US-Iran talks will begin Sunday as Tehran says it's closing Strait of Hormuz - EUROPE SAYS
Pakistan’s foreign ministry says the United States and Iran will hold talks in Switzerland on Sunday. US Vice President JD Vance and Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf are expected to lead. . .
Pakistan’s foreign ministry says the United States and Iran will hold talks in Switzerland on Sunday. US Vice President JD Vance and Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf are expected to lead their country’s delegations. The talks are based on a memorandum of understanding signed between Washington and Tehran. It states the two sides will hold negotiations to reach a final agreement within 60 days. Pakistan, which is a mediator, said on Saturday that the talks will be held in Burgenstock, central Switzerland, on Sunday. They were initially scheduled on Friday, but were postponed. Vance departed from Joint Base Andrews near Washington DC on Saturday afternoon for Switzerland. US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are reportedly already in the country to prepare for the talks. Iran’s state-run media has reported that the country’s delegation, including Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, departed for Switzerland. This follows Iran’s central military command’s statement on Saturday saying the Strait of Hormuz will be closed. It said the closure is due to Washington’s failure to implement the memorandum. The document calls for an end to military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon. Fighting has continued in Lebanon between an Iran-backed Shia Muslim group and the Israeli military, even after US government officials said on Friday that the two sides had reached a ceasefire agreement. A spokesperson for the US Central Command told Reuters news agency, “Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz,” and, “Traffic continues to flow. ”Tags:AsiaBIZConflictsIranjapanJapan Broadcasting Corporationmiddle eastmiddle east crisisNewsNHKNHK WORLDNHK WORLD PREMIUMNHK WORLD TVNHKWORLDnuclearPublic BroadcasterRadio JapantechTehranworld