The spokesman for Iran's foreign ministry said Wednesday evening that President Donald Trump and Mojtaba Khamenei may sign the US-Iran memorandum of understanding in Switzerland, according to Iranian media. Separately, a senior American official confirmed the MOU has been signed, but cautioned that either side can withdraw until a binding deal is reached, as Amichai Stein (i24NEWS) reported. The remarks come amid ongoing debate in Iran over the signing format and venue.
This bulletin adds a new angle to the thread: Iran's foreign ministry spokesman now suggests that President Donald Trump and IRGC commander Mojtaba Khamenei "may" sign the MOU in Switzerland — a shift from the spokesman's clarification at 20:32 Jerusalem that Khamenei would not attend the signing. At the same time, a senior US official (via Amichai Stein, i24NEWS) confirms the MOU has been signed but cautions that either side can withdraw until a binding deal is reached. The spokesman's wording is ambiguous — "possible," not confirmed — and the US official's caveat matches his earlier framing at 20:39 Jerusalem.
This update follows a rapid sequence of thread developments. At 20:32 Jerusalem, the same spokesman said Iran was examining the option of presidents signing in Switzerland but that Khamenei would not appear. Earlier at 19:58 Jerusalem, Iranian media reported internal debates over whether to hold the signing remotely at a high political level. At 20:39 Jerusalem, the US official first stated the MOU was signed but non-binding. The current dispatch (20:45 Jerusalem) appears to reflect a new Iranian push for a high-profile in-person ceremony, while the US side continues to hedge on the document's legal status.
As The Zioneer reported on June 12, the MOU text was agreed upon, and VP Vance was preparing to travel to Geneva. The venue shifted from Geneva to the Qatari-owned Bürgenstock Resort, confirmed at 11:14 Wednesday, but then faced Iranian internal debate over remote formats. The earlier reported possibility of Trump attending (June 15, Vance in Fox News) now resurfaces via the Iranian spokesman.
What remains open: whether Switzerland is the final venue — it has shifted several times this week — and whether Trump's participation is actually being negotiated or is a speculative Iranian proposal. There is no US comment on Trump's potential presence in this batch.
5 developments
- DevelopingSource: Mojtaba Khamenei to sign Iran deal only if Trump provides security umbrella
- StrongTrump says he was told Mojtaba Khamenei agreed to the Iran deal
- StrongTrump tells NYT: Iran nuclear talks will begin Friday in Switzerland; 15-20 year enrichment suspension on table
- StrongVP Vance says he and possibly Trump will attend US-Iran MOU signing in Geneva
Source and signal
- Internal intake