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Various international capitals welcomed the announcement of a memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States.

China: "The Dawn of Peace"

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi welcomed the agreement between the United States and Iran. According to CNN, Chinese state media quoted Wang Yi as saying in a phone call with his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araqchi: "The dawn of peace has broken."

Wang Yi added to Araqchi, according to the official Xinhua News Agency: "The key to the next step lies in all parties fulfilling their commitments and removing any obstacles." The Iranian negotiator warned: "If the United States does not fulfill its commitments, Iran will not fulfill its commitments either."

The Speaker of the Iranian Parliament and chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, warned, according to the media wing of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard: "If the United States does not fulfill its commitments, Iran will not fulfill its commitments either." Trump on signing the agreement: "It wasn't easy." "It wasn't easy, I can assure you," said US President Donald Trump during the signing of the preliminary agreement with Iran. This is evident in a video posted by French President Emmanuel Macron on X.

Macron said: "President Trump signed the agreement between Iran and the United States tonight in Versailles. This agreement paves the way for lasting peace and allows for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. It is an important step in the right direction for our citizens and will soon lead to lower energy prices." According to Belgian media reports in Brussels on Thursday,

Photos published by the official Iranian news agency IRNA show Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signing the memorandum of understanding with the United States, after US President Donald Trump. The photos appear to show a document written in Persian, with Trump's signature at the bottom.

Trump signed a paper copy of the agreement in Versailles, and the Americans then sent a photo of the signed agreement to the Iranians, according to a US official quoted by CNN. Historian Expresses Surprise at Trump's Signing of the Peace Treaty in Versailles

American history professor Kevin M. Cruz expressed his astonishment on social media at Donald Trump's choice of Versailles as the venue for signing the agreement with Iran, asking: "Did he sign an unconditional surrender in Versailles?" "How strange!"

The Guardian notes that Germany was forced in 1919 to sign the "humiliating" Treaty of Versailles in the same location, acknowledging its defeat in World War I.

Pakistani Prime Minister: "Iran and the US will immediately reopen the Strait of Hormuz." A paragraph concerning the signing ceremony was omitted.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who acted as a mediator between the US and Iran, stated that his signing, along with the two countries' presidents, "demonstrates the commitment of both parties to resolve the dispute diplomatically." The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding takes effect immediately, and as a first step, the Islamic Republic of Iran will immediately reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and the United States will immediately lift its naval blockade.

The Pakistani prime minister concluded his remarks by saying, "We hope this memorandum of understanding will be a solid foundation for fostering mutual understanding, respect, and shared prosperity for the entire region." In an earlier version of his post on X, the Pakistani prime minister claimed that the signing ceremony in Switzerland was still scheduled for Friday, as previously announced. However, he deleted that original post, and in a later version, the statement regarding the ceremony could no longer be found.

The text was signed in both English and Persian to avoid misunderstandings.

The preliminary agreement between the United States and Iran was signed in both English and Persian at Iran's insistence. This was confirmed by Esmail Baghaei, spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, to the state broadcaster IRIB, according to CNN.

He said, "This represents the highest level of transparency in our communication with the public." According to the Iranian spokesperson, if the text were only available in one language, "there might be subjective or different translations." Baghaei emphasized that the Persian text is identical to the English version and is considered by Iran to be the authoritative version.

Trump: "The 60-day period is not a strict deadline." According to US President Donald Trump, the 60-day period for technical negotiations stipulated in the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran is not a strict deadline. He added, "I don't see it as difficult, no. As long as they abide by the rules of conduct, I don't care too much." The preliminary agreement was supposed to take effect now that it has been signed by both sides. According to that memorandum, a final agreement must be reached within 60 days.

According to Trump, the preliminary agreement was supposed to take effect within this period, after being signed by both sides. Trump added, "It may take longer."