The opening round of U.S.-Iran talks on a final deal wrapped up with a Hormuz Strait 'hotline' and a safety valve to keep the cease-fire on track.

"We're going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue," US Vice President JD Vance told reporters.

(Bloomberg) -- The US and Iran are set to begin talks on a permanent peace deal that seek to settle the issue of the Islamic Republic’s nuclear program and permanently reopen the…

Qatar is serving as a mediator alongside Pakistan

High-level peace talks between the US and Iran have commenced in Switzerland, led by Vice President JD Vance and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf. Mediated by Qatar and…

US Vice-President JD Vance makes an opening statement at the start of a quadrilateral meeting between the US, Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar at the Lake Lucerne Summit, at Buergenstock…

By JAN YUMUL in Hong Kong, CUI HAIPEI in Dubai, UAE, and ZHAO JIA in Beijing |