ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - Talks between the United States and Iran on implementing the 14-point agreement to end their war, scheduled to take place Friday in a luxury Swiss resort, have been postponed, Switzerland's foreign ministry announced, as senior officials from Washington and Pakistan did not travel ahead of the planned meeting.

The Swiss foreign ministry said early Friday the planned talks involving the US, Iran, Qatar, and Pakistan had been “postponed,” in a message to AFP, adding that it remains ready to facilitate the negotiations. It did not announce a new date.

US President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian, remotely signed the agreement early Thursday after initially indicating they intended to sign it in person in Switzerland.

Under the agreement, both sides commit to a total ceasefire across all theaters, including Lebanon, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and begin a 60-day period of negotiations on broader issues, including Tehran's nuclear program.

US Vice President JD Vance did not depart for the planned face-to-face meeting. “As of now the vice-president is not departing tonight,” a White House spokesperson said late Thursday. “We look forward to beginning technical talks as soon as possible.”

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, a key mediator in the negotiations, also announced Thursday that he was postponing his trip.

Iranian semi-official media likewise reported that “nothing has been confirmed” regarding the plans.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei said Thursday that he had approved the agreement despite reservations, noting that Pezeshkian's vows to prioritize Tehran's national interest in the peace process served as the decisive factor in securing his backing.

In a response to Khamenei's statement, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that "all the capabilities of the country's foreign policy apparatus will be employed to secure the supreme interests of the Islamic Republic of Iran."

US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced Thursday that the naval blockade on Iran had been lifted and that “all US military blockade enforcement efforts have ceased,” following orders from Trump in the wake of the signing, with maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz beginning to accelerate amid the peace dividend.

Vance, in a press conference on Thursday, noted that over 12.5 million barrels of oil were successfully transported through the strategic waterway overnight, claiming that this was the highest quantity since the breakout of the conflict on February 28.