Switzerland offers to host signing of US-Iran peace deal

Published June 12, 2026 Updated June 12, 2026 10:37pm

Switzerland has offered to host the possible signing of a peace agreement between the United States and Iran, the Swiss foreign ministry tells AFP.

“Switzerland is fully engaged. We are in close contact with the United States and Iran,” the ministry says in a brief message sent to AFP.

The Swiss foreign ministry adds that it is playing an active role “to support efforts toward a memorandum of understanding intended to consolidate the truce and pave the way for de-escalation in the context of the conflict between Iran and the USA”.

In addition, the ministry states it “has proposed Switzerland as the venue for a possible signing, should the parties agree to it”.

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