Disagreement over key sticking points and the threat of renewed fighting in Lebanon weighed on the talks, with Washington and Tehran exchanging threats in parallel with the negotiations.
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif speaks standing between United States 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: Reuters)
22 Jun 2026 01:54AM
(Updated: 22 Jun 2026 08:02AM)
BURGENSTOCK, Switzerland: The United States expects talks with Iran to continue through the night in Switzerland, a US diplomat told reporters early on Monday (Jun 22), as they work to permanently end the Middle East war.The current round of negotiations got off to a rocky start, with the Islamic Republic's delegation walking out in response to US President Donald Trump's threats to strike Iran over its support for Hezbollah on Sunday.A US diplomat at the Swiss venue told reporters the Iranian delegation was involved in "robust discussions on all elements of the nuclear deal", and gave clarifications on Iran's messaging on the Strait of Hormuz and "building deconfliction mechanisms to ensure the Strait will remain fully open".The negotiations to end a war that sowed chaos across the region 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.
