Vance says talks in Switzerland with Iranian officials set ‘good foundation’ for a deal to end war
Mediators said the sides agreed on a roadmap as talks continue on nuclear inspections, oil sales and regional security.
- Iran has agreed to reinstate International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors, marking a major diplomatic breakthrough following high-level bilateral talks in Bürgenstock, Switzerland.
- Vice President JD Vance announced the decision Monday, labeling the return of the UN nuclear watchdog as a critical milestone and "the first step in permanently denuclearizing or permanently ending a nuclear weapons program in Iran."
- The inspectors' return ends a year-long monitoring blackout, which began when Tehran expelled the IAEA team in June 2025 following joint U.S. and Israeli airstrikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
- Negotiators secured key progress on regional stability alongside the nuclear file, establishing dual coordination mechanisms to ensure the Strait of Hormuz remains open to maritime shipping and to actively de-escalate ongoing border friction in Lebanon.
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The Republican president said he has agreed to "allow the Strait of Ormuz to remain open, without further naval blockade"
U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on the 23rd that Iran had agreed to permanently accept the "strictest level of nuclear inspections." This implies that the meeting between the U.S. and Switzerland did not result in any change to the level of nuclear inspections permitted by the UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
U.S. president says the Iranian assets released will be used to buy "food in the U.S."
This would be one of the technical aspects agreed in the last hours of negotiations with the Iranian delegation in Switzerland.
Iran Will Use Unfrozen Funds to Buy American Crops, Trump Says
(JNS) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that unfrozen Iranian funds would be used to buy American agricultural products. Speaking to the press in the Oval Office during a signing ceremony for an executive order on quantum technology, the president said that the negotiations between the United States and Iran in Switzerland had […]
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