Speaking at the G7 summit in France, Trump acknowledged his deal did not achieve some of his initial war goals, including ending Iran’s ballistic missile program, before he put pen to paper Wednesday. He signed the deal at the Palace of Versailles, where Germany’s surrender to end World War I was sealed in 1918.
If other countries have ballistic missiles, “it’s a little bit unfair for Iran not to have some,” Trump told reporters in France. “If Saudi Arabia and Qatar all have some, in relative proportion I think it’s OK.”
That remark was quoted approvingly by state-controlled news agencies in Tehran, where the deal has largely been framed as a triumph for Iran’s negotiators.