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U.S. and Iran launch direct negotiations in Switzerland
Vice President J.D. Vance and other U.S. negotiators met with their Iranian counterparts at the Bürgenstock ski resort in Switzerland on Sunday for the first round of talks over a deal to end the war, according to a diplomat with knowledge of the talks. Why it matters: The Lake Lucerne Summit is th...
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What happenedU.S. and Iran launch direct negotiations in Switzerland.
The headline splitAxios frames it as "U.S. and Iran launch direct negotiations in Switzerland". Al Jazeera English frames it as "US-Iran negotiations in Switzerland kick off".
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U.S. and Iran launch direct negotiations in Switzerland
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Vice President J.D. Vance and other U.S. negotiators met with their Iranian counterparts at the Bürgenstock ski resort in Switzerland on Sunday for the first round of talks over a deal to e...
