West Asia war LIVE: Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says ‘major progress’ in U.S. talks

Subscribed with another email? Logout and Login with that one. Account subscription benefits alongside Premium Stories, Editorials, Opinions and more. Unlock these with Subscription The View From India Looking at World Affairs from the Indian perspective. First Day First Show News and reviews from the world of cinema and streaming. Today's Cache Your download of the top 5 technology stories of the day. Science For All The weekly newsletter from science writers takes the jargon out of science and puts the fun in! Data Point Decoding the headlines with facts, figures, and numbers THEdge At the cutting edge of education and careers Health Matters Ramya Kannan writes to you on getting to good health, and staying there Gender Agenda Stories from beyond the binary. The Hindu On Books Books of the week, reviews, excerpts, new titles and features. Secret Service police members walk down the stairs at Buergenstock Resort Lake Lucerne on the day of talks between the U.S., Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar at the Lake Lucerne Summit, aimed at advancing a deal to end the West Asiaconflict, near Stansstad, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Iran and the United States agreed on a roadmap towards reaching a final deal to end the war within 60 days, meditors Pakistan and Qatar said in a joint statement on Monday (June 22, 2026). “The High Level Committee has agreed upon a roadmap towards reaching a final deal within 60 days, laying the foundation for the immediate commencement of further technical talks,” the joint statement read. Iran and the United States have agreed to set up a “de-confliction cell” with Lebanon to stop military operations, mediators Pakistan and Qatar said in a joint statement on Monday (June 22, 2026). Technical talks between Iran and the United States will continue this week in Switzerland, following the conclusion of first-round negotiations to end the West Asia conflict, mediators Pakistan and Qatar said on Monday (June 22, 2026). “Technical talks will continue for the remainder of the week at the Burgenstock resort on all issues,” Pakistan and Qatar said in a joint statement. -- AFP Mediators say high-level Iran-US negotiations over in Switzerland; technical talks to go on to reach final Iran war deal. -- AP U.S. and Iran conclude tense talks in Switzerland, agreeing on a roadmap for peace and cooperation within 60 days. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Monday (June 22, 2026) there was “major progress” in talks with the United States. “Pakistani and Qatari mediation has delivered major progress to end Lebanon War,” Mr. Araghchi posted on X. “Oil and petrochem exports are waived, blockade lifted, some frozen assets released, and major reconstruction & development plan launched for Iran.” -- AFP U.S. President Donald Trump continued to threaten Iran on Sunday (June 21, 2026) even as talks began in Switzerland between his vice president and Iranian officials on next steps in the interim agreement signed last week to end the war. The U.S. team is led by Vice President J.D. Vance and includes Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. The Iranian negotiators are led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Pakistan and Qatar are mediators. Trump's threats disrupt U.S.-Iran negotiations in Switzerland as talks focus on nuclear issues and regional conflicts. Iran and the United States have agreed to set up a “de-confliction cell” with Lebanon to stop military operations, mediators Pakistan and Qatar said in a joint statement on Monday (June 22, 2026). “The parties agreed on the creation of a de-confliction cell, between the parties, the Lebanese Republic and facilitated by the Mediators, to ensure the adherence of the termination of military operations in Lebanon,” the joint statement read. -- AFP Iran and the United States agreed on a roadmap towards reaching a final deal to end the war within 60 days, meditors Pakistan and Qatar said in a joint statement on Monday (June 22, 2026>. “The High Level Committee has agreed upon a roadmap towards reaching a final deal within 60 days, laying the foundation for the immediate commencement of further technical talks,” the joint statement read. -- AFP Israel-US strikes on Iran / Iran / USA / war / Live news / Donald Trump / Switzerland Copyright© 2026, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. Terms & conditions | Institutional Subscriber Comments have to be in English, and in full sentences. They cannot be abusive or personal. Please abide by our community guidelines for posting your comments. We have migrated to a new commenting platform. If you are already a registered user of The Hindu and logged in, you may continue to engage with our articles. If you do not have an account please register and login to post comments. Users can access their older comments by logging into their accounts on Vuukle.

West Asia war LIVE: Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says ‘major progress’ in U.S. talks

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