Vice President JD Vance speaks to reporters at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (Photo: AP)
Day 1 of Iran-US peace talks Live: Iran’s Foreign Ministry Sunday confirmed the United States and Iranian delegations will meet in Switzerland in the afternoon along with the Pakistani and Qatari mediation teams, IRNA news agency reported. Esmaeil Baghaei, the ministry spokesperson, told the news agency: “We are going to have a one-day meeting. In the morning, we will have bilateral meetings with Pakistani and Qatari delegations as mediators in this process. In the afternoon, quadrilateral meetings will be held between delegations from the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United States with the presence of representatives from Qatar and Pakistan.”
Earlier in the day, US Vice President JD Vance arrived in Switzerland for peace talks with Iran as both nations seek a durable end to their war while disagreeing over Iran’s claims that it had closed the vital Strait of Hormuz. Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also landed in Zurich to attend the negotations, where he will join Field Marshal Asim Munir.
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Although the US and Iran had agreed to a 60-day ceasefire while negotiations take place, Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Saturday declared the Strait of Hormuz shut, though the US military said commercial vessels had continued operating in the waterway. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said the Strait of Hormuz has been closed following Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon that killed at least 32 people since early Sunday. This comes as Washington and Tehran prepare for talks in Switzerland, raising questions about the impact on global shipping and the chances of a diplomatic breakthrough.
Latest developments
- Iran’s IRGC said it has closed the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli strikes in Lebanon.
- The US military rejected Iran’s claim that it controls the waterway.
- US President Donald Trump warned of possible US tolls on shipping if no deal is reached.
- Dozens have been killed in Israeli strikes in Lebanon over the past two days.
- Iran’s deputy foreign minister said Tehran is open to talks but linked progress to developments in Lebanon.
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Over a post on X, the Swiss Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, “We welcome the arrival of the United States delegation in Switzerland.”
It added, “The United States delegation is on its way to the Burgenstock as part of the implementation of the MoU signed between the #unitedstates and #iran.”
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