Versailles: US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian have formally signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) aimed at ending
months of conflict between the two countries, marking a significant diplomatic breakthrough.
According to US and Iranian officials, both leaders digitally executed the agreement on Wednesday. The document had earlier been electronically signed on Sunday by US Vice President JD Vance and Iran’s chief negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf. The agreement took effect immediately, replacing plans for a formal signing ceremony in Switzerland.
Iran, US sign peace deal
🚨 President Donald J. Trump has SIGNED the Iran Memorandum of Understanding at Versailles in France. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/JQ6qlbvFAF
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) June 17, 2026
Trump also signed a hard copy of the agreement during a dinner at the Palace of Versailles alongside French President Emmanuel Macron. A White House official said a photograph of the signed document was sent to Iran and the mediating countries to formally activate the agreement.
President Pezeshkian and his US counterpart Trump signed the MoU between Tehran and Washington digitally and remotely. pic.twitter.com/ratIJxoeLG
— Iran in India (@Iran_in_India) June 18, 2026
Officials said the MoU is intended to end the nearly four-month war and facilitate the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, one of the world’s most important energy shipping routes.
