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JD Vance departs for Switzerland as White House looks to get talks with Iran back on track
Negotiators aim to resolve technical details of a preliminary accord signed this week, with a 60-day window to finalize nuclear and ceasefire terms.
- On Saturday, Vice President JD Vance departed Washington for Bürgenstock, Switzerland, to lead technical-level talks aimed at advancing a fragile U.S.-Iran peace agreement. The trip, initially delayed by Israeli-Hezbollah fighting, focuses on nuclear issues and a Lebanon ceasefire.
- President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a 14-point peace deal on Thursday, intended to end more than 100 days of war. Recent Israeli strikes in Lebanon have tested the framework before technical talks even began.
- While Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed Saturday, U.S. Central Command reported that 55 merchant ships transited the waterway, moving more than 17 million barrels of oil. The dispute underscores tensions as talks begin.
- Foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei stated the trip aims to demand "fulfilment of the other party's commitments," warning the agreement will be jeopardized otherwise. Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar are assisting in technical discussions.
- Negotiations proceed within a 60-day timeline to finalize nuclear and ceasefire terms. Trump previously threatened to impose tolls in the Strait of Hormuz for "services rendered as the Guardian Angel" if peace talks fail within that window.
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