The negotiations in Switzerland paused on Sunday evening as the delegations separated for internal consultations, according to Amichai Stein (i24NEWS). No time frame for resumption has been announced.
The high-stakes negotiations between the United States and Iran, mediated by Qatar and Pakistan and taking place at the Bürgenstock resort in Switzerland, entered a brief pause on Sunday evening. According to journalist Amichai Stein (i24NEWS), the delegations separated into different rooms for internal consultations.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Sunday, the talks opened in a trilateral format with Qatari and Pakistani mediators joining the initial session, which focused primarily on a potential ceasefire in Lebanon. An unprecedented photograph of U.S. Vice President JD Vance and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in the same room was also published earlier in the day.
The negotiations follow a delayed start of the current round, and come after earlier reports on Thursday (June 18) that the Iranian delegation had initially postponed its trip to Switzerland, demanding a halt to Israeli strikes in Lebanon as a precondition. The current status of the consultations suggests that the parties are engaging in complex back-and-forth, though no specific timetable for the resumption of the plenary session has been announced by any of the delegations or the Swiss hosts.
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