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What you need to know
- Oil prices reacted postivitley to progress in the US-Iran talks
- Mediator Pakistan said the US and Iran agreed on a roadmap toward a final deal within 60 days
- Host country Switzerland said ‘technical discussions’ could now begin ‘immediately’
- Iran confirmed that its nuclear program had been discussed, briefly
- US Vice President JD Vance held a call with Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun about deescelation
Read below for the latest developments on the Iran war and the wider Middle East on Sunday, June 21. This blog is now closed.
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Skip next section What is the current status of the negotiations?06/22/2026June 22, 2026
What is the current status of the negotiations?
Some members of the Iranian delegation have departed the Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland to head back to Tehran, Iran’s official Islamic Republic News Agency reported on Monday.
It comes after 18-hours of discussions, which were hailed as “constructive” by both host Switzerland and mediator Pakistan.
It’s unclear when memebers of the US delegation will depart Switzerland.
On Saturday, Vice President JD Vance told Fox News that he expected to stay for only “a day or two.”
Much of the technical details are being handled on the US side by special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff.
“We’ve talked about the [Strait of Hormuz], Lebanon, nuclear issues, and details of implementing the MOU, among other topics,” an unnamed US diplomat told Reuters during the talks.
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Oil prices fall amid Iran optimism
Oil prices edged lower on Monday off the back of progress announced in negotiations between Iran and the US in Switzerland.
Brent crude oil, the international benchmark, fell more than 1% to trade at $79.70 per barrel in afternoon Asian trade. It was trading at around $70 per barrel before the start of the war in late February.
“With the controversial — and fragile — US-Iran peace process now underway, attention is turning to how quickly tankers return to the Strait of Hormuz to load energy supplies,” said Thomas Mathews, head of Asia-Pacific markets at Capital Economics, in a note to investors.
Moving towards a more permanent deal will be challenging, with very real risks of a flare-up in hostilities,” ING commodities strategists Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey in a commentary on Monday.
The Iran talks could contribute to a broader stock market rally, some analysts also said, although it remains too early to know for sure.
“Following the positive response last week to reports of a US-Iran ceasefire, markets are likely to open with a cautious tone to start the new week as it remains clear that the situation in the Middle East remains fragile,” said National Australia Bank’s head of markets research, Skye Masters.
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Iran confirms nuclear program was discussed
Iran’s nuclear program was touched upon during talks with the US, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said on Monday.
“One of the points raised by the American delegation was the presentation of its positions regarding the nuclear issue,” Baghaei said.
“A very brief discussion took place regarding the nuclear issue, but there was no discussion of details, and it cannot be said that negotiations on the nuclear issue have begun.”
Iran’s semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported nuclear talks could only get underway once other parts of the Memorandum of Understanding were agreed upon, including those relating to frozen assets and allowing the resumption of Iranian oil exports.
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Lebanon president holds call with US, Qatar
Lebanon’s President Joseph de-escalation said on Monday he held a phone call with US Vice President JD Vance, US presidential advisor Jared Kushner, and Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani.
They discussed efforts to maintain a ceasefire in Lebanon and halt Israeli military escalation, the Lebanese presidential office said in a statement on X.
The statement confirmed that a de-escalation mechanism had been proposed to this end.
Ending Israel’s strikes and ground operations in Lebanon has been a key sticking point for any agreement between Iran and the US.
Lebanon was not present at the Switzerland summit. The political party and militant group Hezbollah is a key ally or Iran in the region.
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Stage set for tehnical talks after ‘constructive’ negotiations
Talks between the US and Iran in Switzerland have laid the groundwork for a lasting deal to be reached within months, mediators and facilitators said on Monday.
“The discussions were held in a positive and constructive atmosphere and yielded encouraging progress,” said Pakistani Prime Minister Shebhaz Sharif on Monday.
He said both sides agreed on “a roadmap toward a final deal within 60 days, the establishment of a High-Level Committee to provide political oversight, and the commencement of further technical talks.”
After 18 hours of high-level, intensive negotiations between the US and Iran, summit host Switzerland said that conditions were now set for technical discussions to begin.
“Switzerland particularly welcomes the agreement on a roadmap aimed at reaching a final agreement within 60 days,” the ministry said in a statement.
“This roadmap creates the conditions for the immediate resumption of technical discussions.”
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Welcome to our coverage
Mediators are hoping for constructive “technical talks” to begin on Monday after the US and Iran agreed to a roadmap for a peace agreement over the weekend.
Oil prices dipped after the news, while other nations have welcomed the progress made thus far.
Some members of the Iranian delegation have departed after the 18-hour talks on Sunday.
We will be bringing you the latest updates, videos and expert analysis on the conflict in the Middle East throughout the day.
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