Iran confirms Switzerland meeting to sign historic agreement with US

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has announced that the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), aimed at ending the conflict between Iran and the United States, is scheduled to be signed in Switzerland on June 19.

According to Araghchi, delegations from both countries will meet in Switzerland to formally sign the agreement, after which the first round of follow-up negotiations will begin, Fars News Agency reports.

The Iranian foreign minister emphasized that Tehran remains cautious in its dealings with Washington, citing what he described as a longstanding record of unfulfilled commitments by the United States.

“Given the history of American non-compliance, failure to implement commitments, and the precedent of US administrations tearing up agreements, we are structuring both the negotiation process and the implementation of the MoU reached on the basis of distrust, past breaches of commitments, and previous experiences,” Araqchi said.

Despite those concerns, he noted that Iran intends to use the process to advance its economic interests.

“At the same time, we will seek, as much as possible, to create economic opportunities for the country through this process,” he said.

Araghchi added that while Iran remains open to diplomatic opportunities, it is not relying exclusively on the agreement's success.

“Naturally, in foreign policy we do not miss any opportunity, but neither do we place our hopes in any particular opportunity,” he stated.

The announcement follows a statement issued on June 15 by Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, which said the Islamabad MoU had been finalized.

According to Iranian officials, the memorandum includes a comprehensive ceasefire across all fronts, including Lebanon. The agreement also предусматривает the termination of the United States’ naval blockade of Iran, the lifting of anti-Iran sanctions, and the establishment of a new framework under which the Strait of Hormuz would be jointly managed by Iran and Oman.

By Vafa Guliyeva