Vice President JD Vance in Switzerland for Iran talks with days-old peace deal at risk

Vice President JD Vance held talks in Switzerland Sunday with Iranian officials, with the days-old peace deal at risk from Israel’s strikes on Lebanon and Iran’s threats to ships in the Strait of Hormuz

Vice President JD Vance held talks in Switzerland Sunday with Iranian officials, with the days-old peace deal at risk from Israel’s strikes on Lebanon and Iran’s threats to ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Vance, joined at the negotiations by President Donald Trump’s special envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner, met with a senior Iranian delegation to discuss the technical details of a memorandum of understanding signed last week. The talks were also joined by mediators from Qatar and Pakistan.

Add NBC News to GoogleVP Vance Travels to Switzerland For Next Round of Iran Talks01:45The deal has already been tested by fighting between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon, which Iran signaled would be central to the talks. “The first mandate of the negotiating delegation in Switzerland is to end the aggression in Lebanon,” a spokesman for Iran’s presidential office said.