The shores of Lake Geneva could be the backdrop to the long-awaited ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran. Although the conditional remains mandatory, after weeks of anticipations and denials, even Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has gone out on a limb, declaring that "the Islamabad memorandum has never been so close to being concluded ." This message was immediately reiterated on social media by Trump , who is already claiming victory for what he considers a historic agreement. Trump also told Axios journalist Barak Ravid that he believes the agreement with Iran could be signed this weekend or Monday . And according to Axios, a portal that is raising the possibility of the agreement being signed on Sunday in Geneva, four US C-17 aircraft have already taken off for Europe, carrying "material for a possible trip" by J.D. Vance . According to Reuters online, the vice president will sign the agreement with his Iranian counterpart, represented by chief negotiator and Parliament Speaker Mohammed Ghalibaf. And in the evening, the speculation was further fueled by news of a phone call between the foreign ministers of Pakistan and Switzerland .
According to the tycoon, the US would have obtained "everything it wanted" from the negotiations: Iranian nuclear material will be destroyed and removed, the Iranian nuclear program will be dismantled, frozen Iranian funds will not be released until the conditions are met – a point clearly underlined by Vance – the Strait of Hormuz will be opened, and Iran will no longer finance terrorist groups.
The Iranian media's version is quite different, claiming that the Islamic Republic has in no way relinquished control of Hormuz. And above all, no agreement has been reached on the nuclear issue, an issue that must be addressed within 60 days of the memorandum's signing.
Israel also fueled tensions: "As long as I am prime minister, Iran will not have nuclear weapons. President Trump and I are in full agreement on this," Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized, while his Defense Minister, Israel Katz, clarified that the IDF "will not withdraw from the safe zones in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza," with a US official clarifying that the agreement also includes Lebanon.
Meanwhile, President Trump took a swipe at his European allies, whom he resents for dumping him in the standoff with Tehran . He called them "irrelevant," though he opened up to their potential future role. "They can be very helpful," he stated in an interview with Corriere della Sera.
The US president has not yet confirmed his attendance at the G7 summit chaired by Emmanuel Macron, scheduled for June 15-17. According to some rumors, he may only attend if he has the agreement with Tehran signed.
(Unioneonline)
