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JD Vance not traveling to Switzerland for Iran talks: report

Raw Story

June 19, 2026

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JD Vance not traveling to Switzerland for Iran talks: report

Vice President JD Vance will have to stay home instead of traveling to Switzerland to finalize the memorandum of understanding the Trump administration struck with the Iranian regime last weekend, according to a White House spokesperson.On Sunday, Trump announced his administration had struck a deal with the regime that would immediately reopen the Strait of Hormuz and provide a pathway to ending the conflict. The final agreement was initially scheduled to be signed on Friday in Switzerland. CNN journalist Kristen Holmes reported on Thursday that a White House spokesperson told her, The Vice President is not departing tonight. The spokesperson added that as the Vice President said at his press conference, the plans for the upcoming technical talks have not been finalized, referring to the deal to end the Iran war.The U.S. delegation has been prepared to depart at the first available opportunity, the White House spokesperson told Holmes. But the logistics of these negotiations have never been simple or predictable.

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