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Iran war live: Mediators hail ‘encouraging progress’ in US-Tehran talks

US, Iran establish committee to oversee talks and a ‘de-confliction cell’ to end attacks in Lebanon, mediators say.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance, left, makes an opening statement next to Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, center, and Qatar's Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, at the Bürgenstock Resort in Obbuergen, Switzerland, Sunday, June 21, 2026.
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What are the end goals of Iran-US negotiations?

By Daniel Khalili-Tari and Lyndal Rowlands
Published On 22 Jun 2026

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  • Mediators Pakistan and Qatar say the US and Iran have made “encouraging progress” on the first day of high-level talks in Switzerland.
  • They say the US and Iran have agreed on “a roadmap for a final deal to be reached within 60 days”, as well as a “de-confliction cell” to ensure an end to “military operations in Lebanon”.