This screen grab taken from video footage broadcast by Iran's IRINN Iranian state television network and made available via AFPTV on June 18, 2026 shows an Iranian public broadcaster announcing that Iran and the US have signed a deal to end the Middle East, as Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian (top L) and US President Donald Trump (bottom L) are shown relating to the memorandum of understanding signed by both. US President Donald Trump and Iran's president signed a deal on June 17 meant to end the Middle East war, with Tehran agreeing to dilute its enriched uranium in return for large-scale economic relief. (Photo by Handout / various sources / AFP via Getty Images)