{"id":2616741,"date":"2026-06-20T15:15:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T19:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-says-us-iran-talks-will-start-sunday-in-switzerland\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T15:16:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T19:16:37","slug":"vance-says-us-iran-talks-will-start-sunday-in-switzerland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-says-us-iran-talks-will-start-sunday-in-switzerland\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance says US-Iran talks will start Sunday in Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvance-says-us-iran-talks-will-start-sunday-in-switzerland%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2616741&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Vice President JD Vance expressed optimism about upcoming talks wiht Iran scheduled to begin on Sunday in Switzerland, though he emphasized the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yellen-warns-bank-executives-of-severe-consequences-of-default\/\" title=\"Yellen cautions bank leaders about default&#039;s harsh outcomes.\">situation remains uncertain<\/a>. The talks were initially planned for friday but were delayed due to fighting in Lebanon, with Iran\u2019s delegation departing Iran on Saturday. Vance indicated that negotiations might start on Sunday but acknowledged the process is fluid,and diplomatic protocols are complex. He highlighted recent positive developments, including moving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-deplete-oil-reserves-in-wake-of-opec-production-cut\/\" title=\"Biden To Deplete Oil Reserves in Wake of OPEC Production Cut\">16 million barrels<\/a> of oil through the Straits of Hormuz, which sets a record as the conflict began.The discussions will involve U.S. and Iranian representatives, with mediators from Pakistan and Qatar, following an agreement signed in Islamabad. Meanwhile, Iran announced the closure of the Straits of Hormuz again, citing bad faith and breaches by the U.S., amid ongoing hostilities in Lebanon. Vance noted cooperation with officials Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff and mentioned intentions to join the negotiations soon. The ongoing conflict between Lebanon and Hezbollah remains a significant obstacle,with Israel reacting negatively despite a ceasefire. negotiations are progressing, but tensions and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >diplomatic complexities continue<\/a> to pose challenges.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"7658\">JD Vance<\/a> voiced optimism that talks with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> would begin on Sunday in Switzerland, but that the situation was \u201cin flux.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Talks were first scheduled to begin on Friday, but Iran\u2019s delegation delayed their flight amid the outbreak of fighting in Lebanon. After Iran\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawmaker-probes-biden-admins-role-in-1-billion-ransom-payment-to-iran\/\" title=\"Lawmaker Probes Biden Admin\u2019s Role in  Billion Ransom Payment to Iran\">foreign ministry confirmed<\/a> the delegation departed Iran on Saturday, Vance said talks would likely begin on Sunday, though with caveats.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4617561\/vance-us-iran-talk-sunday-switzerland-flux\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Vance says US-Iran talks may start Sunday in Switzerland but situation is \u2018in flux\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4617543\/meloni-trump-attacks-senseless-defend-italy-national-interest\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Meloni calls Trump\u2019s attacks \u2018senseless\u2019 and says she will \u2018defend Italy\u2019s national interest\u2019<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4617519\/iran-close-strait-of-hormuz-again-diplomat-switzerland\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Iran says it closed the Strait of Hormuz again as diplomatic team heads to Switzerland<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat may happen as soon as [Sunday], but these things are always a little bit in flux. Jared [Kushner] and Steve [Witkoff] have been on the ground now for a few hours dealing with some of the technical elements of this negotiation,\u201d he told <em>Fox &#038; Friends<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs you guys know, one of the things the president has set us out to do as a high priority is to open the straits that\u2019s now happened,\u201d Vance continued. \u201cWe actually got 16 million barrels of oil out of the Straits of Hormuz yesterday. That is a record going back to even before the conflict started. So you\u2019re seeing those ships move.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pakistan\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the Sunday summit in Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs a follow-up to the signing of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, technical-level talks will be held in Burgenstock, Switzerland, on 21 June 2026,\u201d the ministry said. \u201cRepresentatives of the United States and Iran, along with Mediators from Pakistan and Qatar, will participate in the discussions.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time as the interview, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced the closure of the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"21488\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a> again, arguing it was due to the \u201cbad faith\u201d of the U.S. and \u201cits clear breach of its commitments\u201d by failing to end the war in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance said that \u201cthings were going well\u201d with negotiations so far, based on his conversations with Kushner and Witkoff. He said that he expected to leave to join the negotiations \u201csometime the next couple of days,\u201d but was uncertain of the exact timeline due to the \u201cdelicate coordination dance and the diplomatic protocols.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI got to be honest with you \u2014 I don\u2019t really understand these things. I\u2019ve never been a particularly into diplomatic protocols,\u201d Vance said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4617519\/iran-close-strait-of-hormuz-again-diplomat-switzerland\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4617519\">IRAN SAYS IT CLOSED THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ AGAIN AS DIPLOMATIC TEAM HEADS TO SWITZERLAND<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy attitude is, let\u2019s get on the ground and actually fix these problems, but they want to do a delicate dance; the Qataris and the Pakistanis want to make sure that we do this in the right way. So I\u2019m trying to be respectful, given my position of the last year and a half, I have to care about diplomatic protocols all of a sudden,\u201d he joked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fighting in Lebanon continues to be the greatest point of friction in negotiations, and the most likely place that could derail the MOU. Israel wasn\u2019t a party to negotiations, but the U.S. vowed to pressure the country to stop its war against Hezbollah as part of the deal. Israel has reacted with outrage and continued to exchange fire with Hezbollah, despite a renewed ceasefire on Friday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap\" style=\"min-height:5px;\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" style=\"display:none;\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vance optimistic on Iran talks Sunday; situation still uncertain<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2616742,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26169609475043-e1781804886889.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[81480,81475,81479,81478,81474],"class_list":["post-2616741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-diplomatic-discussions","tag-middle-east-negotiations","tag-switzerland-talks","tag-us-iran-diplomacy","tag-vance-statement"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26169609475043-e1781804886889.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2616741"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616741\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2616745,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2616741\/revisions\/2616745"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2616742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2616741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2616741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2616741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}