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US and Iran begin talks on initial peace deal in Switzerland
Key takeaways
- The deal includes a commitment to reach a final agreement within 60 days, as well as an end to hostilities on "all fronts" - including in Lebanon - and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
- Vice-President JD Vance said the US hoped for progress on "the nuclear issue" and Lebanon, while Tehran said it would be "demanding that the other side fulfil its commitments".
- Vance was joined at the Bürgenstock mountaintop resort by US President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and special envoy Steve Witkoff.
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Maia Davies Getty Images Vice-President JD Vance greeted Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ahead of the talks on Sunday US and Iranian officials have arrived in Switzerland for direct talks after signing an initial agreement to end the war last week.
The deal includes a commitment to reach a final agreement within 60 days, as well as an end to hostilities on "all fronts" - including in Lebanon - and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
But ongoing clashes between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon prompted Iran to announce it had shut the vital shipping route on Saturday - though tracking data shows vessels have continued to pass through it.
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