politics
Vance says US and Iran can 'sit together as teams' for first time under deal
Vice President JD Vance said the United States and Iran can “sit together as teams” for the first time under the ceasefire agreements the two countries are discussing in Switzerland on Sunday.
TL;DR
- US Vice President JD Vance believes the US and Iran can "sit together as teams" for the first time during ceasefire agreement discussions.
- The negotiations in Switzerland are described as the beginning of a technical negotiation to address core issues between the two countries.
- Vance expressed optimism about making progress on a permanent agreement to end the war.
- The talks are being mediated by Pakistan and Qatar.
- President Trump suggested that the current Iranian negotiators are "the smartest group" the US has dealt with and views the US operation in the region as regime change, pointing to new Iranian leadership.
- Key negotiators include Vance, Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner for the US, and Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf and Abbas Araghchi for Iran.