WANA (Jun 18) – The White House has announced that the official signing ceremony for the memorandum between Iran and the United States, which had been scheduled to take place in Geneva, has been canceled following the signing of the document by the presidents of both countries.

 

According to U.S. media reports, a White House official told Fox News that there was no longer any need for a formal ceremony in Geneva after the memorandum had been finalized and signed. The unnamed official said the agreement became effective immediately after being signed by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and U.S. President Donald Trump.

 

The official added that Trump signed the final version of the memorandum on Wednesday at the Palace of Versailles in France during a dinner meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron. Hours later, the White House confirmed the signing by releasing a video on its X account.

In the footage published by the White House, Trump is seen signing the Persian-language version of the memorandum. Speaking to reporters as he departed Versailles, the U.S. president confirmed the agreement had been completed, saying: “It’s signed. We signed it at Versailles. We just signed it.”

 

Earlier, U.S. media outlets, including CNN, reported that Trump had signed the written agreement during his meeting with Macron. Senior U.S. officials have also stated that an electronic version of the document had previously been approved and signed virtually by officials from both sides.

 

According to official Iranian sources, the memorandum aimed at ending the war imposed on the Islamic Republic of Iran by the United States and Israel was signed digitally and remotely by President Masoud Pezeshkian and President Donald Trump in the early hours of Thursday, June 18, 2026. U.S. officials say the agreement’s entry into force rendered the planned Geneva ceremony unnecessary and led to its cancellation.