Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that the official signing ceremony for a historic agreement will take place on Friday, July 19, in Geneva, with Pakistan hosting the event. The announcement clarifies the venue and timeline after days of conflicting signals about the signing's location and format.
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif clarified on Monday afternoon that the official signing ceremony for the historic US-Iran agreement will be held in Geneva on Friday, June 19, with Pakistan as the host. The announcement comes after days of contradictory signals about the venue and timeline, including a previous electronic signing slated for Sunday, June 14 — a date that was confirmed by Pakistan and Saudi foreign ministers on Friday, June 12, as The Zioneer reported at 19:17 Jerusalem. Sharif's statement supersedes that earlier timeline and introduces a new public ceremony in Switzerland.
Throughout Friday, June 12, the thread saw a rapid succession of claims, with the prime minister first announcing a final agreed text (the earliest version, at 19:17 Jerusalem, citing a 'final agreed text'), then a ceasefire deal, followed by predictions that the deal would be ready within 24 hours and signed electronically. By Friday evening, Pakistan's foreign minister had told his Saudi counterpart that the electronic signing was set for Sunday, June 14. That Sunday timeline was confirmed by both foreign ministers in a phone call — as reported in the thread's version 10 — and was the firmest date until Sharif's statement today. On Monday, June 15, Vice President JD Vance confirmed he would attend the Geneva signing, with President Trump potentially joining, as The Zioneer reported at 13:45 Jerusalem.
As The Zioneer reported on Thursday, June 11, President Trump had said the deal signing could take place in Europe that weekend, with Vance attending on his behalf. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Friday, June 12, that a nuclear deal with Iran could be signed in Switzerland as soon as Sunday. A US official also stated on Friday that the deal could be signed that Sunday in Switzerland, according to Israeli media reports.
What remains unconfirmed: whether the US and Iran have both formally agreed to the Friday Geneva timeline announced by Pakistan, and whether President Trump will attend in person or be represented by Vice President Vance.
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