PARIS (AP) 鈥� Lobster, caviar 鈥� and a surprise signature.
At a glitzy dinner in hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron, U.S. President Donald Trump seized the opportunity to .
Guests at Wednesday’s late-night dinner were gobsmacked. White House officials had considered a formal signing ceremony on Friday in Switzerland instead.
One of the attendees, French Finance Minister Roland Lescure, described the scene, which capped three days of .
鈥淭he president of the United States thanked everyone for the G7 and for the dinner, and in his speech, said, 鈥楢nd by the way, I have a good agreement with Iran, and I鈥檓 going to sign it,’鈥� Lescure said on RTL radio.
鈥淲e literally saw (U.S. Secretary of State) Marco Rubio leave 鈥� I don鈥檛 know if he had already printed the memorandum of agreement or went to print it 鈥� and come back,鈥� Lescure added. 鈥淲e cleared the plates.鈥�
Another French official said Rubio received a message about the deal during dinner, at around 11 p.m.
Rubio and French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-No毛l Barrot left the room to review the memorandum of understanding before bringing the document, in English and Farsi, to Trump for signing, the official said. The official was not authorized to discuss the details with the media, and spoke on condition of anonymity.
鈥淚n any case, for us, ministers of the French government, it was a surprise,鈥� Lescure said.
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 Rubio as the dinner host, sitting next to him, told him: 鈥淕ood job. Bravo.鈥�
Officials and guests applauded.
As the U.S. and French leaders left the palace, Trump casually announced to reporters as he was getting into his car: 鈥淲e signed in Versailles.鈥�
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