US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have traveled to Switzerland in an effort to resume negotiations with Iran after the previous round of talks was disrupted, CNN reported. Vitkoff and Kushner in Switzerland Washington and Tehran are working to restart technical consultations that were suspended due to the recent escalation in the Middle East. The next round of negotiations was originally scheduled to begin on Friday, June 19, but the meeting was canceled following a new outbreak of violence between Israel and Hezbollah.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Witkoff and Kushner previously participated in the negotiations that resulted in the signing of the initial memorandum of understanding between the two countries. The White House stated that US Vice President JD Vance is ready to travel to the negotiations to represent the US as soon as the appropriate conditions are met. Trump outlines expectations and consequences The push to resume talks follows comments made by US President Donald Trump during the final press conference of the G7 summit on Wednesday. Trump stated that he expected the accord ending the Middle East war to be signed “shortly,” though he acknowledged uncertainty regarding the exact date. Trump indicated he would likely delegate the signing of the memorandum to Vance. When asked by reporters if this decision was intended to avoid blame if the agreement failed, Trump replied, “I like that idea. If it works out I am going to take the credit, if it doesn’t work out I’m blaming JD.”