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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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US Vice-President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials are in Switzerland for negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programme and to build the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
As they gathered for the start of talks, dubbed the Lake Lucerne Summit, Mr Vance called for all sides to work together.
“The question before us now is how much more can we accomplish together?” he said.
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, left, meets Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis at the summit (Urs Flueeler/Keystone/AP)
“Can we turn over a new leaf? Can we change relations in the Middle East permanently, or do we go back to doing things the old way, which is not our preference, but is certainly very much something that can happen.”
The framework deal was signed last week and US and Iran negotiators are now in …
US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
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Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
The US is looking to get Iran locked into negotiations over its nuclear programme amid concerns it may be used for military purposes, which Iran denies.
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Mr Vance also wants to push Tehran to commit to keeping open the Strait of Hormuz, the critical waterway through which about a fifth of world traded oil passes.
But the on-again, off-again conflict in Lebanon between Israel and Iranian-backed Hezbo…
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US Vice President JD Vance arrives in Switzerland to launch talks with Iran on its nuclear program
OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance landed Sunday in Switzerland to help formally launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over curbing Tehran’s nuclear program and building out the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
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OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance landed Sunday in Switzerland to help formally launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over curbing Tehran’s nuclear program and building out the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
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WASHINGTON (TNND) —Vice President Vance traveled to Switzerland on Saturday ahead of a first round of negotiations with Iran expected on Sunday at the Burgenstock ski resort. This upcoming talk will be the first round of direct talks between Iran and the U.S. since the Islamabad summit last April. This will allegedly launch 60 days of nuclear negotiations.
The talks are expected to take place despite Iran claiming on Saturday that it was shutting down the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli ceasefire violations.
"I think we're going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we're to be focused on," Vance told reporters on Saturday before leaving Washington. Vance said Saturday that the negotiations will last "a couple of days" and he will stay "for a day or two."
Vance said the first round is aimed at "getting the actual structure and negotiation in place." He said that Lebanon could derail the negotiations, but said Secretary of State Marco Rubio is handling de-escalation efforts.
"Despite the headlines, things …
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Vice President JD Vance said on Sunday that President Donald Trump had asked him to turn over "a new leaf" in American ties with the Iranian people.
But at the same time as the talks were occurring, Trump threatened to continue bombing
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Vance arrived at the Burgenstock mountain resort in Switzerland on Sunday morning to join Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, for technical talks with Iranian officials following last week's signing of a memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran.
"This is a historic meeting," Vance said, adding that the goal was to "turn over a new leaf to transform our relationship with the people of Iran, and to extend an outstretched hand".
"The question before us now is how much more can we accomplish together? Can we turn over a new leaf? Can we change relations in the Middle East permanently?
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OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Vice President
JD Vance
said Sunday there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the
interim deal to end the war
in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
But even as Vance called on Tehran to build on the moment, President
Donald Trump
threatened to restart strikes on Iran for its support of
Hezbollah
militants in Lebanon or if it moved to close the strategic
Strait of Hormuz.
“Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble,” Trump said on social media, one of multiple provocative warnings to Iran on Sunday. “If they don’t, we’ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!”
Vance and U.S. negotiators met with Iran's parliamentary speaker,
Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf
, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne. Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also present for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes. The U.S. and Iranian negotiating t…
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US Vice President JD Vance arrives in Switzerland to launch talks with Iran on its nuclear program
OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance landed Sunday in Switzerland to help formally launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over curbing Tehran’s nuclear program and building out the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
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Vice President JD Vance speaks to reporters at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Saturday, June 20, 2026, en route to Switzerland. (Elizabeth Frantz/Pool Photo via AP)
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OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance landed Sunday in Switzerland to help formally launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over curbing Tehran’s nuclear program and building out the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
The framework was signed last week, and now top U.S. and Iranian negotiators are in a 60-day sprint to reach an agreement on the technical details that hold massive implications for the world economy and global security.
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Vice President JD Vance has embraced the role of being the chief defender of the agreement he and President Donald Trump signed with Iran over the weekend.
Talks planned for Friday in Switzerland between Iran and the United States, which Vice President JD Vance had been scheduled to attend, were postponed as the fighting intensified in southern Lebanon, with Israel’s military claiming Friday its forces struck Hezbollah targets throughout the region.
Vice President JD Vance speaks to reporters in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Vice President JD Vance listens as a reporter asks a question in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Vice President
JD Vance
said Sunday there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the
interim deal to end the war
in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
But even as Vance called on Tehran to build on the moment, President
Donald Trump
threatened to restart strikes on Iran for its support of
Hezbollah
militants in Lebanon or if it moved to close the strategic
Strait of Hormuz.
“Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble,” Trump said on social media, one of multiple provocative warnings to Iran on Sunday. “If they don’t, we’ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!”
Vance and U.S. negotiators met with Iran's parliamentary speaker,
Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf
, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne. Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also present for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes. The U.S. and Iranian negotiating t…
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
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A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah.…
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US Vice-President JD Vance has arrived in Switzerland to help formally launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over curbing Tehran’s nuclear programme and building the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
Mr Vance and his wife Usha landed at Emmen Air Base outside Lucerne just before 6am local time on Sunday, according to his office.
The framework was signed last week with US and Iran negotiators in a 60-day sprint to reach agreement on the technical details which hold massive implications for the world economy and global security.
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The first days of that two-month period were complicated by the heavy exchange of fire in Lebanon between Israel and the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah — and by the subsequent announcement by Iran’s military that it had closed the Strait o…
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U.S. Vice President JD Vance, right, meets with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, during high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict, at the Bürgenstock Resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, in Switzerland, Sunday, June 21, 2026.
President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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Updated June 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM PDT
President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
said on X
that Iran's armed forces are prepared to respond to threats.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah.…
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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WASHINGTON (TNND) —The White House on Thursday blamed logistical issues for the postponement of Vice President JD Vance's trip to Switzerland. Vance was meant to formally sign thedealthat President Donald Trump had signed a day earlier.
They added in a statement that details of the talks have not been finalized.
The 14-point memorandumpromising peace in the Middle East addresses the ongoing fighting with a 60-day window to reach a final deal on the future of Iran's nuclear program.
It also ends the naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, allowing ships to pass through the international waterway. The opening of the Strait of Hormuz had a direct impact on oil prices, which plummeted to below $4 a barrel for the first time on Thursday, following the signing of the deal.
However, the deal does not address Iran's uranium stockpile. The nuclear phase of negotiations is meant to be addressed when Vance visited Switzerland to meet face-to-face with negotiators.
While giving a press conference at the White House on Thursday, Vance said the technical negotiations of the deal would start "sometime this weekend."
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Hero or fall guy? Vance becomes face of Trump's tentative Iran deal ...
Vice President JD Vance defended the existence of a “gentlemen’s agreements” with Iran about how it handles its uranium stockpiles and nuclear ambitions.
In a rare rebuke, Vice President JD Vance blasted Israeli officials attacking President Trump over his Iran deal, warning that Trump is “the only head of state in the entire world” currently sympathetic to Israel and urging critics to “wake up” to the country’s reality.
Speaking at a news conference as the G7 comes to a close, President Donald Trump says he “might” stick around in Europe for the signing of his Iran deal in Switzerland and jokes that if the agreement is a failure, he’s blaming his Vice President JD Vance.
Vice President JD Vance speaks in Bethpage, N.Y., Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Vice President JD Vance speaks in Bethpage, N.Y., Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Vice President JD Vance speaks to reporters in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Vice President
JD Vance
said Sunday there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the
interim deal to end the war
in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
But even as Vance called on Tehran to build on the moment, President
Donald Trump
threatened to restart strikes on Iran for its support of
Hezbollah
militants in Lebanon or if it moved to close the strategic
Strait of Hormuz.
“Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble,” Trump said on social media, one of multiple provocative warnings to Iran on Sunday. “If they don’t, we’ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!”
Vance and U.S. negotiators met with Iran's parliamentary speaker,
Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf
, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne. Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also present for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes. The U.S. and Iranian negotiating t…
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U.S. Vice President Vance, right, meets with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, during high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict, at the Bürgenstock Resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, in Switzerland, on Sunday.
Updated June 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM PDT
President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
said on X
that Iran's armed forces are prepared to respond to threats.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah.…
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WASHINGTON (TNND) —Vice President Vance traveled to Switzerland on Saturday ahead of a first round of negotiations with Iran expected on Sunday at the Burgenstock ski resort. This upcoming talk will be the first round of direct talks between Iran and the U.S. since the Islamabad summit last April. This will allegedly launch 60 days of nuclear negotiations.
The talks are expected to take place despite Iran claiming on Saturday that it was shutting down the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli ceasefire violations.
"I think we're going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we're to be focused on," Vance told reporters on Saturday before leaving Washington. Vance said Saturday that the negotiations will last "a couple of days" and he will stay "for a day or two."
Vance said the first round is aimed at "getting the actual structure and negotiation in place." He said that Lebanon could derail the negotiations, but said Secretary of State Marco Rubio is handling de-escalation efforts.
"Despite the headlines, things …
Trump jokes that he'll blame JD Vance if Iran deal flops
Trump jokes that he'll blame JD Vance if Iran deal flops
President Donald Trump, left, and Vice President JD Vance walk to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2026, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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President Trump joked Wednesday that he will
simply blame Vice President JD Vance
if his peace deal with Iran flops.
Pointing to the fact that
Vance has been the main cheerleader
for the controversial memorandum of understanding, Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked Trump if he could shift any potential blowback to his No. 2 man.
“I like that idea,” Trump replied with a grin. “Well, this way, if it works out, I’m going to take the credit. If it doesn’t work out, I’m blaming JD.”
Trump also joshed that Vance might be alert to the political danger involved in his
support for the effort to end the war
without achieving several key goals proclaimed by Trump.
“You better be careful,” Trump said. “JD, he’s going to turn his plane around and get the hell out of here.”
Vance is expected to be the top American official who
will app…
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
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"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble," the president wrote on Truth Social during a wave of early morning missives that included
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Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
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RASCOE: So Vance said all these things, but listed two, and neither of them are quite settled. What do we know at the moment?
LIASSON: Well, so far, the parties have signed a memorandum of understanding that was supposed to start a 60-day negotiation period for all of the tough issues. As soon as it was signed, though, the Strait of Hormuz was supposed to be opened. But not only did Iran briefly postpone the talks. They also said they closed the strait again because…
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
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A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Vice President
JD Vance
said Sunday there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the
interim deal to end the war
in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
But even as Vance called on Tehran to build on the moment, President
Donald Trump
threatened to restart strikes on Iran for its support of
Hezbollah
militants in Lebanon or if it moved to close the strategic
Strait of Hormuz.
“Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble,” Trump said on social media, one of multiple provocative warnings to Iran on Sunday. “If they don’t, we’ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!”
Vance and U.S. negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker,
Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf
, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne. Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also present for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes. Th…
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WASHINGTON (TNND) —The White House on Thursday blamed logistical issues for the postponement of Vice President JD Vance's trip to Switzerland. Vance was meant to formally sign thedealthat President Donald Trump had signed a day earlier.
They added in a statement that details of the talks have not been finalized.
The 14-point memorandumpromising peace in the Middle East addresses the ongoing fighting with a 60-day window to reach a final deal on the future of Iran's nuclear program.
It also ends the naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, allowing ships to pass through the international waterway. The opening of the Strait of Hormuz had a direct impact on oil prices, which plummeted to below $4 a barrel for the first time on Thursday, following the signing of the deal.
However, the deal does not address Iran's uranium stockpile. The nuclear phase of negotiations is meant to be addressed when Vance visited Switzerland to meet face-to-face with negotiators.
While giving a press conference at the White House on Thursday, Vance said the technical negotiations of the deal would start "sometime this weekend."
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
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The framework was signed last week and US and Iran negotiators are now in a 60-day sprint to reach agreement on the technical details which hold massive implications for the world economy and global security.
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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, June 21 (IANS) US Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that negotiators had already made "great progress" in talks with Iran at a Swiss resort overlooking Lake Lucerne, expressing confidence that further advances could be achieved in the coming hours as senior delegations met to discuss Tehran's nuclear programme and wider regional security issues.
Burgenstock (Switzerland), June 21 (IANS) US Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that negotiators had already made "great progress" in talks with Iran at a Swiss resort overlooking Lake Lucerne, expressing confidence that further advances could be achieved in the coming hours as senior delegations met to discuss Tehran's nuclear programme and wider regional security issues.
Delegations from the United States and Iran began closed-door talks at the Burgenstock resort at 3:09 p.m. local time, according to a spokesperson for the Vice President. Representatives from Qatar and Pakistan also participated in the meeting as facilitators.
Before the talks began, Vance struck an optimistic tone.
"We've already made great progress over just the last few hours, and I expect that we'll make additional progress in the hours to come," Va…
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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Burgenstock :
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, June 21 (IANS) US Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that negotiators had already made "great progress" in talks with Iran at a Swiss resort overlooking Lake Lucerne, expressing confidence that further advances could be achieved in the coming hours as senior delegations met to discuss Tehran's nuclear programme and wider regional security issues.
Burgenstock (Switzerland), June 21 (IANS) US Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that negotiators had already made "great progress" in talks with Iran at a Swiss resort overlooking Lake Lucerne, expressing confidence that further advances could be achieved in the coming hours as senior delegations met to discuss Tehran's nuclear programme and wider regional security issues.
Delegations from the United States and Iran began closed-door talks at the Burgenstock resort at 3:09 p.m. local time, according to a spokesperson for the Vice President. Representatives from Qatar and Pakistan also participated in the meeting as facilitators.
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"We've already made great progress over just the last few hours, and I expect that we'll make additional progress in the hours to come," Va…
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“We believe we’ve already seen some significant concessions from both sides, just in the last few weeks,” Vance said in an exclusive interview on NBC News’ “Meet the Press.”
Vance also weighed in on a Russian missile strike in western Ukraine overnight Thursday that hit an electronics factory owned by a U.S.-based company. Asked by moderator Kristen Welker if he was “enraged” by the strike, which the company said
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Vice President Vance arrived in Switzerland on Sunday morning for talks with Iranian officials, hoping to consolidate the fragile interim deal to end the war, and kickstart fresh discussions over Tehran's nuclear program.
Vance and his wife, Usha, arrived at Emmen Air Base outside Lucerne just before 6 a.m. local time, according to his office. The vice president joined special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law.
Vance met with representatives from Pakistan, which has been brokering the talks, including the country's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir. As well as the Iranian team, mediators from Qatar are also attending the meetings, as is Rafael Grossi, chief of the International Atomic Ene…
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US Vice-President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials are in Switzerland for negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programme and to build the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
As they gathered for the start of talks, dubbed the Lake Lucerne Summit, Mr Vance called for all sides to work together.
“The question before us now is how much more can we accomplish together?” he said.
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, left, meets Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis at the summit (Urs Flueeler/Keystone/AP)
“Can we turn over a new leaf? Can we change relations in the Middle East permanently, or do we go back to doing things the old way, which is not our preference, but is certainly very much something that can happen.”
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Updated June 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM PDT
President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
said on X
that Iran's armed forces are prepared to respond to threats.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah.…
Trump threatens to 'hit Iran very hard again' while Vance in Switzerland for talks
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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US Vice-President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials are in Switzerland for negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programme and to build the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
As they gathered for the start of talks, dubbed the Lake Lucerne Summit, Mr Vance called for all sides to work together.
“The question before us now is how much more can we accomplish together?” he said.
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, left, meets Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis at the summit (Urs Flueeler/Keystone/AP)
“Can we turn over a new leaf? Can we change relations in the Middle East permanently, or do we go back to doing things the old way, which is not our preference, but is certainly very much something that can happen.”
The framework deal was signed last week and US and Iran negotiators are now in …
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WASHINGTON (TNND) —Vice President Vance traveled to Switzerland on Saturday ahead of a first round of negotiations with Iran expected on Sunday at the Burgenstock ski resort. This upcoming talk will be the first round of direct talks between Iran and the U.S. since the Islamabad summit last April. This will allegedly launch 60 days of nuclear negotiations.
The talks are expected to take place despite Iran claiming on Saturday that it was shutting down the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli ceasefire violations.
"I think we're going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we're to be focused on," Vance told reporters on Saturday before leaving Washington. Vance said Saturday that the negotiations will last "a couple of days" and he will stay "for a day or two."
Vance said the first round is aimed at "getting the actual structure and negotiation in place." He said that Lebanon could derail the negotiations, but said Secretary of State Marco Rubio is handling de-escalation efforts.
"Despite the headlines, things …
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
The US is looking to get Iran lock…
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US Vice President JD Vance arrives in Switzerland to launch talks with Iran on its nuclear program
OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance landed Sunday in Switzerland to help formally launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over curbing Tehran’s nuclear program and building out the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
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OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance landed Sunday in Switzerland to help formally launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over curbing Tehran’s nuclear program and building out the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance landed Sunday in Switzerland to help formally launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over curbing Tehran’s nuclear program and building out the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
The US is looking to get Iran lock…
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US vice president JD Vance landed in Switzerland on Sunday to help formally launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over curbing Tehran’s nuclear programme and building the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
Mr Vance and his wife Usha Vance arrived at Emmen Air Base outside Lucerne at just before 6am local time, according to his office.
The framework was signed last week with US and Iran negotiators in a 60-day sprint to reach agreement on the technical details which hold massive implications for the world economy and global security.
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The first days of that two-month period were complicated by the heavy exchange of fire in Lebanon between Israel and the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah — and by t…
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OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance landed Sunday in Switzerland to help formally launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over curbing Tehran’s nuclear program and building out the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
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A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah.…
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WASHINGTON (TNND) —Vice President Vance traveled to Switzerland on Saturday ahead of a first round of negotiations with Iran expected on Sunday at the Burgenstock ski resort. This upcoming talk will be the first round of direct talks between Iran and the U.S. since the Islamabad summit last April. This will allegedly launch 60 days of nuclear negotiations.
The talks are expected to take place despite Iran claiming on Saturday that it was shutting down the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli ceasefire violations.
"I think we're going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we're to be focused on," Vance told reporters on Saturday before leaving Washington. Vance said Saturday that the negotiations will last "a couple of days" and he will stay "for a day or two."
Vance said the first round is aimed at "getting the actual structure and negotiation in place." He said that Lebanon could derail the negotiations, but said Secretary of State Marco Rubio is handling de-escalation efforts.
"Despite the headlines, things …
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WASHINGTON (TNND) —The White House on Thursday blamed logistical issues for the postponement of Vice President JD Vance's trip to Switzerland. Vance was meant to formally sign thedealthat President Donald Trump had signed a day earlier.
They added in a statement that details of the talks have not been finalized.
The 14-point memorandumpromising peace in the Middle East addresses the ongoing fighting with a 60-day window to reach a final deal on the future of Iran's nuclear program.
It also ends the naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, allowing ships to pass through the international waterway. The opening of the Strait of Hormuz had a direct impact on oil prices, which plummeted to below $4 a barrel for the first time on Thursday, following the signing of the deal.
However, the deal does not address Iran's uranium stockpile. The nuclear phase of negotiations is meant to be addressed when Vance visited Switzerland to meet face-to-face with negotiators.
While giving a press conference at the White House on Thursday, Vance said the technical negotiations of the deal would start "sometime this weekend."
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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WASHINGTON (TNND) —Vice President Vance traveled to Switzerland on Saturday ahead of a first round of negotiations with Iran expected on Sunday at the Burgenstock ski resort. This upcoming talk will be the first round of direct talks between Iran and the U.S. since the Islamabad summit last April. This will allegedly launch 60 days of nuclear negotiations.
The talks are expected to take place despite Iran claiming on Saturday that it was shutting down the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli ceasefire violations.
"I think we're going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we're to be focused on," Vance told reporters on Saturday before leaving Washington. Vance said Saturday that the negotiations will last "a couple of days" and he will stay "for a day or two."
Vance said the first round is aimed at "getting the actual structure and negotiation in place." He said that Lebanon could derail the negotiations, but said Secretary of State Marco Rubio is handling de-escalation efforts.
"Despite the headlines, things …
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
The US is looking to get Iran lock…
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WASHINGTON (TNND) —Vice President Vance traveled to Switzerland on Saturday ahead of a first round of negotiations with Iran expected on Sunday at the Burgenstock ski resort. This upcoming talk will be the first round of direct talks between Iran and the U.S. since the Islamabad summit last April. This will allegedly launch 60 days of nuclear negotiations.
The talks are expected to take place despite Iran claiming on Saturday that it was shutting down the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli ceasefire violations.
"I think we're going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we're to be focused on," Vance told reporters on Saturday before leaving Washington. Vance said Saturday that the negotiations will last "a couple of days" and he will stay "for a day or two."
Vance said the first round is aimed at "getting the actual structure and negotiation in place." He said that Lebanon could derail the negotiations, but said Secretary of State Marco Rubio is handling de-escalation efforts.
"Despite the headlines, things …
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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US Vice-President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials are in Switzerland for negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programme and to build the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
As they gathered for the start of talks, dubbed the Lake Lucerne Summit, Mr Vance called for all sides to work together.
“The question before us now is how much more can we accomplish together?” he said.
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, left, meets Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis at the summit (Urs Flueeler/Keystone/AP)
“Can we turn over a new leaf? Can we change relations in the Middle East permanently, or do we go back to doing things the old way, which is not our preference, but is certainly very much something that can happen.”
The framework deal was signed last week and US and Iran negotiators are now in …
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WASHINGTON (TNND) —The White House on Thursday blamed logistical issues for the postponement of Vice President JD Vance's trip to Switzerland. Vance was meant to formally sign thedealthat President Donald Trump had signed a day earlier.
They added in a statement that details of the talks have not been finalized.
The 14-point memorandumpromising peace in the Middle East addresses the ongoing fighting with a 60-day window to reach a final deal on the future of Iran's nuclear program.
It also ends the naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, allowing ships to pass through the international waterway. The opening of the Strait of Hormuz had a direct impact on oil prices, which plummeted to below $4 a barrel for the first time on Thursday, following the signing of the deal.
However, the deal does not address Iran's uranium stockpile. The nuclear phase of negotiations is meant to be addressed when Vance visited Switzerland to meet face-to-face with negotiators.
While giving a press conference at the White House on Thursday, Vance said the technical negotiations of the deal would start "sometime this weekend."
"W…
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US vice president JD Vance landed in Switzerland on Sunday to help formally launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over curbing Tehran’s nuclear programme and building the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
Mr Vance and his wife Usha Vance arrived at Emmen Air Base outside Lucerne at just before 6am local time, according to his office.
The framework was signed last week with US and Iran negotiators in a 60-day sprint to reach agreement on the technical details which hold massive implications for the world economy and global security.
Strait of Hormuz (PA Graphics)
The first days of that two-month period were complicated by the heavy exchange of fire in Lebanon between Israel and the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah — and by t…
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OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance landed Sunday in Switzerland to help formally launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over curbing Tehran’s nuclear program and building out the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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RASCOE: So Vance said all these things, but listed two, and neither of them are quite settled. What do we know at the moment?
LIASSON: Well, so far, the parties have signed a memorandum of understanding that was supposed to start a 60-day negotiation period for all of the tough issues. As soon as it was signed, though, the Strait of Hormuz was supposed to be opened. But not only did Iran briefly postpone the talks. They also said they closed the strait again because…
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WASHINGTON (TNND) —Vice President Vance traveled to Switzerland on Saturday ahead of a first round of negotiations with Iran expected on Sunday at the Burgenstock ski resort. This upcoming talk will be the first round of direct talks between Iran and the U.S. since the Islamabad summit last April. This will allegedly launch 60 days of nuclear negotiations.
The talks are expected to take place despite Iran claiming on Saturday that it was shutting down the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli ceasefire violations.
"I think we're going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we're to be focused on," Vance told reporters on Saturday before leaving Washington. Vance said Saturday that the negotiations will last "a couple of days" and he will stay "for a day or two."
Vance said the first round is aimed at "getting the actual structure and negotiation in place." He said that Lebanon could derail the negotiations, but said Secretary of State Marco Rubio is handling de-escalation efforts.
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Thursday night that Vice PresidentJD Vancewas delaying a trip to Switzerland, where he'd been set to lead a new round of negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program — raising questions about what's next for the tentative agreement toend the war.
The team led by Vance had been ready to leave but was postponing, the White House said, citing difficult logistics for negotiations. The announcement followed a report from Al-Mayadeen, a pan-Arab satellite channel that is politically allied with the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, that Iran was delaying sending its delegation to Switzerland over Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Lebanon.
Vance, who wasinitially personally skeptical of the U.S. going to war with Iran, has increasingly become the administration’s face of the conflict and has been outspoken in defending the deal.
Earlier Thursday, he took the relatively unusual step of appearing at the White House to defend the initial deal to extend the ceasefire 60 days and allow for more negotiating — arguing that while it offers concessions…
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
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A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
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OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance landed Sunday in Switzerland to help formally launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over curbing Tehran’s nuclear program and building out the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
The framework was signed last week, and now top U.S. and Iranian negotiators are in a 60-day sprint to reach an agreement on the technical details that hold massive implications for the world economy and global security.
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US vice president JD Vance landed in Switzerland on Sunday to help formally launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over curbing Tehran’s nuclear programme and building the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
Mr Vance and his wife Usha Vance arrived at Emmen Air Base outside Lucerne at just before 6am local time, according to his office.
The framework was signed last week with US and Iran negotiators in a 60-day sprint to reach agreement on the technical details which hold massive implications for the world economy and global security.
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Mere hours after President Donald Trump ordered strikes on Iran’s nuclear program last June, his vice president appeared on two separate Sunday shows to hail the success of the mission. JD Vance was so effusive that he used the word “incredible” or “incredibly” four times in less than one minute.
Within hours of Trump’s operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in January, Vance was on X posting
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It’s now been two weeks since Trump launched a war with Iran, and Vance has yet to offer anything like these public votes of confidence.
That continued Friday, when he was asked by a reporter what he had advised Trump initially and more recently.
Vance gave an extended answer but
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“I hate to disappoint you, but I’m not going to show up here and, in front of God and everybody else, tell you e…
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
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A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah.…
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The lack of a deal with the Islamic Republic government officials came before Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Sunday conceded defeat in that country’s election. Vance had campaigned with Orbán last week, appearing behind a podium ordained with the vice presidential seal.
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
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OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Vice President
JD Vance
said Sunday there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the
interim deal to end the war
in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
But even as Vance called on Tehran to build on the moment, President
Donald Trump
threatened to restart strikes on Iran for its support of
Hezbollah
militants in Lebanon or if it moved to close the strategic
Strait of Hormuz.
“Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble,” Trump said on social media, one of multiple provocative warnings to Iran on Sunday. “If they don’t, we’ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!”
Vance and U.S. negotiators met with Iran's parliamentary speaker,
Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf
, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne. Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also present for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes. The U.S. and Iranian negotiating t…
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US Vice-President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials are in Switzerland for negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programme and to build the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
As they gathered for the start of talks, dubbed the Lake Lucerne Summit, Mr Vance called for all sides to work together.
“The question before us now is how much more can we accomplish together?” he said.
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, left, meets Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis at the summit (Urs Flueeler/Keystone/AP)
“Can we turn over a new leaf? Can we change relations in the Middle East permanently, or do we go back to doing things the old way, which is not our preference, but is certainly very much something that can happen.”
The framework deal was signed last week and US and Iran negotiators are now in …
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JD Vance delays Switzerland trip as Lebanon strikes and Iranian threats ...
The first phase of negotiations under the newly signed US-Iran peace memorandum has run into uncertainty, with US Vice President JD Vance shelving plans to travel to Switzerland as Washington and Tehran continue to work out the details of upcoming technical talks.
The development comes a day after US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a 14-point memorandum intended to halt hostilities, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and launch negotiations on sanctions relief and Iran’s nuclear programme. While both sides have expressed support for the framework, the next stage of discussions has yet to be scheduled.
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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US Vice-President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials have arrived in Switzerland to formally launch negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme and build the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
The framework was signed last week and US and Iran negotiators are now in a 60-day sprint to reach agreement on the technical details which hold massive implications for the world economy and global security.
Yet only days after signing the agreement, it is already being stress-tested after fighting escalated in Lebanon between Israel and the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah – and by the subsequent announcement by Iran’s military that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz, the vital waterway that transits a fifth of the world’s traded oil and natural gas.
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US Vice-President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials are in Switzerland for negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programme and to build the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
As they gathered for the start of talks, dubbed the Lake Lucerne Summit, Mr Vance called for all sides to work together.
“The question before us now is how much more can we accomplish together?” he said.
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, left, meets Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis at the summit (Urs Flueeler/Keystone/AP)
“Can we turn over a new leaf? Can we change relations in the Middle East permanently, or do we go back to doing things the old way, which is not our preference, but is certainly very much something that can happen.”
The framework deal was signed last week and US and Iran negotiators are now in …
Trump threatens to 'hit Iran very hard again' while Vance in Switzerland for talks
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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AYESHA RASCOE, HOST:
That's Vice President JD Vance speaking in Switzerland today. He's there for talks with Iranian negotiators. NPR senior national political correspondent Mara Liasson joins us now. Hi, Mara.
MARA LIASSON, BYLINE: Hi, Ayesha.
RASCOE: So Vance said all these things, but listed two, and neither of them are quite settled. What do we know at the moment?
LIASSON: Well, so far, the parties have signed a memorandum of understanding that was supposed to start a 60-day negotiation period for all of the tough issues. As soon as it was signed, though, the Strait of Hormuz was supposed to be opened. But not only did Iran briefly postpone the talks. They also said they closed the strait again because…
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Updated June 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM PDT
President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
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Updated June 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM PDT
President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
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Updated June 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM PDT
President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
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A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah.…
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US Vice-President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials have arrived in Switzerland to formally launch negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme and build the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
The framework was signed last week and US and Iran negotiators are now in a 60-day sprint to reach agreement on the technical details which hold massive implications for the world economy and global security.
Yet only days after signing the agreement, it is already being stress-tested after fighting escalated in Lebanon between Israel and the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah – and by the subsequent announcement by Iran’s military that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz, the vital waterway that transits a fifth of the world’s traded oil and natural gas.
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Updated June 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM PDT
President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
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Updated June 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM PDT
President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
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Washington DC [US], June 21 (ANI): US Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance have departed for Switzerland on Saturday (local time) for technical-level talks with Iran, following the signing of the 14-point memorandum of understanding (MoU) reached between the two sides to end the hostilities in West Asia as diplomatic efforts continue over nuclear and regional security issues.
The Vice President will take part in discussions near Lucerne in Switzerland.
Speaking to reporters before his departure, Vance said he understood that the Iranian delegation had already arrived in Switzerland and that talks could continue for 'a couple of days'.
'I can only be there for a day or two. I think we're going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue and make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we're to be focused on. I'm sure the Iranians are going to have issues they'd like to discuss as well,' Vance said before his departure.
He further addressed the situation in Lebanon, particularly due to the Israeli strikes on the country, where ongoing tensions have raised concerns over the stability of the …
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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US Vice-President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials are in Switzerland for negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programme and to build the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
As they gathered for the start of talks, dubbed the Lake Lucerne Summit, Mr Vance called for all sides to work together.
“The question before us now is how much more can we accomplish together?” he said.
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“Can we turn over a new leaf? Can we change relations in the Middle East permanently, or do we go back to doing things the old way, which is not our preference, but is certainly very much something that can happen.”
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WASHINGTON (TNND) —The White House on Thursday blamed logistical issues for the postponement of Vice President JD Vance's trip to Switzerland. Vance was meant to formally sign thedealthat President Donald Trump had signed a day earlier.
They added in a statement that details of the talks have not been finalized.
The 14-point memorandumpromising peace in the Middle East addresses the ongoing fighting with a 60-day window to reach a final deal on the future of Iran's nuclear program.
It also ends the naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, allowing ships to pass through the international waterway. The opening of the Strait of Hormuz had a direct impact on oil prices, which plummeted to below $4 a barrel for the first time on Thursday, following the signing of the deal.
However, the deal does not address Iran's uranium stockpile. The nuclear phase of negotiations is meant to be addressed when Vance visited Switzerland to meet face-to-face with negotiators.
While giving a press conference at the White House on Thursday, Vance said the technical negotiations of the deal would start "sometime this weekend."
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Washington DC [US], June 21 (ANI): US Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance have departed for Switzerland on Saturday (local time) for technical-level talks with Iran, following the signing of the 14-point memorandum of understanding (MoU) reached between the two sides to end the hostilities in West Asia as diplomatic efforts continue over nuclear and regional security issues.
The Vice President will take part in discussions near Lucerne in Switzerland.
Speaking to reporters before his departure, Vance said he understood that the Iranian delegation had already arrived in Switzerland and that talks could continue for 'a couple of days'.
'I can only be there for a day or two. I think we're going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue and make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we're to be focused on. I'm sure the Iranians are going to have issues they'd like to discuss as well,' Vance said before his departure.
He further addressed the situation in Lebanon, particularly due to the Israeli strikes on the country, where ongoing tensions have raised concerns over the stability of the …
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Updated June 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM PDT
President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
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A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah.…
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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WASHINGTON (TNND) —The White House on Thursday blamed logistical issues for the postponement of Vice President JD Vance's trip to Switzerland. Vance was meant to formally sign thedealthat President Donald Trump had signed a day earlier.
They added in a statement that details of the talks have not been finalized.
The 14-point memorandumpromising peace in the Middle East addresses the ongoing fighting with a 60-day window to reach a final deal on the future of Iran's nuclear program.
It also ends the naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, allowing ships to pass through the international waterway. The opening of the Strait of Hormuz had a direct impact on oil prices, which plummeted to below $4 a barrel for the first time on Thursday, following the signing of the deal.
However, the deal does not address Iran's uranium stockpile. The nuclear phase of negotiations is meant to be addressed when Vance visited Switzerland to meet face-to-face with negotiators.
While giving a press conference at the White House on Thursday, Vance said the technical negotiations of the deal would start "sometime this weekend."
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
The US is looking to get Iran lock…
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Vice President JD Vance has called off a planned trip to Switzerland, where he had been expected to lead a new round of talks with Iran over its nuclear program.
In a statement, the White House said arrangements for the technical discussions have not yet been finalized, adding that the U.S. team remains ready to leave as soon as plans are confirmed.
“As the Vice President said at his press conference, the plans for the upcoming technical talks have not been finalized, and the U.S. delegation has been prepared to depart at the first available opportunity,” the statement said.
The White House added: “But the logistics of these negotiations have never been simple or predictable. As of now the Vice President is not departing tonight. We will let you know as soon as we have a concrete update about next steps.”
The announcement came after Al-Mayadeen, a pan-Arab satellite network aligned politically with the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, reported that Iran was p…
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US Vice-President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials have arrived in Switzerland to formally launch negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme and build the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
The framework was signed last week and US and Iran negotiators are now in a 60-day sprint to reach agreement on the technical details which hold massive implications for the world economy and global security.
Yet only days after signing the agreement, it is already being stress-tested after fighting escalated in Lebanon between Israel and the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah – and by the subsequent announcement by Iran’s military that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz, the vital waterway that transits a fifth of the world’s traded oil and natural gas.
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Updated June 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM PDT
President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
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A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah.…
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Updated June 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM PDT
President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
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that Iran's armed forces are prepared to respond to threats.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah.…
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RASCOE: So Vance said all these things, but listed two, and neither of them are quite settled. What do we know at the moment?
LIASSON: Well, so far, the parties have signed a memorandum of understanding that was supposed to start a 60-day negotiation period for all of the tough issues. As soon as it was signed, though, the Strait of Hormuz was supposed to be opened. But not only did Iran briefly postpone the talks. They also said they closed the strait again because…
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Vice President JD Vance jumped at the chance to be the face of a peace agreement designed to end months of unpopular war with Iran, a significant risk given the administration had spent months trying to get Tehran to fold with little success.
The last week has only made that decision seem more perilous — turning what could have been a career highlight into a potential blunder for Vance and any 2028 ambitions.
A formal, in-person summit planned for Friday was
derailed at the last minute
, with the vice president canceling his flight to Switzerland Thursday evening. GOP hawks vocally protested the administration’s decision to not share specific text immediately and, since seeing it, have
roundly criticized the accord
as too generous to Iran. One Republican senator described it as “the worst foreign policy blunder in decades.” And President Donald Trump and Vance have given conflicti…
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After the face-to-face talks between the US and Iranian delegations in Pakistan stretched to Sunday, US Vice President JD Vance confirmed that the discussions had ended without an agreement in place. The high-stakes talks ended after 21 hours after the Iranians refused to accept the terms set by the United States determining that they couldn’t develop a nuclear weapon.
Having led the American side in the negotiations, Vance took his stand at a podium in front of American flags and spoke for one minute before responding to three questions from reporters. With special envoy Steve Witkoff and US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, by his side, the US VP’s entire remarks lasted just more than three minutes walked away.
Read the full text of JD Vance’s remarks delivered from Pakistan:
“Well, good morning everybody. Let me say a couple of notes of appreciation,” Vance began on Sunday morning in Islamabad (local time). “First of all. To the Prime Minister of Pakistan and Field Marshall Munir, who were both incredible hosts. Whatever shortcomings in the negotiations, it wasn’t because of the Paki…
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WASHINGTON (TNND) —The White House on Thursday blamed logistical issues for the postponement of Vice President JD Vance's trip to Switzerland. Vance was meant to formally sign thedealthat President Donald Trump had signed a day earlier.
They added in a statement that details of the talks have not been finalized.
The 14-point memorandumpromising peace in the Middle East addresses the ongoing fighting with a 60-day window to reach a final deal on the future of Iran's nuclear program.
It also ends the naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, allowing ships to pass through the international waterway. The opening of the Strait of Hormuz had a direct impact on oil prices, which plummeted to below $4 a barrel for the first time on Thursday, following the signing of the deal.
However, the deal does not address Iran's uranium stockpile. The nuclear phase of negotiations is meant to be addressed when Vance visited Switzerland to meet face-to-face with negotiators.
While giving a press conference at the White House on Thursday, Vance said the technical negotiations of the deal would start "sometime this weekend."
"W…
US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
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Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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Mr Vance also wants to push Tehran to commit to keeping open the Strait of Hormuz, the critical waterway through which about a fifth of world traded oil passes.
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OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Vice President
JD Vance
said Sunday there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the
interim deal to end the war
in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
But even as Vance called on Tehran to build on the moment, President
Donald Trump
threatened to restart strikes on Iran for its support of
Hezbollah
militants in Lebanon or if it moved to close the strategic
Strait of Hormuz.
“Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble,” Trump said on social media, one of multiple provocative warnings to Iran on Sunday. “If they don’t, we’ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!”
Vance and U.S. negotiators met with Iran's parliamentary speaker,
Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf
, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne. Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also present for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes. The U.S. and Iranian negotiating t…
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As he defended the US-Iran deal at the White House press briefing on Thursday, Vice-President JD Vance brushed aside a question about whether President Donald Trump had positioned him as the "fall guy" for an agreement that is broadly unpopular with Republicans in Washington.
"I think the president was joking," Vance said, referring to Trump's comment the previous day that he might blame the vice-president if the deal collapses.
Vance has spent the week defending the memorandum of understanding with Iran.
Yet he was often contradicted or overshadowed by Trump - and his uncertainty about the logistics of a signing ceremony he was planning to attend in Switzerland with Iranian leaders only further underscored his challenges in handling a defining issu…
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’s negotiations with Iranian leaders over curbing
Tehran
’s nuclear program and building out the fragile interim deal to end the war in
Iran
.
Tehran’s negotiators, including parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, along with central bank and oil officials, are already in the Swiss city of Zurich.
The talks will kickstart at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex in Switzerland shortly.
This comes as US president
Donald Trump
has threatened to impose tolls on the
Strait of Hormuz
if the deal with Iran is not completed.
Iran said it would close the crucial waterway to tankers, citing alleged violations of the ceasefire by the US and
Israel
.
The US military had said that traffic continued to flow through the Strait and the US is monitoring the situation to ensure that continues.
But Trump took to social media to insist that there should be no tolls during the cease fire period “unl…
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WASHINGTON (TNND) —Vice President Vance traveled to Switzerland on Saturday ahead of a first round of negotiations with Iran expected on Sunday at the Burgenstock ski resort. This upcoming talk will be the first round of direct talks between Iran and the U.S. since the Islamabad summit last April. This will allegedly launch 60 days of nuclear negotiations.
The talks are expected to take place despite Iran claiming on Saturday that it was shutting down the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli ceasefire violations.
"I think we're going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we're to be focused on," Vance told reporters on Saturday before leaving Washington. Vance said Saturday that the negotiations will last "a couple of days" and he will stay "for a day or two."
Vance said the first round is aimed at "getting the actual structure and negotiation in place." He said that Lebanon could derail the negotiations, but said Secretary of State Marco Rubio is handling de-escalation efforts.
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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Updated June 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM PDT
President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
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A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah.…
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Updated June 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM PDT
President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
said on X
that Iran's armed forces are prepared to respond to threats.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah.…
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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US Vice-President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials have arrived in Switzerland to formally launch negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme and build the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
The framework was signed last week and US and Iran negotiators are now in a 60-day sprint to reach agreement on the technical details which hold massive implications for the world economy and global security.
Yet only days after signing the agreement, it is already being stress-tested after fighting escalated in Lebanon between Israel and the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah – and by the subsequent announcement by Iran’s military that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz, the vital waterway that transits a fifth of the world’s traded oil and natural gas.
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Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the head of the military, Asim Munir, arrived in Switzerland on Sunday for talks over the Middle East war, Sharif's office said.
"Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir will participate in the High-Level Talks on the implementation of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding," the Prime Minister's Office wrote on X, referring to the US-Iran deal to end the war.
US Vice President JD Vance landed Sunday in Switzerland to help formally launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over curbing Tehran's nuclear program and building out the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
Vance and his wife, second lady Usha Vance, arrived at Emmen Air Base outside Lucerne at just before 6am local time, according to his office.
Vance joins special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump's son-in-law, who have already been on the ground to begin sifting through the technical details of the nuclear talks.
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The framework was signed last week and US and Iran negotiators are now in a 60-day sprint to reach agreement on the technical details which hold massive implications for the world economy and global security.
Yet only days after signing the agreement, it is already being stress-tested after fighting escalated in Lebanon between Israel and the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah – and by the subsequent announcement by Iran’s military that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz, the vital waterway that transits a fifth of the world’s traded oil and natural gas.
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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WASHINGTON (TNND) —The White House on Thursday blamed logistical issues for the postponement of Vice President JD Vance's trip to Switzerland. Vance was meant to formally sign thedealthat President Donald Trump had signed a day earlier.
They added in a statement that details of the talks have not been finalized.
The 14-point memorandumpromising peace in the Middle East addresses the ongoing fighting with a 60-day window to reach a final deal on the future of Iran's nuclear program.
It also ends the naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, allowing ships to pass through the international waterway. The opening of the Strait of Hormuz had a direct impact on oil prices, which plummeted to below $4 a barrel for the first time on Thursday, following the signing of the deal.
However, the deal does not address Iran's uranium stockpile. The nuclear phase of negotiations is meant to be addressed when Vance visited Switzerland to meet face-to-face with negotiators.
While giving a press conference at the White House on Thursday, Vance said the technical negotiations of the deal would start "sometime this weekend."
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OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Vice President
JD Vance
said Sunday there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the
interim deal to end the war
in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
But even as Vance called on Tehran to build on the moment, President
Donald Trump
threatened to restart strikes on Iran for its support of
Hezbollah
militants in Lebanon or if it moved to close the strategic
Strait of Hormuz.
“Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble,” Trump said on social media, one of multiple provocative warnings to Iran on Sunday. “If they don’t, we’ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!”
Vance and U.S. negotiators met with Iran's parliamentary speaker,
Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf
, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne. Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also present for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes. The U.S. and Iranian negotiating t…
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US Vice-President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials are in Switzerland for negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programme and to build the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
As they gathered for the start of talks, dubbed the Lake Lucerne Summit, Mr Vance called for all sides to work together.
“The question before us now is how much more can we accomplish together?” he said.
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, left, meets Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis at the summit (Urs Flueeler/Keystone/AP)
“Can we turn over a new leaf? Can we change relations in the Middle East permanently, or do we go back to doing things the old way, which is not our preference, but is certainly very much something that can happen.”
The framework deal was signed last week and US and Iran negotiators are now in …
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
said on X
that Iran's armed forces are prepared to respond to threats.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant gro…
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US Vice President JD Vance has said that talks in Doha between US and Iranian officials "are going well," even though it was still "pretty early."
When asked about the indirect technical talks in the Qatari capital, Vance said obviously, we're worried about the nuclear issue, we're going to start talking about that.
"If they try to rebuild that nuclear program, if they refuse to let inspections in...if they...resume shooting at commercial vessels, which they have stopped for a few days, obviously the president still has a lot of options on the table, Vance added when speaking to reporters at a US Navy air station in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Earlier, US President Donald Trump said "very good meetings" were held in Doha , where Qatar and Pakistan are serving as mediators.
When asked about different factions within the Iranian government, the vice-president said "you've got people who actually recognize the last 47 years of their government has been a mistake, and that they need to change their relationship with the United States, with Europe, with the Gulf Arab countries. And then you've got a few people who are still kind of attac…
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ZURICH (AP) — The American push to quickly begin
high-stakes talks with Iran
hit a snag Friday, just days after the
signing of an agreement
that opens a two-month window for negotiations on
Tehran’s nuclear program
and returning oil traffic through
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to prewar levels.
Iranian officials did not travel as planned to Switzerland, insisting that
Israeli strikes
on Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants in Lebanon must stop before the talks can take place, according to three regional officials and a person familiar with the matter. They were not authorized to publicly discuss the ongoing mediation to try to get the talks rescheduled and spoke on condition of anonymity.
The situation was fluid as Israel and Hezbollah agreed on Friday to renew their ceasefire, according to a U.S. official and regional officials. …
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The framework was signed last week and US and Iran negotiators are now in a 60-day sprint to reach agreement on the technical details which hold massive implications for the world economy and global security.
Yet only days after signing the agreement, it is already being stress-tested after fighting escalated in Lebanon between Israel and the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah – and by the subsequent announcement by Iran’s military that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz, the vital waterway that transits a fifth of the world’s traded oil and natural gas.
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As they gathered for the start of talks, dubbed the Lake Lucerne Summit, Mr Vance called for all sides to work together.
“The question before us now is how much more can we accomplish together?” he said.
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, left, meets Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis at the summit (Urs Flueeler/Keystone/AP)
“Can we turn over a new leaf? Can we change relations in the Middle East permanently, or do we go back to doing things the old way, which is not our preference, but is certainly very much something that can happen.”
The framework deal was signed last week and US and Iran negotiators are now in …
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As they gathered for the start of talks, dubbed the Lake Lucerne Summit, Mr Vance called for all sides to work together.
“The question before us now is how much more can we accomplish together?” he said.
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, left, meets Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis at the summit (Urs Flueeler/Keystone/AP)
“Can we turn over a new leaf? Can we change relations in the Middle East permanently, or do we go back to doing things the old way, which is not our preference, but is certainly very much something that can happen.”
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OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Vice President
JD Vance
said Sunday there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the
interim deal to end the war
in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
But even as Vance called on Tehran to build on the moment, President
Donald Trump
threatened to restart strikes on Iran for its support of
Hezbollah
militants in Lebanon or if it moved to close the strategic
Strait of Hormuz.
“Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble,” Trump said on social media, one of multiple provocative warnings to Iran on Sunday. “If they don’t, we’ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!”
Vance and U.S. negotiators met with Iran's parliamentary speaker,
Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf
, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne. Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also present for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes. The U.S. and Iranian negotiating t…
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OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Vice President
JD Vance
said Sunday there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the
interim deal to end the war
in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
But even as Vance called on Tehran to build on the moment, President
Donald Trump
threatened to restart strikes on Iran for its support of
Hezbollah
militants in Lebanon or if it moved to close the strategic
Strait of Hormuz.
“Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble,” Trump said on social media, one of multiple provocative warnings to Iran on Sunday. “If they don’t, we’ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!”
Vance and U.S. negotiators met with Iran's parliamentary speaker,
Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf
, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne. Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also present for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes. The U.S. and Iranian negotiating t…
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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When President Donald Trump first raised the prospect of
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A former Marine who rose to political prominence as a critic of foreign wars, Vice President JD Vance counseled against the perils of
launching another unpredictable conflict in the Middle East.
But as it became apparent that Trump still favored military action, Vance shifted his stance. He advocated for Trump to attack quickly and decisively, arguing it would be necessary to minimize American casualties and prevent Iran from striking first.
The vice president’s pivot, described by two people familiar with the events, reflected how Trump’s closest aides approached a war that few initially viewed as an imperative — but all of them ended up supporting.
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US vice president JD Vance landed in Switzerland on Sunday to help formally launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over curbing Tehran’s nuclear programme and building the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
Mr Vance and his wife Usha Vance arrived at Emmen Air Base outside Lucerne at just before 6am local time, according to his office.
The framework was signed last week with US and Iran negotiators in a 60-day sprint to reach agreement on the technical details which hold massive implications for the world economy and global security.
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
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on Sunday.
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WASHINGTON (TNND) —Vice President Vance traveled to Switzerland on Saturday ahead of a first round of negotiations with Iran expected on Sunday at the Burgenstock ski resort. This upcoming talk will be the first round of direct talks between Iran and the U.S. since the Islamabad summit last April. This will allegedly launch 60 days of nuclear negotiations.
The talks are expected to take place despite Iran claiming on Saturday that it was shutting down the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli ceasefire violations.
"I think we're going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we're to be focused on," Vance told reporters on Saturday before leaving Washington. Vance said Saturday that the negotiations will last "a couple of days" and he will stay "for a day or two."
Vance said the first round is aimed at "getting the actual structure and negotiation in place." He said that Lebanon could derail the negotiations, but said Secretary of State Marco Rubio is handling de-escalation efforts.
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OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Vice President
JD Vance
said Sunday there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the
interim deal to end the war
in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
But even as Vance called on Tehran to build on the moment, President
Donald Trump
threatened to restart strikes on Iran for its support of
Hezbollah
militants in Lebanon or if it moved to close the strategic
Strait of Hormuz.
“Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble,” Trump said on social media, one of multiple provocative warnings to Iran on Sunday. “If they don’t, we’ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!”
Vance and U.S. negotiators met with Iran's parliamentary speaker,
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, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne. Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also present for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes. The U.S. and Iranian negotiating t…
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Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
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OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Vice President
JD Vance
said Sunday there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the
interim deal to end the war
in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
But even as Vance called on Tehran to build on the moment, President
Donald Trump
threatened to restart strikes on Iran for its support of
Hezbollah
militants in Lebanon or if it moved to close the strategic
Strait of Hormuz.
“Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble,” Trump said on social media, one of multiple provocative warnings to Iran on Sunday. “If they don’t, we’ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!”
Vance and U.S. negotiators met with Iran's parliamentary speaker,
Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf
, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne. Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also present for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes. The U.S. and Iranian negotiating t…
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WASHINGTON (TNND) —The White House on Thursday blamed logistical issues for the postponement of Vice President JD Vance's trip to Switzerland. Vance was meant to formally sign thedealthat President Donald Trump had signed a day earlier.
They added in a statement that details of the talks have not been finalized.
The 14-point memorandumpromising peace in the Middle East addresses the ongoing fighting with a 60-day window to reach a final deal on the future of Iran's nuclear program.
It also ends the naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, allowing ships to pass through the international waterway. The opening of the Strait of Hormuz had a direct impact on oil prices, which plummeted to below $4 a barrel for the first time on Thursday, following the signing of the deal.
However, the deal does not address Iran's uranium stockpile. The nuclear phase of negotiations is meant to be addressed when Vance visited Switzerland to meet face-to-face with negotiators.
While giving a press conference at the White House on Thursday, Vance said the technical negotiations of the deal would start "sometime this weekend."
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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RASCOE: So Vance said all these things, but listed two, and neither of them are quite settled. What do we know at the moment?
LIASSON: Well, so far, the parties have signed a memorandum of understanding that was supposed to start a 60-day negotiation period for all of the tough issues. As soon as it was signed, though, the Strait of Hormuz was supposed to be opened. But not only did Iran briefly postpone the talks. They also said they closed the strait again because…
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U.S. and Iranian negotiators headed to a Swiss venue Saturday for talks on adding key details to their interim agreement to halt the war, hours after Tehran said it closed the Strait of Hormuz because of Israel’s attacks in Lebanon and warned that little might be achieved if the fighting doesn’t stop.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir left Islamabad and arrived in Zurich on early Sunday morning to participate in high-level talks between the United States and Iran on the implementation of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding being held in Switzerland.
Vice President JD Vance speaks to reporters at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Saturday, June 20, 2026, en route to Switzerland. (Elizabeth Frantz/Pool Photo via AP)
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Iranian officials did not travel as planned to Switzerland, insisting that
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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RASCOE: So Vance said all these things, but listed two, and neither of them are quite settled. What do we know at the moment?
LIASSON: Well, so far, the parties have signed a memorandum of understanding that was supposed to start a 60-day negotiation period for all of the tough issues. As soon as it was signed, though, the Strait of Hormuz was supposed to be opened. But not only did Iran briefly postpone the talks. They also said they closed the strait again because…
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The Trump administration denied social media claims that Vice President
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That was in response to an X clip posted earlier in the day by
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“Watch Qatar snub Vance,” Geller
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Her clip racked up 2.1 million views on X and was shared by thousands of accounts.
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
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A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah.…
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US Vice-President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials have arrived in Switzerland to formally launch negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme and build the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
The framework was signed last week and US and Iran negotiators are now in a 60-day sprint to reach agreement on the technical details which hold massive implications for the world economy and global security.
Yet only days after signing the agreement, it is already being stress-tested after fighting escalated in Lebanon between Israel and the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah – and by the subsequent announcement by Iran’s military that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz, the vital waterway that transits a fifth of the world’s traded oil and natural gas.
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
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A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah.…
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
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RASCOE: So Vance said all these things, but listed two, and neither of them are quite settled. What do we know at the moment?
LIASSON: Well, so far, the parties have signed a memorandum of understanding that was supposed to start a 60-day negotiation period for all of the tough issues. As soon as it was signed, though, the Strait of Hormuz was supposed to be opened. But not only did Iran briefly postpone the talks. They also said they closed the strait again because…
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WASHINGTON (TNND) —The White House on Thursday blamed logistical issues for the postponement of Vice President JD Vance's trip to Switzerland. Vance was meant to formally sign thedealthat President Donald Trump had signed a day earlier.
They added in a statement that details of the talks have not been finalized.
The 14-point memorandumpromising peace in the Middle East addresses the ongoing fighting with a 60-day window to reach a final deal on the future of Iran's nuclear program.
It also ends the naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, allowing ships to pass through the international waterway. The opening of the Strait of Hormuz had a direct impact on oil prices, which plummeted to below $4 a barrel for the first time on Thursday, following the signing of the deal.
However, the deal does not address Iran's uranium stockpile. The nuclear phase of negotiations is meant to be addressed when Vance visited Switzerland to meet face-to-face with negotiators.
While giving a press conference at the White House on Thursday, Vance said the technical negotiations of the deal would start "sometime this weekend."
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Washington DC [US], June 21 (ANI): US Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance have departed for Switzerland on Saturday (local time) for technical-level talks with Iran, following the signing of the 14-point memorandum of understanding (MoU) reached between the two sides to end the hostilities in West Asia as diplomatic efforts continue over nuclear and regional security issues.
The Vice President will take part in discussions near Lucerne in Switzerland.
Speaking to reporters before his departure, Vance said he understood that the Iranian delegation had already arrived in Switzerland and that talks could continue for 'a couple of days'.
'I can only be there for a day or two. I think we're going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue and make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we're to be focused on. I'm sure the Iranians are going to have issues they'd like to discuss as well,' Vance said before his departure.
He further addressed the situation in Lebanon, particularly due to the Israeli strikes on the country, where ongoing tensions have raised concerns over the stability of the …
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OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Vice President
JD Vance
said Sunday there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the
interim deal to end the war
in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
But even as Vance called on Tehran to build on the moment, President
Donald Trump
threatened to restart strikes on Iran for its support of
Hezbollah
militants in Lebanon or if it moved to close the strategic
Strait of Hormuz.
“Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble,” Trump said on social media, one of multiple provocative warnings to Iran on Sunday. “If they don’t, we’ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!”
Vance and U.S. negotiators met with Iran's parliamentary speaker,
Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf
, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne. Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also present for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes. The U.S. and Iranian negotiating t…
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JD Vance Arrives In Switzerland For Technical Talks With Iran To End War
US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Switzerland on Sunday to participate in technical-level negotiations with Iran on its nuclear programme, marking the start of a new phase in diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the conflict in West Asia.
Vance reached Switzerland to lead discussions with Tehran under the framework of the recently signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States and Iran, which established a 60-day window for negotiations.
The negotiations are taking place in Burgenstock, Switzerland, with officials from the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar participating in the process.
Pakistan, which has played a central role in mediating between Washington and Tehran, confirmed that the technical-level talks would begin on Sunday. Qatar is also involved as a facilitator in the dialogue.
The talks were originally expected to begin on Friday but were delayed amid renewed exchanges of fire involving Israel and Lebanon.
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OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Vice President
JD Vance
said Sunday there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the
interim deal to end the war
in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
But even as Vance called on Tehran to build on the moment, President
Donald Trump
threatened to restart strikes on Iran for its support of
Hezbollah
militants in Lebanon or if it moved to close the strategic
Strait of Hormuz.
“Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble,” Trump said on social media, one of multiple provocative warnings to Iran on Sunday. “If they don’t, we’ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!”
Vance and U.S. negotiators met with Iran's parliamentary speaker,
Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf
, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne. Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also present for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes. The U.S. and Iranian negotiating t…
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
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WASHINGTON (TNND) —Vice President Vance traveled to Switzerland on Saturday ahead of a first round of negotiations with Iran expected on Sunday at the Burgenstock ski resort. This upcoming talk will be the first round of direct talks between Iran and the U.S. since the Islamabad summit last April. This will allegedly launch 60 days of nuclear negotiations.
The talks are expected to take place despite Iran claiming on Saturday that it was shutting down the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli ceasefire violations.
"I think we're going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we're to be focused on," Vance told reporters on Saturday before leaving Washington. Vance said Saturday that the negotiations will last "a couple of days" and he will stay "for a day or two."
Vance said the first round is aimed at "getting the actual structure and negotiation in place." He said that Lebanon could derail the negotiations, but said Secretary of State Marco Rubio is handling de-escalation efforts.
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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Mr Vance and his wife Usha Vance arrived at Emmen Air Base outside Lucerne at just before 6am local time, according to his office.
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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US Vice-President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials have arrived in Switzerland to formally launch negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme and build the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
The framework was signed last week and US and Iran negotiators are now in a 60-day sprint to reach agreement on the technical details which hold massive implications for the world economy and global security.
Yet only days after signing the agreement, it is already being stress-tested after fighting escalated in Lebanon between Israel and the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah – and by the subsequent announcement by Iran’s military that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz, the vital waterway that transits a fifth of the world’s traded oil and natural gas.
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
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The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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, June 21 (IANS) US Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that negotiators had already made "great progress" in talks with Iran at a Swiss resort overlooking Lake Lucerne, expressing confidence that further advances could be achieved in the coming hours as senior delegations met to discuss Tehran's nuclear programme and wider regional security issues.
Burgenstock (Switzerland), June 21 (IANS) US Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that negotiators had already made "great progress" in talks with Iran at a Swiss resort overlooking Lake Lucerne, expressing confidence that further advances could be achieved in the coming hours as senior delegations met to discuss Tehran's nuclear programme and wider regional security issues.
Delegations from the United States and Iran began closed-door talks at the Burgenstock resort at 3:09 p.m. local time, according to a spokesperson for the Vice President. Representatives from Qatar and Pakistan also participated in the meeting as facilitators.
Before the talks began, Vance struck an optimistic tone.
"We've already made great progress over just the last few hours, and I expect that we'll make additional progress in the hours to come," Va…
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
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on Sunday.
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OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Vice President
JD Vance
said Sunday there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the
interim deal to end the war
in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
But even as Vance called on Tehran to build on the moment, President
Donald Trump
threatened to restart strikes on Iran for its support of
Hezbollah
militants in Lebanon or if it moved to close the strategic
Strait of Hormuz.
“Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble,” Trump said on social media, one of multiple provocative warnings to Iran on Sunday. “If they don’t, we’ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!”
Vance and U.S. negotiators met with Iran's parliamentary speaker,
Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf
, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne. Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also present for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes. The U.S. and Iranian negotiating t…
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, June 21 (IANS) US Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that negotiators had already made "great progress" in talks with Iran at a Swiss resort overlooking Lake Lucerne, expressing confidence that further advances could be achieved in the coming hours as senior delegations met to discuss Tehran's nuclear programme and wider regional security issues.
Burgenstock (Switzerland), June 21 (IANS) US Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that negotiators had already made "great progress" in talks with Iran at a Swiss resort overlooking Lake Lucerne, expressing confidence that further advances could be achieved in the coming hours as senior delegations met to discuss Tehran's nuclear programme and wider regional security issues.
Delegations from the United States and Iran began closed-door talks at the Burgenstock resort at 3:09 p.m. local time, according to a spokesperson for the Vice President. Representatives from Qatar and Pakistan also participated in the meeting as facilitators.
Before the talks began, Vance struck an optimistic tone.
"We've already made great progress over just the last few hours, and I expect that we'll make additional progress in the hours to come," Va…
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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Washington DC [US], June 21 (ANI): US Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance have departed for Switzerland on Saturday (local time) for technical-level talks with Iran, following the signing of the 14-point memorandum of understanding (MoU) reached between the two sides to end the hostilities in West Asia as diplomatic efforts continue over nuclear and regional security issues.
The Vice President will take part in discussions near Lucerne in Switzerland.
Speaking to reporters before his departure, Vance said he understood that the Iranian delegation had already arrived in Switzerland and that talks could continue for 'a couple of days'.
'I can only be there for a day or two. I think we're going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue and make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we're to be focused on. I'm sure the Iranians are going to have issues they'd like to discuss as well,' Vance said before his departure.
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US Vice-President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials have arrived in Switzerland to formally launch negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme and build the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
The framework was signed last week and US and Iran negotiators are now in a 60-day sprint to reach agreement on the technical details which hold massive implications for the world economy and global security.
Yet only days after signing the agreement, it is already being stress-tested after fighting escalated in Lebanon between Israel and the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah – and by the subsequent announcement by Iran’s military that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz, the vital waterway that transits a fifth of the world’s traded oil and natural gas.
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U.S. and Iranian negotiators headed to a Swiss venue Saturday for talks on adding key details to their interim agreement to halt the war, hours after Tehran said it closed the Strait of Hormuz because of Israel’s attacks in Lebanon and warned that little might be achieved if the fighting doesn’t stop.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance, gestures as he meets with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, during high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict, at the Bürgenstock Resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, in Switzerland, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via AP)
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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WASHINGTON (TNND) —Vice President Vance traveled to Switzerland on Saturday ahead of a first round of negotiations with Iran expected on Sunday at the Burgenstock ski resort. This upcoming talk will be the first round of direct talks between Iran and the U.S. since the Islamabad summit last April. This will allegedly launch 60 days of nuclear negotiations.
The talks are expected to take place despite Iran claiming on Saturday that it was shutting down the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli ceasefire violations.
"I think we're going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we're to be focused on," Vance told reporters on Saturday before leaving Washington. Vance said Saturday that the negotiations will last "a couple of days" and he will stay "for a day or two."
Vance said the first round is aimed at "getting the actual structure and negotiation in place." He said that Lebanon could derail the negotiations, but said Secretary of State Marco Rubio is handling de-escalation efforts.
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Updated June 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM PDT
President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
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A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah.…
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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Vice President Vance arrived in Switzerland on Sunday morning for talks with Iranian officials, hoping to consolidate the fragile interim deal to end the war, and kickstart fresh discussions over Tehran's nuclear program.
Vance and his wife, Usha, arrived at Emmen Air Base outside Lucerne just before 6 a.m. local time, according to his office. The vice president joined special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law.
Vance met with representatives from Pakistan, which has been brokering the talks, including the country's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir. As well as the Iranian team, mediators from Qatar are also attending t…
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Updated June 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM PDT
President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
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on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
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A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah.…
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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Updated June 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM PDT
President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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Updated June 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM PDT
President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
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Updated June 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM PDT
President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
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Updated June 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM PDT
President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
said on X
that Iran's armed forces are prepared to respond to threats.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah.…
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
The US is looking to get Iran lock…
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
said on X
that Iran's armed forces are prepared to respond to threats.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah.…
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
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that Iran's armed forces are prepared to respond to threats.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah.…
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US Vice-President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials are in Switzerland for negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programme and to build the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
As they gathered for the start of talks, dubbed the Lake Lucerne Summit, Mr Vance called for all sides to work together.
“The question before us now is how much more can we accomplish together?” he said.
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, left, meets Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis at the summit (Urs Flueeler/Keystone/AP)
“Can we turn over a new leaf? Can we change relations in the Middle East permanently, or do we go back to doing things the old way, which is not our preference, but is certainly very much something that can happen.”
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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US Vice-President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials are in Switzerland for negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programme and to build the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
As they gathered for the start of talks, dubbed the Lake Lucerne Summit, Mr Vance called for all sides to work together.
“The question before us now is how much more can we accomplish together?” he said.
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, left, meets Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis at the summit (Urs Flueeler/Keystone/AP)
“Can we turn over a new leaf? Can we change relations in the Middle East permanently, or do we go back to doing things the old way, which is not our preference, but is certainly very much something that can happen.”
The framework deal was signed last week and US and Iran negotiators are now in …
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
The US is looking to get Iran lock…
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WASHINGTON (TNND) —The White House on Thursday blamed logistical issues for the postponement of Vice President JD Vance's trip to Switzerland. Vance was meant to formally sign thedealthat President Donald Trump had signed a day earlier.
They added in a statement that details of the talks have not been finalized.
The 14-point memorandumpromising peace in the Middle East addresses the ongoing fighting with a 60-day window to reach a final deal on the future of Iran's nuclear program.
It also ends the naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, allowing ships to pass through the international waterway. The opening of the Strait of Hormuz had a direct impact on oil prices, which plummeted to below $4 a barrel for the first time on Thursday, following the signing of the deal.
However, the deal does not address Iran's uranium stockpile. The nuclear phase of negotiations is meant to be addressed when Vance visited Switzerland to meet face-to-face with negotiators.
While giving a press conference at the White House on Thursday, Vance said the technical negotiations of the deal would start "sometime this weekend."
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
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A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah.…
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
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A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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US Vice-President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials have arrived in Switzerland to formally launch negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme and build the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
The framework was signed last week and US and Iran negotiators are now in a 60-day sprint to reach agreement on the technical details which hold massive implications for the world economy and global security.
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WASHINGTON (TNND) —Vice President Vance traveled to Switzerland on Saturday ahead of a first round of negotiations with Iran expected on Sunday at the Burgenstock ski resort. This upcoming talk will be the first round of direct talks between Iran and the U.S. since the Islamabad summit last April. This will allegedly launch 60 days of nuclear negotiations.
The talks are expected to take place despite Iran claiming on Saturday that it was shutting down the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli ceasefire violations.
"I think we're going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we're to be focused on," Vance told reporters on Saturday before leaving Washington. Vance said Saturday that the negotiations will last "a couple of days" and he will stay "for a day or two."
Vance said the first round is aimed at "getting the actual structure and negotiation in place." He said that Lebanon could derail the negotiations, but said Secretary of State Marco Rubio is handling de-escalation efforts.
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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Mr Vance and his wife Usha Vance arrived at Emmen Air Base outside Lucerne at just before 6am local time, according to his office.
The framework was signed last week with US and Iran negotiators in a 60-day sprint to reach agreement on the technical details which hold massive implications for the world economy and global security.
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The talks are expected to take place despite Iran claiming on Saturday that it was shutting down the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli ceasefire violations.
"I think we're going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we're to be focused on," Vance told reporters on Saturday before leaving Washington. Vance said Saturday that the negotiations will last "a couple of days" and he will stay "for a day or two."
Vance said the first round is aimed at "getting the actual structure and negotiation in place." He said that Lebanon could derail the negotiations, but said Secretary of State Marco Rubio is handling de-escalation efforts.
"Despite the headlines, things …
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OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Vice President
JD Vance
said Sunday there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the
interim deal to end the war
in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
But even as Vance called on Tehran to build on the moment, President
Donald Trump
threatened to restart strikes on Iran for its support of
Hezbollah
militants in Lebanon or if it moved to close the strategic
Strait of Hormuz.
“Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble,” Trump said on social media, one of multiple provocative warnings to Iran on Sunday. “If they don’t, we’ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!”
Vance and U.S. negotiators met with Iran's parliamentary speaker,
Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf
, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne. Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also present for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes. The U.S. and Iranian negotiating t…
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Updated June 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM PDT
President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
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Updated June 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM PDT
President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
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Updated June 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM PDT
President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
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Updated June 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM PDT
President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
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Updated June 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM PDT
President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
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A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah.…
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Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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WASHINGTON (TNND) —Vice President Vance traveled to Switzerland on Saturday ahead of a first round of negotiations with Iran expected on Sunday at the Burgenstock ski resort. This upcoming talk will be the first round of direct talks between Iran and the U.S. since the Islamabad summit last April. This will allegedly launch 60 days of nuclear negotiations.
The talks are expected to take place despite Iran claiming on Saturday that it was shutting down the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli ceasefire violations.
"I think we're going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we're to be focused on," Vance told reporters on Saturday before leaving Washington. Vance said Saturday that the negotiations will last "a couple of days" and he will stay "for a day or two."
Vance said the first round is aimed at "getting the actual structure and negotiation in place." He said that Lebanon could derail the negotiations, but said Secretary of State Marco Rubio is handling de-escalation efforts.
"Despite the headlines, things …
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Speculation has intensified around Vice President JD Vance after a planned, high-stakes visit to the Swiss Alps for talks with Iranian leaders was called off at the last minute.
As Vance’s team remained on standby at Joint Base Andrews, three people familiar with the matter said Iran’s leadership had already begun testing the fragile U.S.-Iran peace framework, with one source accusing Tehran of “playing games.”
With the diplomatic effort facing fresh uncertainty, President Donald Trump sought to project confidence in a post on Truth Social, pushing back against the idea that Washington had been seeking talks from a position of weakness and laying out new demands.
“We didn’t meet out of desperation, Iran did. They are finished! We’ll play out the 60 days. They get no money, not ten cents!,” Trump wrote.
Behind the scenes, however, some administration officials have expressed frustration over the obstacles facing efforts to end a conflict that began under Trump…
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Vice President Vance arrived in Switzerland on Sunday morning for talks with Iranian officials, hoping to consolidate the fragile interim deal to end the war, and kickstart fresh discussions over Tehran's nuclear program.
Vance and his wife, Usha, arrived at Emmen Air Base outside Lucerne just before 6 a.m. local time, according to his office. The vice president joined special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Trump's son-in-law.
Vance met with representatives from Pakistan, which has been brokering the talks, including the country's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir. As well as the Iranian team, mediators from Qatar are also attending the meetings, as is Rafael Grossi, chief of the International Atomic Ene…
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US vice president JD Vance landed in Switzerland on Sunday to help formally launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over curbing Tehran’s nuclear programme and building the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
Mr Vance and his wife Usha Vance arrived at Emmen Air Base outside Lucerne at just before 6am local time, according to his office.
The framework was signed last week with US and Iran negotiators in a 60-day sprint to reach agreement on the technical details which hold massive implications for the world economy and global security.
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The first days of that two-month period were complicated by the heavy exchange of fire in Lebanon between Israel and the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah — and by t…
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US Vice-President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials are in Switzerland for negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programme and to build the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
As they gathered for the start of talks, dubbed the Lake Lucerne Summit, Mr Vance called for all sides to work together.
“The question before us now is how much more can we accomplish together?” he said.
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, left, meets Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis at the summit (Urs Flueeler/Keystone/AP)
“Can we turn over a new leaf? Can we change relations in the Middle East permanently, or do we go back to doing things the old way, which is not our preference, but is certainly very much something that can happen.”
The framework deal was signed last week and US and Iran negotiators are now in …
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
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A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah.…
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
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on Sunday.
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US Vice-President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials are in Switzerland for negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programme and to build the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
As they gathered for the start of talks, dubbed the Lake Lucerne Summit, Mr Vance called for all sides to work together.
“The question before us now is how much more can we accomplish together?” he said.
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, left, meets Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis at the summit (Urs Flueeler/Keystone/AP)
“Can we turn over a new leaf? Can we change relations in the Middle East permanently, or do we go back to doing things the old way, which is not our preference, but is certainly very much something that can happen.”
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WASHINGTON (TNND) —The White House on Thursday blamed logistical issues for the postponement of Vice President JD Vance's trip to Switzerland. Vance was meant to formally sign thedealthat President Donald Trump had signed a day earlier.
They added in a statement that details of the talks have not been finalized.
The 14-point memorandumpromising peace in the Middle East addresses the ongoing fighting with a 60-day window to reach a final deal on the future of Iran's nuclear program.
It also ends the naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, allowing ships to pass through the international waterway. The opening of the Strait of Hormuz had a direct impact on oil prices, which plummeted to below $4 a barrel for the first time on Thursday, following the signing of the deal.
However, the deal does not address Iran's uranium stockpile. The nuclear phase of negotiations is meant to be addressed when Vance visited Switzerland to meet face-to-face with negotiators.
While giving a press conference at the White House on Thursday, Vance said the technical negotiations of the deal would start "sometime this weekend."
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
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WASHINGTON (TNND) —The White House on Thursday blamed logistical issues for the postponement of Vice President JD Vance's trip to Switzerland. Vance was meant to formally sign thedealthat President Donald Trump had signed a day earlier.
They added in a statement that details of the talks have not been finalized.
The 14-point memorandumpromising peace in the Middle East addresses the ongoing fighting with a 60-day window to reach a final deal on the future of Iran's nuclear program.
It also ends the naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, allowing ships to pass through the international waterway. The opening of the Strait of Hormuz had a direct impact on oil prices, which plummeted to below $4 a barrel for the first time on Thursday, following the signing of the deal.
However, the deal does not address Iran's uranium stockpile. The nuclear phase of negotiations is meant to be addressed when Vance visited Switzerland to meet face-to-face with negotiators.
While giving a press conference at the White House on Thursday, Vance said the technical negotiations of the deal would start "sometime this weekend."
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
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US vice president JD Vance landed in Switzerland on Sunday to help formally launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over curbing Tehran’s nuclear programme and building the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
Mr Vance and his wife Usha Vance arrived at Emmen Air Base outside Lucerne at just before 6am local time, according to his office.
The framework was signed last week with US and Iran negotiators in a 60-day sprint to reach agreement on the technical details which hold massive implications for the world economy and global security.
Strait of Hormuz (PA Graphics)
The first days of that two-month period were complicated by the heavy exchange of fire in Lebanon between Israel and the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah — and by t…
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
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on Sunday.
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Updated June 21, 2026 at 3:40 PM PDT
President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
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A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah.…
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JD Vance
said Sunday there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the
interim deal to end the war
in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
But even as Vance called on Tehran to build on the moment, President
Donald Trump
threatened to restart strikes on Iran for its support of
Hezbollah
militants in Lebanon or if it moved to close the strategic
Strait of Hormuz.
“Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble,” Trump said on social media, one of multiple provocative warnings to Iran on Sunday. “If they don’t, we’ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!”
Vance and U.S. negotiators met with Iran's parliamentary speaker,
Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf
, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne. Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also present for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes. The U.S. and Iranian negotiating t…
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WASHINGTON (TNND) —Vice President Vance traveled to Switzerland on Saturday ahead of a first round of negotiations with Iran expected on Sunday at the Burgenstock ski resort. This upcoming talk will be the first round of direct talks between Iran and the U.S. since the Islamabad summit last April. This will allegedly launch 60 days of nuclear negotiations.
The talks are expected to take place despite Iran claiming on Saturday that it was shutting down the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli ceasefire violations.
"I think we're going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we're to be focused on," Vance told reporters on Saturday before leaving Washington. Vance said Saturday that the negotiations will last "a couple of days" and he will stay "for a day or two."
Vance said the first round is aimed at "getting the actual structure and negotiation in place." He said that Lebanon could derail the negotiations, but said Secretary of State Marco Rubio is handling de-escalation efforts.
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
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on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
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OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Vice President
JD Vance
said Sunday there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the
interim deal to end the war
in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
But even as Vance called on Tehran to build on the moment, President
Donald Trump
threatened to restart strikes on Iran for its support of
Hezbollah
militants in Lebanon or if it moved to close the strategic
Strait of Hormuz.
“Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble,” Trump said on social media, one of multiple provocative warnings to Iran on Sunday. “If they don’t, we’ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!”
Vance and U.S. negotiators met with Iran's parliamentary speaker,
Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf
, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne. Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also present for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes. The U.S. and Iranian negotiating t…
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WASHINGTON (TNND) —Vice President Vance traveled to Switzerland on Saturday ahead of a first round of negotiations with Iran expected on Sunday at the Burgenstock ski resort. This upcoming talk will be the first round of direct talks between Iran and the U.S. since the Islamabad summit last April. This will allegedly launch 60 days of nuclear negotiations.
The talks are expected to take place despite Iran claiming on Saturday that it was shutting down the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli ceasefire violations.
"I think we're going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we're to be focused on," Vance told reporters on Saturday before leaving Washington. Vance said Saturday that the negotiations will last "a couple of days" and he will stay "for a day or two."
Vance said the first round is aimed at "getting the actual structure and negotiation in place." He said that Lebanon could derail the negotiations, but said Secretary of State Marco Rubio is handling de-escalation efforts.
"Despite the headlines, things …
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Senator Cory Booker is raising serious alarms regarding the current state of international diplomacy, specifically targeting the roles of President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,
NBC News
reported. During his appearance on Meet the Press, Booker expressed his belief that citizens should be very worried about these two leaders.
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He argued that their actions are actively upending viable pathways to peace in the Middle East at a time when fragile ceasefire negotiations between the United States and Iran are taking place in Switzerland. The Senator did not mince words when discussing the credibility of these figures. When he was asked if he viewed Israel as a reliable partner in the ongoing negotiations with Iran, he pivoted to a harsh critique of the leadership in both nations.
He stated, “Between Israel and America, we have two criminal presidents,” while highlighting the conviction …
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US Vice-President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials are in Switzerland for negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programme and to build the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
As they gathered for the start of talks, dubbed the Lake Lucerne Summit, Mr Vance called for all sides to work together.
“The question before us now is how much more can we accomplish together?” he said.
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, left, meets Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis at the summit (Urs Flueeler/Keystone/AP)
“Can we turn over a new leaf? Can we change relations in the Middle East permanently, or do we go back to doing things the old way, which is not our preference, but is certainly very much something that can happen.”
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US vice president JD Vance landed in Switzerland on Sunday to help formally launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over curbing Tehran’s nuclear programme and building the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
Mr Vance and his wife Usha Vance arrived at Emmen Air Base outside Lucerne at just before 6am local time, according to his office.
The framework was signed last week with US and Iran negotiators in a 60-day sprint to reach agreement on the technical details which hold massive implications for the world economy and global security.
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The framework was signed last week and US and Iran negotiators are now in a 60-day sprint to reach agreement on the technical details which hold massive implications for the world economy and global security.
Yet only days after signing the agreement, it is already being stress-tested after fighting escalated in Lebanon between Israel and the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah – and by the subsequent announcement by Iran’s military that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz, the vital waterway that transits a fifth of the world’s traded oil and natural gas.
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As they gathered for the start of talks, dubbed the Lake Lucerne Summit, Mr Vance called for all sides to work together.
“The question before us now is how much more can we accomplish together?” he said.
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, left, meets Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis at the summit (Urs Flueeler/Keystone/AP)
“Can we turn over a new leaf? Can we change relations in the Middle East permanently, or do we go back to doing things the old way, which is not our preference, but is certainly very much something that can happen.”
The framework deal was signed last week and US and Iran negotiators are now in …
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
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For much of Donald Trump’s presidency, JD Vance has tried to walk a narrow line on foreign policy.
The vice president has cast himself as an "America first" skeptic of foreign wars, shaped by his service as a Marine in Iraq, while remaining publicly loyal to a president who prizes force, leverage and spectacle.
Now, as Vance prepares to lead U.S. negotiations in Islamabad aimed at ending the war with Iran, that balancing act enters its most consequential phase.
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The decision to send the vice president—rather than rely solely on diplomats or envoys—signals how seriously the White House views this moment.
It also reflects a belief that Vance the dove, a doubter of the Iran war, can close the peace deal.
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OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance landed Sunday in Switzerland to help formally launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over curbing Tehran’s nuclear program and building out the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
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Speaking at a news conference as the G7 comes to a close, President Donald Trump says he “might” stick around in Europe for the signing of his Iran deal in Switzerland and jokes that if the agreement is a failure, he’s blaming his Vice President JD Vance.
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US Vice-President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials have arrived in Switzerland to formally launch negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme and build the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
The framework was signed last week and US and Iran negotiators are now in a 60-day sprint to reach agreement on the technical details which hold massive implications for the world economy and global security.
Yet only days after signing the agreement, it is already being stress-tested after fighting escalated in Lebanon between Israel and the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah – and by the subsequent announcement by Iran’s military that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz, the vital waterway that transits a fifth of the world’s traded oil and natural gas.
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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U.S. Vice President JD Vance, right, meets with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, during high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict, at the Bürgenstock Resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, in Switzerland, Sunday, June 21, 2026.
President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
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A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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WASHINGTON (TNND) —The White House on Thursday blamed logistical issues for the postponement of Vice President JD Vance's trip to Switzerland. Vance was meant to formally sign thedealthat President Donald Trump had signed a day earlier.
They added in a statement that details of the talks have not been finalized.
The 14-point memorandumpromising peace in the Middle East addresses the ongoing fighting with a 60-day window to reach a final deal on the future of Iran's nuclear program.
It also ends the naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, allowing ships to pass through the international waterway. The opening of the Strait of Hormuz had a direct impact on oil prices, which plummeted to below $4 a barrel for the first time on Thursday, following the signing of the deal.
However, the deal does not address Iran's uranium stockpile. The nuclear phase of negotiations is meant to be addressed when Vance visited Switzerland to meet face-to-face with negotiators.
While giving a press conference at the White House on Thursday, Vance said the technical negotiations of the deal would start "sometime this weekend."
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
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US Vice President JD Vance prior to a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex overlooking Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, Sunday June 21, 2026. (Fabrice Coffrini/Keystone via AP)
US Vice President JD Vance prior to a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex overlooking Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, Sunday June 21, 2026. (Fabrice Coffrini/Keystone via AP)
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, 3rd from right, and Speaker of the Islamic Parliament of Iran, Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf, 2nd from right, with the Delegation of Iran at the Lake Lucerne Summit at the Buergenstock resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, Switzerland, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (Urs Flueeler, Pool Photo via AP)
Delegation staff members meet in the lobby on the first day of a quadrilateral meeting between the U.S., Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar at the Buergenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, near Stansstad, Switzerland, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (Nathan Howard/Pool Photo via AP)
From left, US Vice President JD Vance speaks next to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Qatar’s Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani and Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir during a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar at the Burgenstock luxury hotel comp…
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Washington DC [US], June 21 (ANI): US Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance have departed for Switzerland on Saturday (local time) for technical-level talks with Iran, following the signing of the 14-point memorandum of understanding (MoU) reached between the two sides to end the hostilities in West Asia as diplomatic efforts continue over nuclear and regional security issues.
The Vice President will take part in discussions near Lucerne in Switzerland.
Speaking to reporters before his departure, Vance said he understood that the Iranian delegation had already arrived in Switzerland and that talks could continue for 'a couple of days'.
'I can only be there for a day or two. I think we're going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue and make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we're to be focused on. I'm sure the Iranians are going to have issues they'd like to discuss as well,' Vance said before his departure.
He further addressed the situation in Lebanon, particularly due to the Israeli strikes on the country, where ongoing tensions have raised concerns over the stability of the …
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That's Vice President JD Vance speaking in Switzerland today. He's there for talks with Iranian negotiators. NPR senior national political correspondent Mara Liasson joins us now. Hi, Mara.
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RASCOE: So Vance said all these things, but listed two, and neither of them are quite settled. What do we know at the moment?
LIASSON: Well, so far, the parties have signed a memorandum of understanding that was supposed to start a 60-day negotiation period for all of the tough issues. As soon as it was signed, though, the Strait of Hormuz was supposed to be opened. But not only did Iran briefly postpone the talks. They also said they closed the strait again because…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Thursday lifted its blockade of Iran, and oil tankers began freely moving through the Strait of Hormuz after months of being unable to use the critical channel, as the tentative agreement to end the war took effect.
Meanwhile, Vice President JD Vance announced that he may postpone a trip to Switzerland that had been planned for Friday and included a ceremonial signing of the deal. The visit might have helped start talks on the next, potentially even more critical, round of negotiations between the two sides.
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
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A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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As they gathered for the start of talks, dubbed the Lake Lucerne Summit, Mr Vance called for all sides to work together.
“The question before us now is how much more can we accomplish together?” he said.
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, left, meets Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis at the summit (Urs Flueeler/Keystone/AP)
“Can we turn over a new leaf? Can we change relations in the Middle East permanently, or do we go back to doing things the old way, which is not our preference, but is certainly very much something that can happen.”
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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WASHINGTON (TNND) —The White House on Thursday blamed logistical issues for the postponement of Vice President JD Vance's trip to Switzerland. Vance was meant to formally sign thedealthat President Donald Trump had signed a day earlier.
They added in a statement that details of the talks have not been finalized.
The 14-point memorandumpromising peace in the Middle East addresses the ongoing fighting with a 60-day window to reach a final deal on the future of Iran's nuclear program.
It also ends the naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, allowing ships to pass through the international waterway. The opening of the Strait of Hormuz had a direct impact on oil prices, which plummeted to below $4 a barrel for the first time on Thursday, following the signing of the deal.
However, the deal does not address Iran's uranium stockpile. The nuclear phase of negotiations is meant to be addressed when Vance visited Switzerland to meet face-to-face with negotiators.
While giving a press conference at the White House on Thursday, Vance said the technical negotiations of the deal would start "sometime this weekend."
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AYESHA RASCOE, HOST:
That's Vice President JD Vance speaking in Switzerland today. He's there for talks with Iranian negotiators. NPR senior national political correspondent Mara Liasson joins us now. Hi, Mara.
MARA LIASSON, BYLINE: Hi, Ayesha.
RASCOE: So Vance said all these things, but listed two, and neither of them are quite settled. What do we know at the moment?
LIASSON: Well, so far, the parties have signed a memorandum of understanding that was supposed to start a 60-day negotiation period for all of the tough issues. As soon as it was signed, though, the Strait of Hormuz was supposed to be opened. But not only did Iran briefly postpone the talks. They also said they closed the strait again because…
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
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that Iran's armed forces are prepared to respond to threats.
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OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance landed Sunday in Switzerland to help formally launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over curbing Tehran’s nuclear program and building out the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
The framework was signed last week, and now top U.S. and Iranian negotiators are in a 60-day sprint to reach an agreement on the technical details that hold massive implications for the world economy and global security.
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
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A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah.…
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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Vance swiped at Israel during the conversation and said he didn’t understand the “freakout” in the Jewish state and warned Prime Minister
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“In the best case, do you think that this deal changes how Hezbollah works?” Douthat asked
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“Oh, absolutely. I mean, there is this weird panic almost in the Israeli system that I’ve picked up on, where they assume that everything that is contemplated that is good for Iran will happen — but that will happen without the Iranians changing any behavior. And I just don’t know why anybody would think that’s true,” Vance replied, adding:
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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US Vice-President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials are in Switzerland for negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear programme and to build the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
As they gathered for the start of talks, dubbed the Lake Lucerne Summit, Mr Vance called for all sides to work together.
“The question before us now is how much more can we accomplish together?” he said.
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, left, meets Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis at the summit (Urs Flueeler/Keystone/AP)
“Can we turn over a new leaf? Can we change relations in the Middle East permanently, or do we go back to doing things the old way, which is not our preference, but is certainly very much something that can happen.”
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WASHINGTON (TNND) —The White House on Thursday blamed logistical issues for the postponement of Vice President JD Vance's trip to Switzerland. Vance was meant to formally sign thedealthat President Donald Trump had signed a day earlier.
They added in a statement that details of the talks have not been finalized.
The 14-point memorandumpromising peace in the Middle East addresses the ongoing fighting with a 60-day window to reach a final deal on the future of Iran's nuclear program.
It also ends the naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, allowing ships to pass through the international waterway. The opening of the Strait of Hormuz had a direct impact on oil prices, which plummeted to below $4 a barrel for the first time on Thursday, following the signing of the deal.
However, the deal does not address Iran's uranium stockpile. The nuclear phase of negotiations is meant to be addressed when Vance visited Switzerland to meet face-to-face with negotiators.
While giving a press conference at the White House on Thursday, Vance said the technical negotiations of the deal would start "sometime this weekend."
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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As they gathered for the start of talks, dubbed the Lake Lucerne Summit, Mr Vance called for all sides to work together.
“The question before us now is how much more can we accomplish together?” he said.
Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi, left, meets Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis at the summit (Urs Flueeler/Keystone/AP)
“Can we turn over a new leaf? Can we change relations in the Middle East permanently, or do we go back to doing things the old way, which is not our preference, but is certainly very much something that can happen.”
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Iran said the U.S. failure to rein in Israel violated the terms of last week's tentative agreement, which specifies that all fighting in Lebanon must end.
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OBBUERGEN, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Vice President
JD Vance
said Sunday there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the
interim deal to end the war
in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
But even as Vance called on Tehran to build on the moment, President
Donald Trump
threatened to restart strikes on Iran for its support of
Hezbollah
militants in Lebanon or if it moved to close the strategic
Strait of Hormuz.
“Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble,” Trump said on social media, one of multiple provocative warnings to Iran on Sunday. “If they don’t, we’ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!”
Vance and U.S. negotiators met with Iran's parliamentary speaker,
Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf
, and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne. Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also present for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes. The U.S. and Iranian negotiating t…
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, June 21 (IANS) US Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that negotiators had already made "great progress" in talks with Iran at a Swiss resort overlooking Lake Lucerne, expressing confidence that further advances could be achieved in the coming hours as senior delegations met to discuss Tehran's nuclear programme and wider regional security issues.
Burgenstock (Switzerland), June 21 (IANS) US Vice President JD Vance said Sunday that negotiators had already made "great progress" in talks with Iran at a Swiss resort overlooking Lake Lucerne, expressing confidence that further advances could be achieved in the coming hours as senior delegations met to discuss Tehran's nuclear programme and wider regional security issues.
Delegations from the United States and Iran began closed-door talks at the Burgenstock resort at 3:09 p.m. local time, according to a spokesperson for the Vice President. Representatives from Qatar and Pakistan also participated in the meeting as facilitators.
Before the talks began, Vance struck an optimistic tone.
"We've already made great progress over just the last few hours, and I expect that we'll make additional progress in the hours to come," Va…
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US Vice-President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials have arrived in Switzerland to formally launch negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear programme and build the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
The framework was signed last week and US and Iran negotiators are now in a 60-day sprint to reach agreement on the technical details which hold massive implications for the world economy and global security.
Yet only days after signing the agreement, it is already being stress-tested after fighting escalated in Lebanon between Israel and the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah – and by the subsequent announcement by Iran’s military that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz, the vital waterway that transits a fifth of the world’s traded oil and natural gas.
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Washington DC [US], June 21 (ANI): US Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance have departed for Switzerland on Saturday (local time) for technical-level talks with Iran, following the signing of the 14-point memorandum of understanding (MoU) reached between the two sides to end the hostilities in West Asia as diplomatic efforts continue over nuclear and regional security issues.
The Vice President will take part in discussions near Lucerne in Switzerland.
Speaking to reporters before his departure, Vance said he understood that the Iranian delegation had already arrived in Switzerland and that talks could continue for 'a couple of days'.
'I can only be there for a day or two. I think we're going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue and make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we're to be focused on. I'm sure the Iranians are going to have issues they'd like to discuss as well,' Vance said before his departure.
He further addressed the situation in Lebanon, particularly due to the Israeli strikes on the country, where ongoing tensions have raised concerns over the stability of the …
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President Trump has threatened further attacks on Iran while Vice President Vance attended talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland on Sunday.
"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" Trump wrote in a
social media post
on Sunday.
Iran's lead negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf,
said on X
that Iran's armed forces are prepared to respond to threats.
A day earlier, Iran's military announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz because of continued Israeli strikes in Lebanon against the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah.…
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Washington DC [US], June 21 (ANI): US Vice President JD Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance have departed for Switzerland on Saturday (local time) for technical-level talks with Iran, following the signing of the 14-point memorandum of understanding (MoU) reached between the two sides to end the hostilities in West Asia as diplomatic efforts continue over nuclear and regional security issues.
The Vice President will take part in discussions near Lucerne in Switzerland.
Speaking to reporters before his departure, Vance said he understood that the Iranian delegation had already arrived in Switzerland and that talks could continue for 'a couple of days'.
'I can only be there for a day or two. I think we're going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue and make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we're to be focused on. I'm sure the Iranians are going to have issues they'd like to discuss as well,' Vance said before his departure.
He further addressed the situation in Lebanon, particularly due to the Israeli strikes on the country, where ongoing tensions have raised concerns over the stability of the …
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US vice president JD Vance said there was an opportunity to “turn over a new leaf” with Iran as the sides held talks aimed at building out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week.
Mr Vance and US negotiators met with Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, and foreign minister Abbas Araghchi at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne.
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement that, according to Iranian state media, lasted about 80 minutes.
US vice president JD Vance, left and Prime Minister of Pakistan Shehbaz Sharif at the Lake Lucerne Summit (Urs Flueeler/AP)
The US and Iranian negotiating teams also held separate private talks with Pakistani and Qatari officials.
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WASHINGTON (TNND) —Vice President Vance traveled to Switzerland on Saturday ahead of a first round of negotiations with Iran expected on Sunday at the Burgenstock ski resort. This upcoming talk will be the first round of direct talks between Iran and the U.S. since the Islamabad summit last April. This will allegedly launch 60 days of nuclear negotiations.
The talks are expected to take place despite Iran claiming on Saturday that it was shutting down the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli ceasefire violations.
"I think we're going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we're to be focused on," Vance told reporters on Saturday before leaving Washington. Vance said Saturday that the negotiations will last "a couple of days" and he will stay "for a day or two."
Vance said the first round is aimed at "getting the actual structure and negotiation in place." He said that Lebanon could derail the negotiations, but said Secretary of State Marco Rubio is handling de-escalation efforts.
"Despite the headlines, things …
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U.S. Vice President JD Vance criticized Israel for a 'weird panic' and 'freakout' over the agreement struck between the U.S. and Iran.
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U.S. Vice President JD Vance defended the Iran ceasefire deal to end a war.
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U.S. Vice President JD Vance landed in Switzerland to help formally launch negotiations with Iranian leaders over curbing Tehran’s nuclear program and building out the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.
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U.S. Vice President JD Vance defended the existence of a 'gentlemen’s agreements' with Iran about how it handles its uranium stockpiles and nuclear ambitions.
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U.S. Vice President JD Vance blasted Israeli officials attacking President Trump over his Iran deal.
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U.S. Vice President JD Vance warned that Trump is 'the only head of state in the entire world' currently sympathetic to Israel.
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President Donald Trump said he “might” stick around in Europe for the signing of his Iran deal in Switzerland.
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President Donald Trump joked that if the Iran deal is a failure, he’s blaming his Vice President JD Vance.
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The framework for the Iran deal was signed last week.
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Top U.S. and Iranian negotiators are in a 60-day sprint to reach an agreement on the technical details of the Iran deal.
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“Vance criticizes Israel 'freakout' over Iran deal”
→ Vance criticized Israel's reaction to the U.S.-Iran agreement.
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“defending the Iran ceasefire deal to end a war”
→ Vance defended a deal intended to end a war in Iran.
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“blasted Israeli officials attacking President Trump”
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“jokes that if the agreement is a failure, he’s blaming his Vice President JD Vance”
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