Vice President JD Vance said Saturday afternoon the “nuclear issue” and renewed ceasefire between Israel and Iranian proxy terrorist organization Hezbollah are the two primary subjects of negotiation he will “be focused on” during a first round of negotiations between the United States and Iran on Sunday in Switzerland.Vance told reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland ahead of his flight that “we’re going to hopefully make progress” on the two points of contention before noting “I’m sure the Iranians are going to have issues they’d like to discuss as well.”
The vice president said earlier on Saturday that the timing of the beginning of negotiations was “in flux” after fighting erupted between Israel and Hezbollah early Saturday morning despite a ceasefire having been signed Friday. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps later moved to close the Strait of Hormuz after saying the U.S. violated its “obligations in implementing the ceasefire.”
.@VP departs for Switzerland: "I'm looking forward to starting the technical talks with the Iranians, the Pakistanis, and the Qataris… We're going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue — those are the two big things that I… pic.twitter.com/4VXp0ANgJU— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 20, 2026
