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Vice president urges caution on Iranian social media during talks
Vice President JD Vance advised reporters to approach Iranian social media reports skeptically after weekend negotiations in Switzerland. The talks followed a memorandum of understanding signed last week by President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
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Vice President JD Vance told reporters at Emmen Air Base on Monday to treat information from Iranian social media with caution after the first round of post-memorandum talks in Lucerne, Switzerland. Vance said he had spent several months dealing with Iranian negotiators and found them sometimes confusing.
He noted that Iranian officials entered and left the negotiating room without greeting him, prompting speculation on social media that the talks had collapsed.
Negotiations continue after MOU The vice president said the two sides held nine hours of meetings after the initial reports. He confirmed that Iran had agreed to conditions on the release of frozen funds, including requirements that the money be used for U.S. soybean purchases.
Vance added that the funds would remain frozen unless further progress occurred. The conditions are part of broader discussions on the Strait of Hormuz, restrictions on Iran's nuclear program, and an end to strikes between Israel and Hezbollah. The vice president spent about 36 hours in Switzerland before returning to Washington.
The talks are taking place at the Burgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne and follow the 14-point memorandum of understanding signed last week.
