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U.S. and Iran Set to Open First Direct Talks Since April at Switzerland's Burgenstock Resort

6/21/2026

Vice President JD Vance arrived in Switzerland on Saturday ahead of the first round of direct U.S.-Iran negotiations since the Islamabad summit last April, with talks set to open Sunday at the Burgenstock ski resort.

The diplomatic push aims to launch a 60-day nuclear negotiation track, though Iran's simultaneous claim that it was shutting down the Strait of Hormuz — citing Israeli ceasefire violations in Lebanon — placed immediate downside risk on the process before a single session had convened.

Delegations Assemble in Switzerland White House envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner reached Switzerland on Saturday morning.

Iran's delegation followed hours later, led by Speaker of Parliament Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.