Mediators in talks between the United States and Iran announced that the first round of high-level negotiations concluded on June 22, with both sides agreeing on broad principles aimed at reaching a final agreement within a 60-day ceasefire period.
In a joint statement, mediators Qatar and Pakistan said that Washington and Tehran had agreed on a general framework intended to lead to a final agreement within 60 days. Technical negotiations will continue over the coming week at the Bürgenstock resort in Switzerland.
Both sides also agreed on measures to maintain the ceasefire in Lebanon and establish mechanisms to ease communications in order to ensure the safe passage of commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.
The negotiations were launched on Sunday by U.S. Vice President JD Vance, building on a temporary agreement signed on June 17 that extended a 60-day truce.
Talks continued into the early hours of Monday, June 22.
In a statement posted on social media, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Iran had secured the right to export petroleum products, some of its previously frozen assets had been released, and reconstruction and development efforts had begun.
Before the talks officially opened on Sunday, Fox News reported that President Trump had warned Iranian officials that they would “have no country left” if they continued attempts to shut down the Strait of Hormuz.
