Iran confirms Switzerland meeting with US was postponed, but MOU was signed digitally

Agustin Wazne FXStreet

Iran’s Foreign Ministry confirmed on Friday that a planned meeting in Switzerland with US officials had been postponed, adding that preparations are already underway for a new meeting in the coming days, Reuters reported. The ministry said that talks are on a final agreement, which would depend on the start and continued implementation of the specified terms included in a memorandum of understanding with the United States (US).

Iran also confirmed that the MOU with the US to end the war had been signed digitally, making Friday’s meeting in Switzerland no longer urgent. Late on Thursday, the White House announced that Vice President JD Vance delayed his trip to Switzerland to attend the talks, saying that the logistics had not been "simple or predictable."

For its part, the Swiss government said it remains ready to facilitate future discussions, while preparatory work for another meeting continues. The latest comments suggest that diplomatic efforts remain active, but Tehran wants the agreed terms to begin being implemented before moving toward a final agreement.

US Dollar Price Today

The table below shows the percentage change of US Dollar (USD) against listed major currencies today. US Dollar was the strongest against the Swiss Franc.

	USD	EUR	GBP	JPY	CAD	AUD	NZD	CHF
USD		-0.10%	-0.16%	-0.13%	0.27%	0.00%	0.30%	0.37%
EUR	0.10%		-0.07%	0.00%	0.37%	0.11%	0.37%	0.48%
GBP	0.16%	0.07%		0.06%	0.43%	0.19%	0.46%	0.55%
JPY	0.13%	0.00%	-0.06%		0.38%	0.14%	0.40%	0.48%
CAD	-0.27%	-0.37%	-0.43%	-0.38%		-0.22%	0.02%	0.10%
AUD	-0.00%	-0.11%	-0.19%	-0.14%	0.22%		0.26%	0.39%
NZD	-0.30%	-0.37%	-0.46%	-0.40%	-0.02%	-0.26%		0.08%
CHF	-0.37%	-0.48%	-0.55%	-0.48%	-0.10%	-0.39%	-0.08%

The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the US Dollar from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the Japanese Yen, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent USD (base)/JPY (quote).

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Agustin Wazne joined FXStreet as a Junior News Editor, focusing on Commodities and covering Majors.

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