US Vice President J.D. Vance declared on Monday that the first round of high-stakes talks between Washington and Tehran in Switzerland had laid “a very good foundation” for a final agreement to end the four-month-old Middle East war, as both sides announced concrete steps including partial sanctions relief and the return of nuclear inspectors.

Speaking after two days of intensive negotiations in Bürgenstock, Vance told reporters that the United States and Iran had agreed on a 60-day roadmap toward a comprehensive settlement, established a high-level oversight committee, and reached understandings to keep the Strait of Hormuz open and maintain the fragile ceasefire in Lebanon. “We have laid a very good foundation,” Vance said . The Swiss Foreign Ministry welcomed the “constructive” progress and confirmed that negotiators had set up a political oversight committee to shepherd the process .

Iran’s Foreign Ministry meanwhile stressed that broader provisions of the June 18 memorandum—including the release of frozen assets—would only take effect once the war in Lebanon was definitively ended. Spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said technical talks would continue in the coming weeks while negotiators worked to turn the fragile framework into a durable accord .

The breakthrough came despite rocky moments and public warnings from former President Donald Trump, whose threats to escalate pressure on Iran were met with a defiant response from Tehran. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian confirmed that $6 billion in frozen assets held in Qatar would be released under the emerging deal, while a senior negotiator disclosed that Washington and Tehran had finalized a draft agreement for temporary oil sanctions relief .

Vance also announced that Iran had agreed to invite inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency back into the country as a first step toward permanently ending its nuclear weapons program. “This is a first step toward a permanent end to Iran’s nuclear weapons program,” he said .

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, whose country has mediated the process, hailed “encouraging progress” and said the parties had agreed on a 60-day roadmap, the establishment of a political oversight committee, and the commencement of technical talks . Analysts cautioned, however, that significant mistrust and unresolved tensions remained, and that turning the current framework into a lasting peace would require sustained political will on both sides.

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yenisafak · about 1 month ago

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yenisafak · about 1 month ago

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yenisafak · about 1 month ago

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yenisafak · about 1 month ago

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yenisafak · about 1 month ago

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