The Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs has announced that the scheduled meeting between Iran and the United States, set for Friday in Bürgenstock, has been canceled. The meeting was intended to launch 60 days of nuclear negotiations following the recent signing of a memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington.
This decision was announced after the White House reported the cancellation of U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s trip to Switzerland. The White House cited “logistical issues” as the reason for the decision, stating that the American delegation was ready to travel, but the schedule for the talks had not been finalized.
The cancellation of this meeting comes just one day after the formal signing of the memorandum of understanding between the two nations. One of the agreement’s most critical clauses allotted 60 days to negotiate Iran’s nuclear program and other outstanding issues, a process that was slated to begin this Friday.
Concurrently, Tasnim News Agency, which is close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), reported that Iranian negotiators want to see practical signs of the temporary agreement’s implementation by the United States before entering a new round of talks. The agency added that a final decision regarding the Iranian delegation’s travel to Geneva has not yet been made.
