Trump Defends Iran Pact, Issues Stern Warning on Middle East Deal

In a significant development for Middle East diplomacy, U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian have electronically signed a memorandum of understanding intended to end the ongoing war in the region and reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz. U.S. officials and Iranian state media confirmed the agreement is now in effect.

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If I don't like it, we will be bombing right in the middle of the head again. They behaved badly for 47 years.

The signing occurred while Trump was attending the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France. From there, Trump issued a stern warning, stating that the memorandum is not definitive and that the U.S. could resume bombing campaigns if Tehran's conduct deviates from the agreement's terms. "If I don't like it, we will be bombing right in the middle of the head again. They behaved badly for 47 years," Trump stated, referring to the "Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran."

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I didn't want to see an economic catastrophe. If this had continued, this is what would have happened.

While the final signing was initially scheduled for Friday in Geneva, the electronic agreement was expedited. U.S. officials confirmed the signing, with Bloomberg and Reuters also reporting the news and noting Pezeshkian's signature on the Iranian side. The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson later confirmed the electronic signing via state media. The agreement mandates that both governments negotiate and finalize a definitive accord within a maximum of 60 days, with extensions possible only by mutual consent. Trump expressed his motivation for the deal, stating, "I didn't want to see an economic catastrophe. If this had continued, this is what would have happened." He added that the agreement achieves all stated objectives, including ending the conflict, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

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We reached an agreement that achieves everything we set out to do, everything and much more: ending the current conflict, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and preventing Iran from ever obtaining a nuclear weapon.