{"id":962,"date":"2026-06-21T09:37:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T09:37:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=962"},"modified":"2026-06-21T09:37:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T09:37:29","slug":"the-latest-vance-and-iranian-negotiators-are-in-switzerland-to-work-on-details-of-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topmovingpross.com\/?p=962","title":{"rendered":"The Latest: Vance and Iranian negotiators are in Switzerland to work on details of deal"},"content":{"rendered":"
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U.S. and Iranian negotiators are in Switzerland on Sunday for talks on working out key details<\/span> of their interim agreement to end the Iran war<\/span>.<\/p>\n

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A team led by U.S. Vice President JD Vance<\/span>, including Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, is to meet with g Iranian negotiators led by parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf<\/span> and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.<\/p>\n

Pakistani envoys are also in place, as well as Qatari mediators, for the technical-level discussions to end the conflict that began in late February. <\/p>\n

Vance said he was optimistic about making progress in talks about Iran\u2019s nuclear program<\/span> and a ceasefire in southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n

On the eve of the talks, Tehran announced it has closed the Strait of Hormuz<\/span> again over Israel\u2019s ongoing military campaign in Lebanon<\/span>. The interim deal<\/span> between the U.S. and Iran is meant to stop fighting on all fronts, including Lebanon, as well as calling for billions of dollars of Iran\u2019s assets to be unfrozen.<\/p>\n

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U.S. President Donald Trump<\/span> has threatened to impose American tolls in the strait if a final deal with Iran isn\u2019t reached in 60 days. The interim agreement calls for toll-free travel for 60 days in the waterway that is vital for the world\u2019s oil supply.<\/p>\n

Here is the latest:<\/p>\n

A temporary lull in Israeli strikes in Lebanon<\/h2>\n

As the U.S.-Iran talks were to kick off in Switzerland, a ceasefire appears to be holding in Lebanon, a lull that came after another day of heavy fighting. <\/p>\n

Lebanon\u2019s Health Ministry reported over 50 killed in Israeli strikes since the deal was signed on Thursday. Five Israeli soldiers were also killed.<\/p>\n

Israel says it targeted Hezbollah infrastructure on Saturday, including a tunnel network in the southern Lebanese town of Kfar Tebnit.<\/p>\n

But by Sunday morning, residents in southern Lebanon reported a lull in Israeli strikes. There also were no reports of Hezbollah fire from the Israeli side.<\/p>\n

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Israel\u2019s military has received instructions to uphold the ceasefire, and said it is only acting defensively, according to an Israeli military official who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with military guidelines.<\/p>\n

\u2014Melanie Lidman in Tel Aviv, Israel<\/p>\n

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Pakistani mediators also in place in Switzerland<\/h2>\n

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir are also in Switzerland for the high-level U.S.-Iran talks, the prime minister\u2019s office said without providing further details.<\/p>\n

The technical-level talks at B\u00fcrgenstock Resort near the Swiss city of Lucerne are being held after Sharif dispatched his special envoy, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, to Tehran to persuade Iranian authorities to send a delegation to Switzerland. The meeting was originally scheduled for Friday but was delayed because of concerns raised by Iran.<\/p>\n

Naqvi later informed Islamabad that Iran was willing to attend the talks. Pakistan subsequently conveyed the development to Washington. <\/p>\n

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