{"id":85429,"date":"2026-06-16T16:44:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/85429\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T16:44:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:44:14","slug":"us-iran-deal-to-be-signed-in-switzerland-on-friday-swiss-foreign-ministry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/85429\/","title":{"rendered":"US-Iran deal to be signed in Switzerland on Friday: Swiss Foreign Ministry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Geneva: A <a data-vars-ga-label=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/us-iran-deal\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/us-iran-deal\" class=\"semibold blue artInLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">US-Iran deal<\/a> aimed at ending the Middle East war will be signed at <a data-vars-ga-label=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/switzerland\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/switzerland\" class=\"semibold blue artInLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Switzerland<\/a>&#8216;s mountainside <a data-vars-ga-label=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/burgenstock-resort\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/burgenstock-resort\" class=\"semibold blue artInLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Burgenstock resort<\/a> on Friday, the Swiss foreign ministry said.Tehran and Washington announced Sunday they had agreed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the conflict, which broke out on February 28 with US-Israeli strikes on Iran and engulfed the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;At this stage, the signing is scheduled for Friday, June 19, at Burgenstock,&#8221; Switzerland&#8217;s foreign ministry said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Also Read: <a data-vars-ga-label=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/international\/world-news\/us-iran-mou-signed-by-trump-vance-and-iran-speaker-report-hormuz-opening-blockade-lifting-part-of-deal\/articleshow\/131749259.cms?from=mdr\" class=\"artInLink\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/international\/world-news\/us-iran-mou-signed-by-trump-vance-and-iran-speaker-report-hormuz-opening-blockade-lifting-part-of-deal\/articleshow\/131749259.cms?from=mdr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">US-Iran MoU signed by Trump, Vance and Iran Speaker: Official<\/a><br \/>The uber-plush resort, perched high above Lake Lucerne in central Switzerland, is difficult to access, with water on three sides, and therefore easily secured.<\/p>\n<p>The location, the ministry said, &#8220;was proposed by the Pakistani and Qatari mediators, as well as by the US and Iran&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Switzerland is acting as a facilitator in this process, creating the practical and diplomatic conditions necessary for this meeting to take place on Swiss territory.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The deal follows weeks of fraught negotiations and threats of renewed hostilities.<\/p>\n<p>Also Read: <a data-vars-ga-label=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/international\/global-trends\/what-we-know-about-iran-us-deal-to-end-war\/articleshow\/131750850.cms\" class=\"artInLink\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/international\/global-trends\/what-we-know-about-iran-us-deal-to-end-war\/articleshow\/131750850.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">What we know about Iran-US deal to end war<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to a senior US official, the framework agreement has already been signed electronically by US President <a class=\"semibold blue artInLink\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/m.economictimes.com\/panache\/panache-people-101\/donald-trump\/profileshow\/79057526.cms\" data-vars-ga-label=\"https:\/\/m.economictimes.com\/panache\/panache-people-101\/donald-trump\/profileshow\/79057526.cms\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Donald Trump<\/a>, Vice President JD Vance and Iran&#8217;s deputy foreign minister, <a data-vars-ga-label=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mohammad-bagher-ghalibaf\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/mohammad-bagher-ghalibaf\" class=\"semibold blue artInLink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf<\/a>, the Islamic republic&#8217;s top negotiator.<\/p>\n<p>The text of the agreement has not been made public, leaving room for doubt over what specifically was agreed in the arduous negotiations to end the conflict.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"whatsapp_banner\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029Vb6dOI1EKyZPPqpH7I0y\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;\" height=\"90\" width=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/111576466.cms.jpeg\" alt=\"Whatsapp Banner\"\/><\/a>The sides disagreed bitterly on terms around Iran&#8217;s nuclear programme, sanctions and the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>But Vance told CNN it was &#8220;about a page and a half, so it is a very general document&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Geneva: A US-Iran deal aimed at ending the Middle East war will be signed at Switzerland&#8216;s mountainside 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