Switzerland Says US–Iran Talks Planned for June 19

Talks between the United States and Iran are planned to take place in Switzerland on June 19, the Swiss government said on June 18.

The negotiations will take place at the Bürgenstock mountaintop resort, overlooking Lake Lucerne, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington on June 17 to end the nearly four-month-long war.

The Swiss foreign ministry said the agreement was “an important step toward de-escalation in the region.”

“Currently, the plan remains for the United States and Iran, along with the mediators Pakistan and Qatar and other involved countries, to meet tomorrow at the Bürgenstock for initial negotiations on the implementation of the agreement,” the Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. “No further information can be provided at this time regarding the agenda and details of this meeting.”

U.S. President Donald Trump signed a physical copy while dining with French President Emmanuel Macron at Versailles, the palace where many historic agreements have been signed over the centuries, ending wars or territorial disputes.

The 14-point agreement extends a ceasefire announced in April by another 60 days, including in Lebanon, to allow the two sides to negotiate a final truce.

The initial deal to end the war takes “immediate effect” after leaders from both countries signed it, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who helped mediate the agreement, said.

The agreement calls for Tehran to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched uranium and waives U.S.-backed sanctions on the country, immediately allowing Iran to sell its oil freely, according to details released by both countries.

The agreement calls for a permanent end to hostilities and starts a 60-day negotiating clock to reach a final deal on the future of Iran’s nuclear program.

In Tehran, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed the deal on Iran’s behalf, according to the state-run IRNA news agency, which posted an image of him holding up the deal with his signature and Trump’s.

Trump refuted claims that his administration will invest money in a fund for Iran’s reconstruction as part of a deal to end hostilities.

“We are not investing any money in Iran, by the way, and … that rumor got out there yesterday was ridiculous,” he told reporters at the G7 summit in France on June 16. “We have the right to go in some day and do, if I want to do something, or if somebody wants to do something, but we are not investing any money.”

During the 60-day period, all commercial vessels will be granted safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz, free of charge, from the Persian Gulf to the Sea of Oman.

The final plan won’t be implemented until after the 60-day window, according to the deal, and the United States will grant any required licenses, waivers, or permissions for the relevant financial transactions.

Trump issued a stern warning to Tehran on June 17, saying they must adhere to the agreement.

“If [the Iranian regime doesn’t] honor the agreement, or some things aren’t even mentioned in the agreement, it’s a memorandum of understanding, but we have an understanding of certain things without writing it,” Trump told reporters at the end of the G7 summit in France on June 17. “If they don’t honor that, we’ll probably go back to bombing them until they honor it.”

French President Emmanuel Macron said during his press conference on June 17 that the G7 leaders have supported the deal.

Emel Akan, Jacob Burg, Jack Phillips, and The Associated Press contributed to this report.