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U.S. and Iran Reach Ceasefire Deal in Geneva Talks
U.S. and Iranian negotiators concluded 18 hours of talks in Geneva on Monday with a memorandum establishing a 60-day window to resolve disputes over uranium stockpiles and the Strait of Hormuz. Vice President JD Vance said Iran agreed to international nuclear inspections similar to those in the prior Obama-era agreement.
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U.S. and Iranian officials concluded 18 hours of intensive talks in Geneva on Monday, producing a memorandum that sets a 60-day period to address remaining disputes over Iran’s uranium stockpile and the Strait of Hormuz.
The memorandum creates a High-Level Committee to oversee further technical discussions and a joint de-confliction cell involving Lebanon to monitor military operations. Vance told reporters at the Bürgenstock resort that the U.S. and Iran are working with mediators from Qatar and Pakistan to convert last week’s fragile ceasefire into a broader peace agreement.
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13 of the memorandum states that talks on a final nuclear deal begin only after the U.S. implements a ceasefire on all fronts, lifts the naval blockade, reopens Hormuz, grants oil-sanctions waivers, and releases frozen assets. Iranian media reported that none of Tehran’s nuclear-committee members attended the Geneva round, focusing instead on the economic clauses.
Trump said in a Fox News interview that he was “disappointed Israel can’t put Hezbollah away” and suggested he was “close to giving it over to Syria.” Israeli officials have stated they will monitor compliance alongside the International Atomic Energy Agency. Vance denied that Trump’s warning disrupted the process, saying the president was simply correcting the record after Iranian statements.
