Iran Talks Turmoil

Vice President JD Vance led U.S. negotiators in Switzerland for the first direct talks with Iran under a 60-day memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the roughly four-month war and resolving Tehran’s nuclear program. The U.S. delegation, including Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, met Iranian officials with Pakistan and Qatar mediating, while Vance said Washington wants to “turn over a new leaf” and could “fundamentally transform” relations if Iran abandons nuclear ambitions and regional destabilization. President Donald Trump repeatedly undercut the diplomacy from afar, threatening fresh strikes, warning Iran over Hezbollah and the Strait of Hormuz, and reportedly using profane language that prompted Iranian protests and at least a temporary walkout. Despite the turbulence, U.S. officials said negotiations continued into the night as both sides tried to keep the fragile interim deal from collapsing.