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What's been achieved by the US–Iran talks so far

ABC Australia · Jun 22, 2026, 8:40 PM · Also reported by 4 other sources

Key takeaways

  • If the US was to unfreeze Iranian funds they would be spent on American food products, JD Vance told a press conference.
  • US Vice-President JD Vance has talked up several outcomes from the high-level talks, though there are already conflicting messages from Iran.
  • Here's what we know about the early results of the talks, which have been taking place in Switzerland.

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If the US was to unfreeze Iranian funds they would be spent on American food products, JD Vance told a press conference. (Nathan Howard/Pool via Reuters)

Link copied Share Share article The US claims "great progress" has been made with Iran during the first substantial talks to take place under the new deal to pause the war.

US Vice-President JD Vance has talked up several outcomes from the high-level talks, though there are already conflicting messages from Iran.

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