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Inside the high-security US-Iran talks in Switzerland

By Elis Gjevori, Urooba Jamal and Shola Lawal
Published On 21 Jun 2026

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  • US Vice President JD Vance has arrived in Switzerland for high-level talks with Iran mediated by Pakistan and Qatar after days of delay.
  • Iran’s delegation, led by Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, says its main goal is to ensure all parties fully implement the interim deal to end the war.