Tehran says considering plan for Iran, US presidents to sign deal
- So far, our plans for the Geneva meeting have not changed, ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei
Iran is considering a plan for its president and the US president to sign a Middle East peace deal, with President Trump expecting the accord to be signed shortly.
- Potential presidential signing of the Middle East peace deal.
- US President Trump's timeline for the accord's signing.
- Previous high-level representatives for the deal.
TEHRAN: Tehran’s foreign ministry on Wednesday said it was considering a plan for the presidents of the US and Iran to sign the deal ending the Middle East war, ahead of the expected ceremony in Switzerland.
“So far, our plans for the Geneva meeting have not changed,” ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said.
“Regarding the signing of the memorandum of understanding, one idea is that it be done by the presidents of the two countries, which is currently under review.”
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Tehran had previously said the United States and Iran would be represented by Vice President JD Vance and parliament speaker and top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, respectively.
US President Donald Trump said at a G7 summit in France on Wednesday that he expected the accord with Iran to “be signed shortly, tomorrow, maybe the next day”.
Trump added that he “might” stay in Europe for the signing but added that as a memorandum of understanding “it might not be the kind of a document I should be signing”.