BEIRUT: US-Iran talks in Switzerland produced what mediators described as “encouraging progress” on Monday, with both sides agreeing to a 60-day roadmap toward a broader deal aimed at ending the regional war. Key early steps include establishing direct communication channels to prevent escalation in the Strait of Hormuz and continuing technical negotiations. Despite a tense start — marked by Iranian threats to walk out over US warnings about Hezbollah — the talks have held. Lebanon has emerged as an immediate test of whether diplomacy can translate into stability on the ground.

Iran and the United States agreed Monday to set up communications lines to keep the vital Strait of Hormuz open and end fighting in Lebanon, mediators said, after their first…

High-level negotiations in Switzerland seeking a permanent end to the Iran war ended with lower-level talks planned for the rest of the week.

Despite Iranian media claims of a walkout, US-Iran talks in Switzerland are continuing. President Trump's threats of further strikes over Hezbollah's actions in Lebanon have…