SQUAWK/NEWS
Account
Theme
Account
Menu
Live News GEOPOLITICS ARTICLE H impact

US, Iran Make Progress

US Vice President JD Vance says US-Iran talks have made great progress despite tensions, with Iran agreeing to admit IAEA inspectors

QQQSPY

D. S. " It comes after Iran said it would close the Strait of Hormuz again because of Israeli strikes on Lebanon. Vance said Iran had agreed to admit IAEA inspectors back into the country, calling it a "major milestone" towards ending Tehran's nuclear weapons program.

S. S Vice President JD Vance has said. Speaking on Monday, Vance said the talks in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, were continuing and Tehran had agreed to permit International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors back into Iran. The talks were strained over the weekend when Iran announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz over Israeli strikes on Lebanon, saying these violated the ceasefire.

"Yes, there was a little bit of threatening, there was a little bit of whining, but at the end of the day, the talks continued, and we made great progress," Vance told reporters. " Looking ahead, Vance said a process is now in place to ensure that escalation in the region can be avoided. "We want a regional ceasefire. We want Hezbollah to stop firing at our friends in Israel.

We want Israelis to be able to live in peace. We also want to make sure that, when things happen, they don't spiral into a broader escalation, and so we've been, I think, very good at setting up what we're calling a deconfliction mechanism," he added. "