The White House confirmed Thursday that the official signing ceremony for the US-Iran memorandum of understanding, which had been planned in Geneva, has been canceled. An unnamed White House official told Fox News the document was already signed by both presidents — Donald Trump at Versailles — and is in effect, rendering the Geneva ceremony redundant.
The White House has clarified the status of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding, confirming that the document is already signed and in force, and that the previously announced signing ceremony in Geneva has been canceled. An unnamed White House official told Fox News that the ceremony had been called off after President Donald Trump had already signed the MoU at the Palace of Versailles earlier this week.
The official stated that the memorandum was signed by both President Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and is legally in effect. The Geneva ceremony, planned as a public diplomatic event, was therefore redundant.
This development resolves days of conflicting reports about the MoU's status. As The Zioneer reported earlier Thursday, Trump signed the document at Versailles during the G7 summit, with the White House releasing footage of the signing alongside French President Emmanuel Macron. Prior reports that a signing ceremony in Geneva was being prepared now appear to have been overtaken by events. The Geneva ceremony had been expected to finalize a framework for ending hostilities and addressing Iran's nuclear program.
The MoU's cancellation of the ceremony and the confirmation of the document's validity is a significant procedural development in the rapid diplomatic process between Washington and Tehran. The White House statement is the first on-record confirmation from the administration that the document is in effect, following Iran's state-aligned media also reporting the signing earlier in the day.
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