostilities and further negotiations on Iran's nuclear program and regional issues.
The signing followed a rapid sequence of confirmations overnight Thursday: Trump first said aloud that he signed the MoU as he left the Palace of Versailles (00:34 Jerusalem); the White House then issued an official statement, and the IRGC confirmed Iran's president had also signed. By 00:34, a photograph captured Trump signing at a dinner table, and he later drew parallels between the accord and the 1919 Treaty of Versailles. The thread shows corroboration evolving from a single Israeli media report through multiple newsrooms, to on-record confirmation from both the White House (version 6) and the IRGC (version 8), followed by visual evidence from both sides.
As The Zioneer reported in its overnight coverage (published 05:39 Jerusalem), the digital document had been signed in parallel by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Tehran hours before the Versailles ceremony. The White House and Iranian state media both released images of the respective signatures. The agreement builds on Trump's earlier reference to an 'excellent settlement' to end the war with Iran (as The Zioneer's background coverage Jun 11 noted), though the US has not specified which other nations, if any, have joined the framework.
The specific terms of the nuclear and regional provisions in the MoU remain undisclosed. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei stated Thursday morning that Iran's defensive capabilities 'will not be discussed in any process or with any party' — a caveat whose incorporation into the framework has not been addressed by either side.
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