United States Vice President JD Vance has arrived in Switzerland for talks with Iranian officials on implementing the interim deal to end the US war with Iran.The US and Iran earlier this week agreed to a 60-day ceasefire extension for the negotiations, but Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Saturday announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon – although the US military said commercial vessels kept operating.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe talks, with the presence of the mediators, were expected to start in the Swiss mountain resort of Buergenstock “during the course of the morning”, Switzerland’s Federal Department of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Sunday.The delegations are set to be led by Vance and Iranian chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.“I think we’re going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue,” with a “couple days of talks” likely, Vance told reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland before departing for Switzerland.An Iranian delegation arrived in Switzerland late Saturday, state media and the Swiss Foreign Ministry said, with Iran’s official broadcaster reporting it included Parliament Speaker Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Vice President JD Vance speaks to reporters at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Saturday, June 20, 2026, en route to Switzerland [Elizabeth Frantz/Pool via AP]Mediator Pakistan said its Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and the army chief, A …
