US-Iran talks in Switzerland cancelled as Hezbollah-Israel clashes escalate in Lebanon
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Jonathan Yerushalmy, William Christou
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Summary
US-Iran peace talks in Switzerland were abruptly cancelled after Hezbollah killed four Israeli soldiers and Israel retaliated with airstrikes in southern Lebanon that killed at least 18 people. The talks were meant to follow a memorandum of understanding opening a 60-day window to negotiate Iran's nuclear programme and restore oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. JD Vance's staff had been at the airbase ready to fly to the summit before the trip was suddenly cancelled.
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Hezbollah killed four Israeli soldiers and Israel carried out a wave of retaliatory airstrikes in south Lebanon that killed at least 18 people
The White House said the US looked forward to be...
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