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17:27
Signing Of Iran-US Agreement To Take Place At Swiss Mountain Resort
Switzerland announced on June 16 that the signing ceremony for an interim agreement between the United States and Iran aimed at ending the war in the Middle East will be held at the Burgenstock mountain resort in central Switzerland.
The Swiss Foreign Ministry announced in a statement that it has been in close contact with the United States, Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar regarding the possibility of signing the memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran.
The Burgenstock mountain resort sits above Lake Lucerne in Switzerland.
“Currently, the signing of the document is scheduled for Friday, June 19, in Burgenstock, located in the canton of Nidwalden. This location has been suggested by Pakistani and Qatari mediators, as well as by the United States and Iran,” the statement said.
Burgenstock is a famous residence and conference complex in central Switzerland that has previously hosted international meetings and diplomatic negotiations.
Iran and the United States signed the memorandum of understanding to end the war, which is structured in the form of a general document, electronically on June 15, and the document is scheduled to be signed in person on June 19 with the presence of senior officials from both countries.
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17:20
Trump Says He Will Send Iran Deal To US Congress
US President Donald Trump announced on June 16 that he would send the peace agreement with Iran to the US Congress for review.
Speaking to reporters during a meeting with UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the sidelines of the G7 summit in France, Trump said: “I never thought of it, but I would…. I will send it to Congress. I like the idea. I mean, who wouldn’t approve it?”
Some Republican lawmakers had previously called for lawmakers to review the text of the agreement.
Trump also promised to make the text of the Iran deal public “within the next day or two” and suggested he might even read the entire document publicly once a formal framework for its release is in place. According to Reuters, he said he was waiting for an official process before publishing the text but added that he had no objection to making it public.
“I would like to have a formal framework for this first, but I have no problem with publishing it; it is a great document,” Trump said. He added that the agreement’s central provision is straightforward: “Iran will never have a nuclear weapon.”
Regarding the next phase of negotiations with Iran, for which a 60-day timeline has been set, Trump expressed optimism that progress would be rapid.
“I think it’s going to go very quickly,” he said, adding that Iran wants to finalize the process and return to normal economic and diplomatic activity. “Iran wants to finalize this. They need to get back to their normal activities and relations are now normalized, so I think this process will move very quickly.”
Trump cautioned that the timeline could vary but reiterated his expectation of a swift outcome: “It might go faster, it might take longer, but it could be done very quickly.”
Iran and the United States signed a memorandum of understanding to end the conflict electronically on June 15. According to US Vice President J.D. Vance, the document is approximately a page and a half long. A formal signing ceremony is scheduled to take place in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 19, with senior officials from both countries expected to attend.
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15:36
Pre-Revolutionary Flags Fly At Iran’s World Cup Opener, Defying FIFA Ban
Dozens of soccer fans displayed Irans pre-revolutionary Lion and Sun flag during the countrys World Cup opener against New Zealand in defiance of FIFA, which won a court hearing allowing it to prohibit the symbol inside venues. The Lion and Sun flag, flown over Iran before the Islamic Revolution in 1979, has become a symbol of resistance to decades of repressive theocratic rule in the country. It is also widely displayed by Iranian monarchist exiles.
