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After concluding that continued hostilities would risk economic calamity,[1] Donald Trump signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on behalf of the United States during a ceremony at the Palace of Versailles on June 17, 2026.[1] The signing followed an earlier, digital signing of the MOU by the foreign ministers of the two principal belligerents.[2] In the MOU, the United States and Iran agreed to suspend hostilities for 60 days and to establish a framework for a permanent peace under which the U.S. would make major financial and political concessions to the Islamic Republic of Iran.[3][4][1]
The United States characterized the MOU as representing the "unconditional surrender" of Iran.[3] Iran declared the document as an enduring "record of U.S. failure".[1] The BBC, Foreign Policy, and The Atlantic described the outcome of the war as a "defeat" for the United States and Israel.[5][6][7] The Independent said that America had lost the war, and called Iran's now-proven ability to close of the Strait of Hormuz a "weapon of mass economic destruction of unique power" and "far more useful option than any nuclear device."[8]
Moving forward, Iranian chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf stated Iran would unilaterally begin imposing permanent tolls on ships passing the Strait of Hormuz 60 days following the withdrawal of the U.S. Navy.[1]
The war helped entrench the power of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps within Iranian politics and society,[9] and, according to Robert Pape, began the process of transforming Iran into a major power.[10]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 Roth, Andrew (June 17, 2026). "Trump signs Iran peace plan, claiming deal averts 'worldwide depression'". The Guardian. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
- ↑ Freiberg, Nava (June 18, 2026). "US, Iran said weighing second electronic signing of MOU today rather than in-person ceremony Friday". Times of Israel. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
- 1 2 Bao, Anniek (June 18, 2026). "Trump claims Iran deal is 'unconditional surrender,' says his power has 'no limits': Axios". CNBC. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
- ↑ "MoU's $300bn Iran reconstruction fund becomes US political flashpoint". Al Jazeera English. June 18, 2026. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
- ↑ Bowen, Jeremy (June 18, 2026). "US-Iran deal raises inescapable question of what the war was for". BBC News. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
- ↑ Musgrave, Paul (June 18, 2026). "Iran Is a Bigger Defeat Than Vietnam". Foreign Policy. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
- ↑ Wood, Graeme (June 18, 2026). "Iran Has Humiliated Trump". The Atlantic. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
- ↑ "America has lost its war with Iran". www.independent.co.uk. The Independent. Retrieved 19 June 2026.
- ↑ "Gulf states hesitant to fund $300b. Iran reconstruction, worried of reinforcing regional rival". Jerusalem Post. June 18, 2026. Retrieved June 18, 2026.
- ↑ Pape, Robert (April 6, 2026). "The War Is Turning Iran Into a Major World Power". The New York Times. Retrieved June 18, 2026.