Iran war day 112: Vance defends Tehran ‘deal’ but Switzerland trips are off
Key takeaways
- Vance backs US-Iran deal as Washington ends blockade and Iran hails wartime gains.
- Vance earlier defended the agreement between Washington and Tehran amid criticism from US officials and Israel, saying the signing of an MoU has launched a 60-day negotiating period towards a final deal.
- Vance and his team were reportedly ready to leave for Switzerland on Thursday night, but the trip was cancelled at the last minute following Israeli bombing in southern Lebanon, killing at least three people, overnight.
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Vance backs US-Iran deal as Washington ends blockade and Iran hails wartime gains.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signs the document of US Memorandum of Understanding in Tehran, Iran [West Asia News Agency/Reuters]By Elizabeth Melimopoulos and Reuters Published On 19 Jun 202619 Jun 2026United States Vice President JD Vance has delayed his planned trip to Switzerland to start a new round of peace talks with Iran following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to end the war, the White House has said.
Vance earlier defended the agreement between Washington and Tehran amid criticism from US officials and Israel, saying the signing of an MoU has launched a 60-day negotiating period towards a final deal.