NYT: Iran officials may head to Geneva to sign deal with US

Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and the country’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi may travel to Geneva to sign an agreement with the United States, The New York Times (NYT) reported, citing unnamed Iranian officials.

According to the newspaper’s sources, the signing ceremony is scheduled for June 19. The US delegation is expected to be represented by Vice President J.D. Vance.

The NYT notes that, if the meeting takes place, it would mark the highest-level contact between Washington and Tehran in the past 47 years.

Earlier, in an interview with Fox News, Vance did not rule out the possibility that US President Donald Trump could also travel to Geneva to attend the signing.

“Organizational issues regarding who will be present at the signing ceremony are still being discussed. I will definitely be there, however it is possible that the president will also join the event,” he said.

By Tamilla Hasanova