Iran–U.S. historic MoU shakes Middle East diplomacy as leaders praise “Peace through mutual respect”

Middle East 18-06-2026 | 17:37

Iran–U.S. historic MoU shakes Middle East diplomacy as leaders praise “Peace through mutual respect”

A surprise U.S.–Iran memorandum, mediated by Pakistan, signals a potential turning point in regional tensions amid sharp political reactions and global attention.

Iran–U.S. historic MoU shakes Middle East diplomacy as leaders praise “Peace through mutual respect”
Masoud Pezeshkian (AFP).
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian praised the “historic” memorandum of understanding with the United States, aimed at ending the war in the Middle East. The agreement, signed remotely by him and his American counterpart Donald Trump, paves the way for negotiations intended to reach a final agreement.

 

 

 

Bezekian shared a copy of the memorandum on social media platforms, showing both his signature and Trump’s, along with the signature of Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, whose country mediated between the parties.

 

 

 

The Iranian president described the document as “a historic document and a message from a strong Iran: Peace will be achieved under mutual respect.”

 

 

U.S. President Donald Trump. (AFP)
U.S. President Donald Trump. (AFP)

 

 

Donald Trump, in turn, attacked critics of the understanding he signed with Iran to end the war in the Middle East, who viewed it as an advantage for the Islamic Republic.

 

 

He wrote on the “Truth Social” platform that “those fools who think I haven't been tough enough on Iran, while the stock markets are achieving record levels and oil prices are collapsing, are envious, or bad people, or fools.”