Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has turned down Egypt's invitation to attend the Sharm El-Sheikh peace summit due to be chaired by US President Donald Trump on Monday, Iran's foreign minister told a cabinet meeting Sunday.
Abbas Araghchi said a subsequent invitation was extended for him to attend the summit instead, state media reported.
Araghchi later said on his X account that he too will not attend the Sharm El-Sheikh summit.
"While favoring diplomatic engagement, neither President Pezeshkian nor I can engage with counterparts who have attacked the Iranian People and continue to threaten and sanction us," he said.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baqaei told IRNA Iran appreciates Egypt’s invitation but has no plans to participate in the Sharm el-Sheikh summit.
The leaders of over twenty countries will participate in the Sharm El-Sheikh Peace Summit which will be held in the city of Sharm El-Sheikh on the afternoon of Monday, October 13, 2025, co-chaired by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Donald Trump, the Egyptian presidency said.
Axios on Saturday cited an unnamed source as saying the Trump administration had invited Iran to attend the summit. Sky News Arabia also said the list of invited leaders included President Pezeshkian of Iran.
IRGC-affiliated Fars News on Sunday confirmed that Tehran had received the invitation but said Pezeshkian would decide on Sunday night whether to attend the summit. However, the report added that Tehran’s participation in the meeting was unlikely.
Fellow IRGC outlet Tasnim, meanwhile, quoted an informed source as saying that Iran would not attend the Sharm el-Sheikh summit despite receiving the invitation.
"The summit aims to end the war in the Gaza Strip, strengthen efforts to achieve peace and stability in the Middle East, and open a new chapter of regional security and stability," according to the Egyptian presidency.
President Trump is expected to visit the Middle East for a signing ceremony in Egypt to formalize the Gaza peace deal, a move that could signal the end of the two-year war between Israel and Tehran-backed Hamas militants, according to media reports.
The trip comes a few days after Trump's announcement early Thursday that Israel and Hamas had agreed to the first phase of a ceasefire agreement in Gaza.
Trump is set to begin his visit in Israel on Monday, where he will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and deliver an address to the Knesset, Israel’s parliament, Israeli media reported.
The Jewish State is not among those invited to the Sharm El-Sheikh summit, Axios reported.
Leaders or foreign ministers from Germany, Spain, France, the UK, Italy, Qatar, the UAE, Jordan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Indonesia are expected to participate in the summit, according to Euro News.
Under Trump’s Gaza peace plan, Israel would maintain a military presence along Gaza’s border, while an international force — made up largely of troops from Arab and Muslim nations — would oversee security inside the territory. The United States would lead a major, internationally funded reconstruction effort in the war-ravaged enclave.
Iran has expressed its support for "parts" of Trump's plan, according to Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
