Foreign Affairs: Facilitators said U.S. and Iranian officials made “encouraging progress” in the first round of talks in Switzerland that ended on Monday morning, despite continued tensions over Lebanon and the Strait of Hormuz.
According to Reuters, published on June 22, 2026, the mediators, Pakistan and Qatar, said that the two sides had agreed on a roadmap towards a final agreement on ending their war within 60 days, despite a tense start as Tehran closed the strait again and U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to resume attacks on Iran.
Pakistan and Qatar said the two sides had agreed on a mechanism to end the fighting between U.S. allies Israel and and Iran-allied Hezbollah militants in Lebanon, and opened a communication line to help ensure safe passage for commercial ships through the strait, a key global supply route for oil and liquefied natural gas.
The joint statement said technical talks would continue for the rest of the week in the Qatari-controlled Swiss mountain resort of Buergenstock.
In a post on social media, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said Tehran had received exemptions for oil and petrochemical exports, the release of some frozen assets and the launch of a reconstruction and development plan for Iran.
Translated by Nay Tola
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