The Latest: Iran says ‘major progress’ to end Lebanon war during talks

Iran’s foreign minister said early Monday that Pakistani and Qatari mediation has delivered major progress to end the Lebanon War and the two mediating nations said the first round of talks between the U.S. and the Islamic republic had ended. The United States has not yet commented,

Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi’s comments on X came as the delegations met overnight in a Swiss resort and shortly after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Iran on Sunday, even as talks began in Switzerland between his vice president and Iranian officials on next steps in the interim agreement signed last week to end the war.

The U.S. team is led by Vice President JD Vance and includes Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. The Iranian negotiators are led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Pakistan and Qatar are mediators.

On the eve of talks, Tehran said it closed the Read Entire Article