According to Economy Online, after a lot of tension and an official postponement of the start of 60-day negotiations between Iran and the United States of America within the framework of the memorandum of understanding on the end of the war, on Saturday evening, June 30, the Iranian negotiating team left for Switzerland for technical and expert talks on the topic of “proper implementation of the memorandum on the end of the war”.
Also, JD Vance, Trump’s deputy, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan Army Commander Asim Muneer also arrived in Switzerland in the last 12 hours.
The first round of negotiations lasted for 80 minutes. Both negotiating teams then left for some internal deliberations.
While the second round of negotiations was supposed to start soon, some disagreements and verbal threats of Trump led the Iranian delegation to leave the negotiation site.
You can read the news of the negotiations in this report.
01:23
Al-Arabiya: The Iranian delegation left the place of negotiations with the United States for Zurich.
Pakistani media reported that Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif will leave Switzerland on Wednesday morning.
00:46
State news agency: Iran is still present at the Switzerland talks and consultations between the Pakistani and Qatari parties and mediators continue.
00:00
Hadath: Soon, the joint statement of the mediators of Iran and the United States will be published.
23:50
A reporter sent to Switzerland reported: This round is different from the previous rounds, and to know the status of the negotiations and the results obtained so far, one should wait for the official comments of the members of the negotiation team.
23:00
Radio: It is not yet possible to say whether the negotiations have ended or not, but apparently the Iranian delegation is about to return to the country.
22:20
Reuters quoting sources: The negotiations between Iran and the United States have stopped, but they are not over
22:00
Al-Mayadeen: The Iranian delegation will not return to negotiations until Trump apologizes and Israeli forces withdraw from southern Lebanon.
Now the Iranians are not only asking for the cessation of aggression, but also for the withdrawal of (Israeli forces) from southern Lebanon.
21:30
Israel Channel 14: Qatar and Pakistan asked Trump to prepare a message to reduce tension
21:00
Al-Arabiya: The Iranian negotiating team in Switzerland returned to their place of residence, but talks continue through unofficial channels.
20:29
A member of the negotiating team also emphasized in an interview with Sedavasima that the most important issue is the implementation of the thirteenth clause of the memorandum of understanding, which means the necessary preparations for talks about clauses such as the termination of the war on all fronts, lifting of the naval blockade, opening of the Strait of Hormuz, exemption from sanctions on oil and derivatives, and the release of blocked Iranian assets. Regarding the first paragraph, which is the most important issue, there was a discussion about Lebanon, and if the end of the war in Lebanon is not done, the next issues will definitely not be discussed.
20:20
The Iranian delegation is still present at Burgenstock Hotel.
20:05
A source close to the negotiating team told Tasnim: The Iranian negotiating team left the meeting in protest of Trump’s threats.
19:51
Qalibaf: We do not take the threats of the Americans into account.
19:47
Fars quoted an informed source: Trump’s threat stopped the negotiations in Switzerland and made its continuation uncertain.
19:44
Press TV reported: The Iranian delegation has expressed its protest to the American side and is now considering the appropriate response options to Donald Trump’s recent verbal threats.
19:26
CNN, citing a diplomat, claimed that the ongoing negotiations between two Iranian and American diplomatic delegations in Switzerland deal with the war in Lebanon, the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran’s nuclear reserves.
19:18
Netanyahu: We will remain in southern Lebanon as long as necessary, and in the case of Iran, even if there are political developments, I will not allow Iran to be equipped with nuclear weapons. This will not happen as long as I am the Prime Minister of Israel
19:16
Lindsey Graham claimed that if Iran does not agree, America will take control of the Strait of Hormuz.
19:10
Al-Arabiya: The second session of negotiations will begin shortly after and the Iranian delegation returned to the negotiation hall.
19:03
Contrary to the claims published by the radical media of the previous government, Ali Bagheri is present in the negotiation room with America.
18:50
Marandi, an analyst of international issues, pointed out that Iran gradually reopened the Strait of Hormuz after the ceasefire in Lebanon last night, and emphasized: Within a few hours after Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz, the Zionist regime agreed to the ceasefire and stopped killing Lebanese children.
18:42
Sedavasima reporter denied the rumors about a negotiation about Iran’s nuclear program in 80 minutes of the first round of talks.
18:37
Citing diplomatic sources, CNN, the American media, wrote that the current negotiations between Iranian and American officials in Switzerland are focused on the war in Lebanon, the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran’s nuclear reserves.
18:31
Referring to the progress of Iran-US talks, Pakistan’s foreign minister announced that the talks have entered the technical stage and said that three specialized committees are investigating the nuclear case, blocked assets and developments in Lebanon.
18:18
A well-informed source in Iran’s negotiating team in Switzerland: The first round of the 4-way negotiations has now been completed.
17:43
A source close to the negotiating team regarding the interruption of the live broadcast and the photo ceremony in Geneva said: The American delegation and the organizers of the negotiation meeting intended that at the beginning of the multilateral meeting, there would be a handshake scene and a joint photo ceremony between the Iranian and American delegations. He noted: The head of the Iranian negotiating team and the negotiating team opposed these ceremonies and announced that they will not be present at the photo ceremony with the American delegation.
17:33
Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar: Special technical teams have been formed to negotiate the provisions of the final agreement.
17:07
Quadrilateral negotiations between the Islamic Republic of Iran, the United States, Pakistan and Qatar, with the focus of pursuing the implementation of the commitments contained in the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, began at the Burgenstock Hotel in Switzerland.
17:03
Based on the previous arrangements and agreements, no pictures or videos of the quadrilateral negotiations and the dialogue hall will be published in Burgenstock Hotel.
16:59
The US President claimed that he had warned in a conversation with Iranian officials that if the Strait of Hormuz is closed, “they will no longer have a country” and they will not even be able to return to their country. Statements that have been followed by widespread reactions.
16:40
Referring to the process of diplomatic talks, the US vice president announced that significant progress has been made in the negotiations in the last two hours and that the Trump administration has a mission to find a diplomatic solution to a series of issues.
16:23
Reports announce the beginning of quadrilateral negotiations between Iran and the United States with the presence of Qatari and Pakistani mediators; Talks aimed at reducing tensions and exploring new ways of agreement are being held.
15:58
At the same time as the four-way talks were held in Switzerland, Pakistan’s foreign minister announced that Islamabad was able to convince Iran and the United States to participate in diplomacy and cease-fire, and that the country’s mediation in this process was successful.
15:52
The foreign ministers of Egypt, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan at the quadrilateral meeting in Cairo while welcoming the “Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding” between the United States and Iran, emphasized the need to quickly complete the next phase of the negotiations, pay attention to the security concerns of the countries in the region and maintain the central position of the Palestinian issue in the future arrangements of the Middle East.
15:09
Iran’s negotiating delegation headed by Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf met with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and the country’s army chief Asim Muneer in continuation of their consultations at the Borgenstock Hotel in Switzerland. The meeting was held in the framework of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding and before the Iran-US negotiations.
14:53
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Qatar announced that the Lucerne Lake Summit has started and the first meeting between Washington and Tehran will be held with the mediation of Qatar and Pakistan.
14:42
The tripartite meeting between Iran, America and Qatar on the subject of a comprehensive ceasefire in Lebanon and Iran’s blocked assets is currently disrupting the negotiations.
14:31
While the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency attended the talks in Switzerland and met with the foreign minister of this country, it is said that the Iranian delegation has no plans to meet with him.
14:03
The deputy communications officer of the president’s office emphasized that the unconditional implementation of the first clause of the understanding between Iran and the United States is necessary and that the end of aggression in Lebanon will be the first order of the negotiating team in Switzerland.
13:49
The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency met with the foreign minister of the country before the start of the four-way talks between Iran and the United States in Switzerland and emphasized the importance of the success of diplomacy at this critical juncture.
13:25
Ismail Baqaei, the spokesman of Iran’s negotiating team, announced: Iran is determined to follow up the implementation of the commitments of the other party with obsession and seriousness.
Today’s meeting is to follow up the implementation of the memorandum of understanding to end the war. According to paragraph 13 of the memorandum of understanding, the start of final agreement negotiations depends on the implementation of paragraphs 1, 4, 5, 10 and 11. Without the implementation of these provisions, especially paragraph 1 (end of war on all fronts including Lebanon), it is not possible to enter the negotiation stage for a final agreement.
Today’s talks are focused on the implementation of the aforementioned clauses, especially clause 1, as well as the review of the measures foreseen for the implementation of clauses 10 (the issue of Iran’s oil exports) and 11 (the release of Iran’s blocked assets).
13:22
The American negotiating team headed by Vance met with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif today during the four-way talks between Iran and the United States with the participation of mediating countries.
13:15
The Axios news site claimed in a report that the US government hopes that Iran will agree to UN inspectors’ access to its nuclear facilities. In exchange, Washington is ready to allow Tehran access to some of its blocked assets.
13:11
Esmail Beqaei, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said: “A quadrilateral meeting between Iran, America, Qatar and Pakistan will be held this evening.”
12:51
Mohammad Reza Aref, the first vice president, said: We are entering a new space, a space where sanctions will no longer apply to any Arab region, and it is not an issue at all because we had strong tools that we did not use stronger than them and we are using them now.
12:43
An informed source close to the negotiating team denied the news published by Al Jazeera about the re-signing of the agreement and stated that, contrary to some claims made in foreign media, no re-signing agreement is on the agenda.
12:35
Tehran’s delegation has arrived in Switzerland while representatives of the United States and Qatar are also present in this country. According to reports, Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, has been stationed at the Burgenstock Hotel on the shores of Lake Lucerne in Switzerland since Thursday, which is the site of the talks between Iran and the United States. According to the Axios news website, Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of the American president and the country’s negotiator, was already in Switzerland.
