US Vice President JD Vance declared Monday that a "very good foundation" had been laid for a successful final deal with Iran following direct talks between the two sides at a mountain-top resort in Switzerland.
The talks were the first stage of a two-month negotiating period set out under a preliminary deal agreed last week, aimed at ending the war launched by the United States and Israel on February 28.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on X that there had been "major progress to end the Lebanon War," in reference to the clashes between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militants.
He also said Tehran had secured waivers for oil and petrochemical exports, the release of some of its frozen funds and the launch of a reconstruction and development plan for Iran.
While Iran's top negotiators left for Tehran after the talks, the technical team — led by Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi — is still in Switzerland and will continue talks, Iranian state media reported.
