Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeSecurity staff stand guard near the Buergenstock mountaintop resort in central Switzerland, a potential venue for talks between the United States and Iran following a deal, June 18, 2026. Credit: Marco Trujillo/ REUTERSSecurity staff stand guard near the Buergenstock mountaintop resort in central Switzerland, a potential venue for talks between the United States and Iran following a deal, June 18, 2026. Credit: Marco Trujillo/ REUTERS04:20 AM • June 20 2026 IDTWhite House envoy Steve Witkoff is on his way to Switzerland, where talks between the United States and Iran on a nuclear deal are set to take place, Axios reported on Friday night.According to the report, U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner is already in Switzerland.The start of the negotiations on the agreement, which was scheduled to take place on Friday in Switzerland, was postponed. The Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Mayadeen network reported that the Iranian negotiating delegation delayed its arrival due to Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon.The White House subsequently announced that U.S. Vice President JD Vance would not depart for Switzerland on Friday, stating: "The logistics of these negotiations have never been simple or predictable. We look forward to beginning these talks as soon as possible."A diplomatic source who spoke with Haaretz noted that the cancellation of the talks did not come as a surprise. According to the source, Iran attempted to force its own interpretation of a clause in the memorandum of understanding concerning Lebanon onto the other parties.According to this clause, upon signing the memorandum, the countries declare an immediate and permanent end to the war on all fronts, including Lebanon.In the NewsWith Brain Tumors and No Hope Left, She Went to India. Then She Discovered YogaIsrael Police Arrest Four Family Members on Suspicion of Sexually Abusing Boy, 9Activists Fined for Protest Signs Against Vandalism of Women's ImagesTwo Men Shot Dead on Golan Heights in Suspected Criminal IncidentIsraeli Border Police Officer Convicted of Assaulting Palestinian JournalistRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East Ablaze'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelIsrael Is Conducting a Systematic Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing in the West BankTrump and Netanyahu Hurtling Toward a Rupture That Could Shock U.S.-Israel TiesNetanyahu's Mouthpieces Turn on Trump, Revealing a Deeper Israeli IngratitudeIsrael Is Bleeding Support in U.S. and Pouring Tens of Millions to Change That