Iran is considering whether a framework agreement with the United States could be signed electrically by the presidents of both countries, Tehran's Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
This could be "a better option in some respects," Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei told state broadcaster IRIB.
Baghaei said a meeting between the two sides scheduled for Friday in Switzerland would still go ahead as planned, however.
"All possible aspects are being reviewed in this regard, and we are aiming for a meeting without unnecessary frills," he added.
Analysts say Iran is keen to avoid a public handshake with US representatives or images from a signing ceremony in Switzerland.
Tehran continues to hold the United States responsible for the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on February 28. Such a gesture would be difficult for the Iranian delegation to justify domestically and could provoke opposition from hardliners, analysts say.
The comments came after US President Donald Trump suggested at the G7 summit in Évian, France, that the framework agreement could be signed earlier than planned, possibly as soon as Thursday.
Asked why he would not remain in Europe for the signing ceremony, Trump said he might do so after all. Until now, Vice President JD Vance had been expected to travel to Switzerland to formally sign the agreement on behalf of Washington.
The signing process has been the subject of confusion since Trump announced the deal at the weekend. Earlier this week, the Trump administration said Vance and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf had already signed the agreement digitally.
In his comments in France, Trump also underscored that the agreement remained conditional and threatened renewed military action if Iran failed to abide by it.
“It’s a memorandum of understanding, and if I don’t like it, we’ll go back to shooting at them, dropping bombs on their heads. I don’t like it if they don’t behave. We’ll go right back to dropping bombs right smack in the middle of their head,” Trump warned.
