US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the conflict that has roiled the Middle East since late February.The agreement was signed by Trump on June 17 at the Palace of Versailles following the Group of Seven 7 (G7) summit. A video shared by the White House and French President Emmanuel Macron on X shows Trump signing the document.
"This was not easy," Trump said as he signed the agreement, while host French President Emmanuel Macron and other guests applauded.
"This agreement paves the way for lasting peace and allows the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz," Macron said on X.Iran's state news agency, IRNA, released photos on June 18 showing Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian also signing the agreement.In the photos, the Iranian president holds the pages of the agreement up to the cameras, with both his signature and that of the US president visible. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei later confirmed that the document had "been finalized with the signatures of the presidents."
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, whose government mediated the negotiations, said the agreement takes effect immediately.
