Iran, US meeting in Switzerland postponed

TABNAK, Jun. 20 - The meeting between Iran and the US previously scheduled to take place in Switzerland on June 19 has been postponed.

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Date: 20 June 2026 - 14:07

Spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Esmaeil Baqaei announced that the meeting previously scheduled to take place in Switzerland on June 19 has been postponed, adding that consultations are continuing through mediators.

Speaking to reporters on Friday about the next phase of negotiations between Iran and the US aimed at drafting a final agreement, Baqaei said the necessary consultations are underway through mediators and stressed that an official announcement will be made once the conditions required for launching negotiations are fulfilled.

He noted that, according to the Memorandum of Understanding, the start of negotiations on a final agreement depends on the commencement and continued implementation of the commitments outlined in paragraphs 1, 4, 5, 10, and 11 of the document.

Responding to a question about the meeting that had earlier been scheduled in Switzerland, the Foreign Ministry spokesperson said one of the gathering’s main objectives had been the formal signing of the Memorandum on the Cessation of Aggressive War.

Baqaei added that discussions had also been expected to take place on the sidelines of the ceremony regarding arrangements for negotiations on a final agreement.

However, he explained that because the Memorandum of Understanding was digitally signed in the early hours of June 18, there is no longer any urgency to convene the meeting in Switzerland as originally planned.

He said plans are currently underway to hold the meeting on another date in the coming days.

The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding between Iran and the United States was signed in the first minutes of June 18, 2026, by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and US President Donald Trump through a simultaneous digital process without an in-person ceremony.

Iranian officials described the document as a political framework designed to end the imposed US-Israeli war of aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran and create a pathway toward a comprehensive final agreement. The memorandum was finalized after weeks of negotiations and signed in both Persian and English.

The agreement’s first article provides for the immediate and permanent termination of military operations between Iran, the US, and their respective allies across all fronts, including Lebanon, and commits the parties to refrain from future military action or threats of force. The memorandum also stresses respect for Lebanon’s territorial integrity and sovereignty, while negotiations on a final agreement are scheduled to conclude within a maximum period of 60 days and are expected to culminate in a binding United Nations Security Council resolution.

The memorandum establishes a phased economic and maritime mechanism under which Washington undertook to begin lifting restrictions affecting Iran, including measures related to oil exports, banking transactions, insurance, transportation, access to frozen assets, and the removal of the naval blockade according to agreed timelines. In parallel, Iran committed to facilitating secure commercial navigation through the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz and to coordinating future maritime arrangements with Oman and other regional littoral states in accordance with international law.

On the nuclear issue, the memorandum reaffirms Iran’s stated position against pursuing nuclear weapons while opening a negotiation track on enrichment, sanctions relief, and arrangements concerning enriched materials under a mutually agreed mechanism and International Atomic Energy Agency supervision. Pending the final agreement, Iran is to maintain the current status of its nuclear program, while the US is to refrain from imposing new sanctions or deploying additional military forces in the region.