US-Iran deal signing ceremony in doubt, 14-point plan to be sealed ‘remotely’ in next 48 hours
WASHINGTON — A deal to end the war between the US and Iran is expected to be signed within the next 48 hours, possibly “remotely,” and may not necessarily require a formal ceremony in Switzerland on Friday, a senior US official told The Post.
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“There’s talk right now about maybe just having it signed remotely, and then either way we’re meeting Friday,” the official said. “We’re going to be going through the details.”
The Memorandum of Understanding is seen as a largely “political document” and a starting point for negotiations during a 60-day period for lifting US-imposed economic sanctions on Tehran, ending its nuclear ambitions and establishing a reconstruction fund for the Middle East nation.
Upon its formal signing Friday, the Strait of Hormuz, through which between one-fifth and one-quarter of the world’s seaborne oil passes, will be reopened and a cease-fire will begin in the region that includes other nations like Lebanon.
Relaxed sanctions will come in the form of a waiver for Iran that will allow it and other Persian Gulf nations to “pump oil like crazy,” the official noted.
US and Iranian officials had been planning to officially sign the document in Geneva on June 19.
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President Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf electronically signed it Monday, according to administration officials.
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Trump traveled to Geneva earlier this week for the annual G7 summit with European leaders and expressed optimism about the outlook of the deal when pressed by reporters Wednesday.
“We have an understanding of certain things without writing it, and if they don’t honor that, we’ll probably go back to bombing them until they honor it,” he said.
“You know, it’s amazing what bombs can do,” he added.
