Officials say negotiations over a final deal will take place within a 60-day window after the memorandum of understanding to end nearly four months of war triggered by U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran is physically signed.
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A U.S.-Iran deal aimed at ending the West Asia war will be signed at Switzerland’s mountainside Burgenstock resort on Friday (June 19, 2026), the Swiss Foreign Ministry confirmed to AFP.
It “was proposed by the Pakistani and Qatari mediators, as well as by the US and Iran”, Switzerland’s Foreign Ministry said.
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Iran on Tuesday (June 16, 2026) said talks with the United States on its nuclear programme and sanctions relief would likely begin later this week, as U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement that the Strait of Hormuz would reopen sent oil prices tumbling.
Officials say negotiations over a final deal will take place within a 60-day window after the memorandum of understanding to end nearly four months of war triggered by U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran is physically signed.
In Focus podcast | Can the new U.S.-Iran deal hold?
A U.S.-Iran deal aimed at ending the West Asia war will be signed at Switzerland’s mountainside Burgenstock resort on Friday (June 19, 2026), the Swiss Foreign Ministry confirmed to AFP.
The site, located near Lucerne in central Switzerland, is difficult to access and therefore easily secured. It “was proposed by the Pakistani and Qatari mediators, as well as by the US and Iran”, Switzerland’s Foreign Ministry said.
Also read | West Asia war updates: June 15, 2026
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