Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Friday that a scheduled meeting between Iranian and U.S. delegations in Switzerland has been postponed, and planning is underway for another one in the coming days.
Speaking to reporters, Baghaei explained that consultations for the next phase of talks are ongoing through mediators, and a new date will be announced once conditions are set, according to a statement by the Iranian Foreign Ministry.He noted that under the recently signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Iran and the United States, the start of negotiations depends on the implementation of those provisions, including an end to the war and military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon, the removal of U.S. naval blockade, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz for vessel passage free of charge for 60 days, U.S. issuance of waivers for Iran’s exports of crude oil, petroleum products and derivatives, and the release of Iranian frozen assets.
Baghaei said that Friday’s meeting was originally intended for signing the MoU and discussing arrangements for talks on the final agreement. However, it became “non-urgent,” he explained, after Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump electronically signed the document early Thursday.
