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LIVE: JD Vance meets top Iran officials in Switzerland as Pakistan and Qatar mediate

Associated Press

June 21, 2026

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U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Sunday is meeting with top Iranian officials as the White House looks to build out the interim deal to end the war in Iran reached by the two sides last week. Vance was expected to meet with Tehran’s negotiators, including parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, at a Swiss mountainside resort near Lake Lucerne. Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar were also in the room for the direct engagement. #iran #jdvance #pakistan #qatar #switzerland #live Thumbnail image credit: Urs Flueeler/Keystone

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