U.S. and Iran Agree to 60-Day Roadmap in Swiss Talks Amid Strait of Hormuz Closure and Lebanon Conflict
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The article covers U.S.-Iran negotiations in Switzerland mediated by Pakistan and Qatar, where both sides agreed to a roadmap toward a final deal within 60 days. Vice President JD Vance led the U.S. delegation while Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf led the Iranian side. The talks occurred against a backdrop of heightened tensions, including Iran closing the Strait of Hormuz after Israeli strikes in Lebanon killed 83 people. Analyst Spencer Ackerman notes Iran's leverage through the Strait of Hormuz on global markets, while Behrooz Ghamari-Tabrizi argues Iran successfully created a rift between Israel and the U.S. by linking the ceasefire to Lebanon.
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bskyU.S. and Iran Agree to 60-Day Roadmap in Swiss Talks Amid Strait of Hormuz Closure and Lebanon Conflictdemocracynow.orgKey quotes
· 5 pulledIran has, through its throttling of the Strait of Hormuz, enormous leverage to produce pain on not just the United States, but global markets.
We're going to await how the Iranians will ultimately play that card when it comes to Lebanon.
The Islamic Republic focused on creating a rift between Israel and the U.S., and I think, possibly, along with the successes in the war front politically, that was one of the most successful projects that they followed.
What the president has asked us to do is turn over a new leaf to transform our
Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar say the U.S. and Iran made 'encouraging progress' during 18 hours of negotiations in Switzerland.
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