Vance, flanked by US negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff in the luxury Swiss resort Burgenstock, hailed "a historic meeting", adding: "The question before us now is how much more can we accomplish together?
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks standing between US Vice President JD Vance and Qatar's Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani prior to a quadrilateral meeting between the US, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex overlooking Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on Jun 21, 2026. (Photo: Pool via Reuters)
22 Jun 2026 01:54AM
BURGENSTOCK, Switzerland: US Vice President JD Vance expressed hopes on Sunday (Jun 21) of turning a "new leaf" during talks with Iran in Switzerland, even as the threat of renewed fighting in Lebanon and lack of consensus on key issues rendered prospects for a permanent deal elusive.The negotiations to end a war that sowed chaos across the Middle East and rattled the global economy are meant to trigger a 60-day period to settle broader issues that have dogged US-Iranian relations for decades.But even as American and Iranian representatives gathered in Switzerland alongside Pakistani and Qatari mediators, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reiterated his declarations that troops would remain in south Lebanon "as long as necessary"."We will remain in the security zone in southern Lebanon for as long as necessary to protect the cherished residents of the north and all the citizens of Israel," Netanyahu said.
