US-Iran talks begin in Switzerland as high-stakes diplomacy gets under way

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Qatar’s Foreign Ministry has announced the start of negotiations between the United States and Iran with the mediation of the Gulf country and Pakistan in Switzerland.

Iran’s delegation, led by Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, says its main goal is to ensure all parties fully implement the interim deal to end the war.