Representatives of the United States, Iran, and mediator Qatar began meetings in Switzerland on Sunday afternoon focused on a Lebanon ceasefire, according to Israeli and international reports. The talks build on earlier diplomatic contacts mediated through Switzerland.
Representatives of the United States, Iran, and Qatar opened meetings in Switzerland on Sunday afternoon aimed at negotiating a ceasefire in Lebanon, according to reports published by Israeli media and the Times of Israel.
This round follows a series of rapid diplomatic developments reported earlier today. At 14:17 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported a quadrilateral meeting involving the US, Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar was underway in Switzerland, citing i24NEWS. Minutes earlier, at the same timestamp, talks had transitioned to a trilateral format between the US, Iran, and Qatar, according to Iranian reports. At 14:22, The Zioneer noted that Qatari and Pakistani mediators had joined the opening session of US-Iran negotiations. And at 14:40, a bulletin confirmed a quadrilateral format with Pakistan.
The current talks build on a diplomatic backdrop established over the past week: as The Zioneer reported on Sunday June 21 at 14:22, earlier negotiations had shifted to a trilateral format; and on Thursday June 18 and Saturday June 20, The Zioneer reported that Iran had conditioned further nuclear talks on a halt to Israeli operations in Lebanon.
Additional details on the duration and full participant list of the current session have not yet been confirmed.
5 developments
- StrongUS-Iran talks open in Switzerland, Iran links Hormuz reopening to Lebanon withdrawal
- StrongIran confirms it will attend Switzerland talks, demands US enforce halt to Israeli Lebanon strikes
- StrongIranian delegation arrives for talks, demands end to Lebanon fighting
- StrongNegotiation teams launch preparatory talks in Geneva ahead of formal session on Lebanon ceasefire
Source and signal
- Internal intake