{"id":16030,"date":"2026-06-18T16:31:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=16030"},"modified":"2026-06-18T16:31:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T16:31:28","slug":"how-trump-decided-to-sign-a-deal-with-iran-at-versailles-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=16030","title":{"rendered":"How Trump decided to sign a deal with Iran at Versailles palace"},"content":{"rendered":"

By SYLVIE CORBET<\/strong><\/p>\n

PARIS (AP) \u2014 French President Emmanuel Macron offered Donald Trump a glitzy dinner in Versailles \u2014 and the U.S. president seized the opportunity to\u00a0sign an initial deal with Iran\u00a0inside the palace.<\/p>

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As Trump was about to leave France on Wednesday following three days of\u00a0intense diplomatic talks at a G7 summit, he casually announced to reporters as he was getting into his car: \u201cWe signed in Versailles.\u201d<\/p>\n

In videos posted on X by Macron and a White House aide, Trump was seen seated at a table signing a paper copy of the agreement. He then handed the document and pen to Secretary of State Marco Rubio as Macron, sitting next to him, told him: \u201cGood job. Bravo.\u201d<\/p>\n

Officials and guests applauded.<\/p>\n

One of the attendees, French Finance Minister Roland Lescure, described his surprise Thursday that the deal was signed during the dinner. Initial White House plans had considered a signing ceremony on Friday in Switzerland.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe literally saw Marco Rubio leave \u2014 I don\u2019t know if he had already printed the memorandum of agreement or went to print it \u2014 and come back,\u201d Lescure added. \u201cWe cleared the plates.\u201d<\/p>

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