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.

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.

The first round of negotiations between the United States and Iran since the two sides signed a preliminary agreement to halt their war was due to begin in Switzerland on Sunday,…

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…