The United States and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday, according to Iranian state media and President Trump, who confirmed the signing to reporters after a dinner at the Palace of Versailles. Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei called the MOU 'now officially complete and finalised.' Trump had previously stated an 'excellent settlement' had been reached.
Iran's foreign ministry declared the memorandum of understanding 'now officially complete and finalised' shortly after 10:00 Jerusalem on Thursday morning, adding a formal Iranian confirmation to the series of confirmations that have emerged since the documents were signed overnight. The statement by spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei to state media followed President Trump's own confirmation to reporters after a dinner at the Palace of Versailles, corroborating the report The Zioneer broke at 20:38 Jerusalem on Wednesday.
The thread began at 20:38 Jerusalem on Wednesday when The Zioneer first reported — based on a single source citing Israeli media — that the US and Iran had signed the Islamabad MOU remotely in a separate and independent manner, with no ceremony in Switzerland as previously planned. Within the same minute, two American officials confirmed to Israeli media that the signing was conducted digitally and was now in effect. By 20:38, Iran's foreign ministry had announced the text was finalized and digitally signed at the presidential level, entering into force that night. A senior American official later told Amichai Stein (i24NEWS) that while the MOU had been signed, either side could still withdraw until a binding deal is reached — a more cautious framing. Ceremonial images from Versailles and Tehran emerged by 03:04 Jerusalem on Thursday, with The Zioneer's dedicated article at 05:39 Jerusalem confirming both sides had formalized the accord.
As The Zioneer reported amid negotiations, President Trump had described an 'excellent settlement' as early as Thursday June 11, and the diplomatic effort was linked to ending hostilities on all fronts — particularly Lebanon — as Iran had publicly tied the MOU to that outcome.
What remains open: the full text of the MoU has not been released; key details on sanctions relief, nuclear program restrictions, and implications for Iran's regional proxies remain undisclosed; and the precise legal mechanism by which the accord 'ends the war' has not been specified. The earlier U.S. official's remark that either side can withdraw until a binding deal is signed also leaves the document's ultimate enforceability an open question.
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