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Negotiators from Iran and the United States are set to begin technical talks Sunday at Bürgenstock Resort. Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar are also participating.
Japan TimesU.S. envoys on implementing the 14-point memorandum of understanding signed earlier this week by President Donald Trump. The closed-door sessions are scheduled to start Sunday at the Bürgenstock Resort overlooking Lake Lucerne and will include mediators from Pakistan and Qatar.
Vice President JD Vance left Joint Base Andrews on Saturday afternoon to join the discussions. Rafael Grossi, IAEA director general, is also in Switzerland for the technical sessions. Pakistan’s foreign ministry confirmed that representatives of the United States, Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar will take part.
Israeli airstrikes killed at least 47 people in Lebanon from midnight into Friday morning, according to Lebanon’s health ministry. Hezbollah killed four Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon, prompting further Israeli strikes. m.
Eastern Time on Friday was followed by at least 12 additional Israeli airstrikes and artillery shellings within the first hour, Al Jazeera reported. ” Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called the statement evidence that “the genocidal death cult headquartered in Tel Aviv” remains committed to permanent war.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned vessels not to approach the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. Central Command stated that 55 commercial vessels transited the strait on Saturday carrying more than 17 million barrels of oil. Capt. U.S. forces are monitoring the situation.
President Trump posted on Truth Social that the United States would impose tolls on Hormuz traffic if a final deal is not reached within 60 days. Vance told reporters the two main topics of the talks are progress on the nuclear issue and a Lebanon ceasefire. " — Swiss foreign ministry, Saturday.
"Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz. " — Capt. Tim Hawkins, CENTCOM spokesperson, Saturday.
Abc NewsOfficials restricted public alcohol sales and canceled some outdoor events while placing emergency services on alert. About one-third of the country faces red alert conditions with temperatures forecast to climb further on Monday.
The H5N1 strain of bird flu has been detected for the first time in Australia, ending the continent's status as the last without the virus. Officials reported the case in a migratory seabird and convened an emergency response meeting.
dohanews.coMona Khalil, who protected endangered sea turtles on a southern Lebanon beach for more than two decades, died Friday from injuries sustained in an Israeli airstrike on June 4.