Al-Sharq network reports that Vice President JD Vance is not traveling to Switzerland for now, citing the situation in Lebanon. This follows Iran's earlier announcement that it was suspending its delegation's travel due to ongoing Israeli strikes in Lebanon.
A report from Al-Sharq's Washington correspondent now indicates that U.S. Vice President JD Vance has also delayed his departure for Switzerland, citing the security situation in Lebanon. This adds to a sequence of postponements that have unfolded overnight and into the early morning: at 19:13 Thursday, a White House statement reversed an earlier claim that the trip was merely a logistics delay, instead confirming it was canceled without explanation. By 06:13 Friday, the White House had reverted to saying the trip was delayed by logistics, not canceled. At 06:59 Friday, both the Iranian and U.S. delegations were reported to have postponed their travel, citing IDF strikes in Lebanon. The Vance delay was already part of that binational postponement; the latest Al-Sharq report explicitly attributes the vice president's personal delay to the situation in Lebanon, which the White House had not yet done as of the last bulletin.
7 developments
- StrongWhite House says VP Vance canceled Switzerland trip
- DevelopingVance also departs Switzerland after Iran's delegation leaves, vows more work on nuke, economic issues
- StrongVance says he aims to advance Lebanon ceasefire and Iran nuclear talks in Switzerland
- StrongIran confirms it will attend Switzerland talks, demands US enforce halt to Israeli Lebanon strikes
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