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US official confirms Trump has signed deal with Iran, which is now in effect
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US President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives at Chateau de Versailles ahead of a dinner to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the independence of the United States, in Versailles southwest of Paris on June 17, 2026. (Photo by Guillaume BAPTISTE / AFP)
US President Donald Trump has signed a deal with Iran to end the Middle East war, a US official tells AFP after Axios reported that the signing took place during a dinner with France’s president and the agreement is now in effect.
“Can confirm the signing,” the official says when asked about the report that Trump personally signed a copy during dinner with Macron at the Palace of Versailles following a G7 summit.
A US official clarifies to Reuters that Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed it after the memo was first signed digitally on Sunday by Vice President JD Vance and Iran’s chief negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and witnessed by Trump.
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