The irony of where Donald Trump signed the memorandum of understanding with Iran on Wednesday was not lost on social media users.

The president put pen to paper at the Palace of Versailles in France, which also hosted the signing of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles agreement to formally end World War I between defeated aggressor Germany and the victorious Allies.

🚨 President Donald J. Trump has SIGNED the Iran Memorandum of Understanding at Versailles in France. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/JQ6qlbvFAF

That treaty imposed massive reparations on Germany which, historians argue, caused economic hardship and sowed the seeds of Nazism and World War II.

The criticized Iran-U.S. agreement, however, will, alongside the commitment to reach a final peace deal within 60 days, also include a $300 billion reconstruction fund for Iran, which has been likened to reverse reparations.

Treaties always turn out great when they're signed at Versailles https://t.co/cXgSfowrI2

Is he trying to recreate the Treaty of Versailles that ended WWI when Germany accepted blame and paid massive reparations ? 🤔

Good place to sign a capitulation https://t.co/F41R05xvdQ

Versailles has always been the best place to surrender.

The New Treaty of Versailles, the one where the US surrenders to the country we bombed without real provocation.

You know he orchestrated this so he can call it the “Versailles Treaty,” or the “Versailles Peace Plan.”

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I'm sure he's completely unaware of the irony of signing a surrender agreement in Versailles.

Signed a surrender document at Versailles .....

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