Switzerland

The weekend U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland remain on, a senior Trump administration official told outlets today. The comment cuts against a Wall Street Journal report that the talks were postponed over the latest round of U.S.-Iran strikes in the Gulf.

U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland stalled by the recent fighting. Negotiations on tougher issues, including Iran's nuclear program, are delayed. - WSJ

Sec Rubio: "Any time you enter into a negotiation, it's a process of give-and-take. This is a temporary measure; it's for 60 days - and as a result, we expect them to live up to the commitments they make in Switzerland. If they don't live up to those commitments, the President has a lot of options at his disposal."

Iran's Ghalibaf: "In one of the good programs on state television, I heard someone say that they wished Mehrabad Airport had been closed so the negotiating team could not travel to Switzerland. To those dear people, I say: if we had not gone to Switzerland, more blood of Lebanon's Muslims and Shiites would have been shed every moment."

Iran's Ghalibaf:

A senior Iranian official defended the decision to send a negotiating team to Switzerland, responding to critics on state television who said Mehrabad Airport should have been closed to prevent the delegation's departure. Without the talks, he said, more Lebanese Muslims and Shia would have been killed.

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Iran’s chief negotiator Ghalibaf says an agreement has been finalized in Switzerland for the release of $12 billion in frozen Iranian assets.

Iran's negotiating delegation, led by Mohammad Qalibaf, has returned to Tehran after two days in Switzerland, according to IRGC-affiliated Tasnim.

Pakistani Foreign Minister: "I sincerely welcome the significant progress achieved in the high level technical talks in Burgenstock, Switzerland."

U.S. Vice President JD Vance is set to speak soon in Switzerland after the Iran talks

The Iranian delegation's aircraft has departed Switzerland.

EP-SSM is on its way back to Iran

Iran’s Foreign Ministry says talks in Switzerland on implementing the war ending MoU have concluded last night.

Discussions focused on the Lebanon ceasefire, Iranian oil exports, and the release of frozen Iranian assets. Tehran says further technical talks will continue and stressed a “commitment for commitment” approach.

Pakistani PM Sharif says the first high-level U.S.-Iran committee meeting in Switzerland has concluded successfully.

Iran's deputy FM leads Tehran's delegation at U.S.-Iran technical talks opening today in Switzerland. Focus is on implementation mechanisms and work teams for the memorandum of understanding. - ISNA

Tasnim, the IRGC-linked news agency, claims Iran forced its way into Lebanon's security apparatus through the Switzerland talks - "against the wishes of the U.S. and Israel" - and established mechanisms to enforce the ceasefire's first clause.

Iranian FM Araqchi: The Iranian negotiating delegation has left Switzerland and is heading back to Tehran.

The US and Iran sat in the same room in Switzerland today.
After some awkward hugs, Vance offered a "new leaf."
Minutes later Trump threatened to hit Iran "only harder" and take the Strait of Hormuz by force.

Full breakdown of the Swiss talks so far👇

U.S. and Iranian officials are in ongoing talks in Switzerland, mediated by Pakistan and Qatar, with discussions expected to continue overnight. Topics include Lebanon ceasefire enforcement, the Strait of Hormuz, nuclear deal issues, and MOU implementation. A U.S. diplomat said progress was made and all sides were generally satisfied. Senior-level meetings are expected to wrap up Monday, with technical teams continuing afterward.

- Axios

An Iranian official told Reuters that negotiations between Tehran and Washington in Switzerland have stalled but have not ended.

Iran's delegation left the negotiation venue and returned to its Swiss residence. Talks with the U.S. are continuing through intermediaries. - Al-Arabiya

A member of Iran’s negotiating delegation in Switzerland:

Talks will not move forward unless the war in Lebanon comes to an end.

Iran's negotiating delegation in Switzerland is reconsidering its options after threats from Trump, per Iranian reports.

Iran formally protested Trump's recent statements through its delegation in Switzerland. - Press TV

First round of four-way negotiations in Switzerland completed, per a source on Iran's negotiating team. - Fars