A 'Successful Foundation': Vance Reports Progress, More to Come in U.S.-Iran Peace Talks
Vance said technical talks made progress as a 60-day U.S. sanctions waiver lets Iranian oil imports resume and keeps the Strait of Hormuz open.
- On Monday, Vice President JD Vance and Iranian officials concluded high-level talks in Switzerland, establishing what Vance called a "good foundation for a successful final deal" to end the Israel-Hezbollah war.
- The summit at the Buergenstock resort aimed to solidify an interim agreement signed last week, which includes a 60-day license waiving U.S. sanctions on Iranian oil imports—allowing the U.S. to import Iranian oil for the first time since the 1990s.
- Mediators Qatar and Pakistan announced a new "communication line" to ensure safe passage in the Strait of Hormuz and agreed to establish a "de-confliction cell" to address fighting between Israel and Iranian-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon.
- U.S. oil prices dropped more than 2% in Monday afternoon trading to $74.66 a barrel, while a ceasefire appeared to hold as Israel lifted movement restrictions near the Lebanon border.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Bahrain this week to discuss Iran developments, while President Donald Trump continues warning Iranian proxies in Lebanon to "immediately stop" causing trouble.
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With the technical teams now leading the talks after the Sunday-Monday meeting between the U.S. and Iran, led by U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance, and the Persian Chief Negotiator Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf, the two countries are now entering the key moment and probably the most difficult in their talks: reaching a final entente that will definitely end the war begun on February 28 and the ghost still present of their possible return. Continue readi…
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President Trump and Vice President Vance are staring down a number of major challenges in the U.S.-Iran negotiations, despite signs of progress being reported from the first round of talks on Sunday. Vance said Monday that “a very good foundation” had been laid in the initial talks, during which Vance said Iran agreed to invite…
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