US and Iranian negotiators arrive in Switzerland for talks
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- Preliminary talks kicked off at a mountain resort in Bürgenstock, Switzerland.
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Preliminary talks kicked off at a mountain resort in Bürgenstock, Switzerland. A quadrilateral meeting with the US, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar is scheduled for later on Sunday, Iran's Foreign Ministry said. DW has more.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Fm4j The American delegation arrived the Bürgenstock resort in Switzerland on Sunday Image: Urs Flueeler/KEYSTONE/picture alliance Advertisement Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know Both the US and Iranian delegations were in Switzerland on Sunday for talks The US delegation is headed by Vice President JD Vance, who arrived on Sunday morning Iran's delegation, headed by Parliamentary Speaker Bagher Qalibaf, arrived earlier Talks to take place amid tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran said it was closing following Israel's attacks in Lebanon Hezbollah and Israel are blaming one another for breaking the latest ceasefire Read here for the latest developments on the Iran war and the wider Middle East on Sunday, June 21.
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