{"id":49816,"date":"2026-06-18T07:43:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T07:43:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/?p=49816"},"modified":"2026-07-08T02:21:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T02:21:56","slug":"trump-signs-usa-iran-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nsemgh.com\/2026\/06\/18\/trump-signs-usa-iran-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump signs USA-Iran deal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We can bring you a bit more information now about how the so-called memorandum of understanding has come into effect.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">US President Donald Trump attended a post-G7 dinner at the Palace of Versailles in France on Wednesday night.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also on Wednesday night, Trump signed the Iran document, the White House tells the BBC. It has also been signed by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, according to the White House.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The signing by the two leaders comes after Iranian parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and US Vice-President JD Vance electronically signed the agreement on Sunday, the White House explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier, both Trump and Iranian officials indicated that there would be a formal signing ceremony sometime later this week. It&#8217;s unclear whether that will still go ahead now.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senior US officials have revealed the contents of the memorandum of understanding between the Trump administration and Iran ahead of an expected signing ceremony in Switzerland on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/live\/c8j2ewl0dpxt?post=asset%3Aa62e9adb-5b70-4453-b077-9788d2588bb8#post\">key parts of the agreement<\/a>&nbsp;include Iran&#8217;s inability to ever have a nuclear weapon; traffic returning to the Strait of Hormuz, which will remain toll-free for at least 60 days; the lifting of US sanctions; and an end to hostilities, including in Lebanon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The details were revealed while Trump spoke at the G7 summit in France, where he said the US would &#8220;bomb the hell&#8221; out of Iran if it didn&#8217;t abide by the terms of the deal.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a later retort, Iran&#8217;s parliamentary speaker and key negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who agreed the deal with the Trump administration, told state media his distrust of the US remained, and Iran&#8217;s\u00a0&#8220;finger is on the trigger&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Our Washington correspondent writes the agreement\u00a0<\/em>leaves all the key questions<em>\u00a0around Iran\u2019s nuclear programme to the final negotiations.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Arriving in Paris ahead of a state dinner with French President Emmanuel Macron at Versailles, Trump said the allotted 60-day negotiation period was not a hard deadline for Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As for Friday, while US Vice-President JD Vance was originally slated to be present at the ceremony, Trump hinted that he &#8220;might&#8221; stick around.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We can bring you a bit more information now about how the so-called memorandum of understanding has come into effect.&nbsp; US President Donald Trump attended a post-G7 dinner at the Palace of Versailles in France on Wednesday night.&nbsp; Also on Wednesday night, Trump signed the Iran document, the White House tells the BBC. 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