U.S.-Iran talks set ‘good foundation’ for deal to end war, Vance says

Tehran agreed to allow U.N. nuclear inspectors into the country, the vice president said after a marathon round of negotiations in Switzerland.

High-level talks between Iran and the United States resulted in “a lot of good progress,” Vice President JD Vance said as he left Switzerland on Monday after the two sides agreed on a road map toward reaching a final deal to end the war within 60 days.

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“We laid a very good foundation for a successful final deal,” Vance said at a news briefing before he departed for the U.S. “The final deal is the house. We set the foundation. We haven’t built the house, but we’ve laid a successful foundation to get to a good place for the American people.”

Technical negotiations were continuing in the mountaintop resort of Bürgenstock after a first round of marathon talks between senior figures from both countries. They had gotten off to a rough start, first canceled and then shaken by President Donald Trump’s renewed threats.