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Vice President JD Vance said the U.S. made progress in the first hours of negotiations. President Trump warned that closing the Strait of Hormuz would prompt a U.S. response.
theiranproject.comU.S. and Iranian delegations began talks in Switzerland on Sunday aimed at reducing tensions over Iran's nuclear program and fighting in Lebanon. Vice President JD Vance, who is leading the U.S. side with envoy Steve Witkoff, said Washington had made progress in recent hours and expected more in the coming hours.
He said the goal is to turn over a new leaf in relations if Iran permanently ends its nuclear ambitions.
Foreign Ministry confirmed the meetings are taking place at the Buergenstock Resort near Lake Lucerne. The Iranian delegation is headed by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir are also present.
Qatar said the talks seek a comprehensive agreement based on a prior memorandum of understanding. Iran has said it wants any final deal to include a Lebanon-Israel settlement.
Trump posted on Truth Social that closing the Strait of Hormuz would leave Iran without a country. He said he told Iranian officials the United States may take control of the waterway if necessary. Trump also said he retains a 60-day option for further action if talks fail and warned of additional strikes if Iranian proxies resume attacks in Lebanon.
Casualties have continued in Lebanon, with dozens of civilians and at least six Israeli soldiers reported killed in recent days.
foxnews.comIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a Jerusalem policy summit that two named operations destroyed Iran's nuclear infrastructure and killed 20 scientists. He also described strikes on missile and regime targets plus new security zones in Gaza, Syria and Lebanon.
foxnews.comA federal judge barred the Kennedy Center from shutting for two years of renovations and required removal of President Trump's name from the building. The board will vote in mid-July on three renovation options.
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