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Mediator Qatar confirms launch of US-Iran talks in Switzerland

  • Qatar announces the start of US-Iran talks in Switzerland, focused on achieving a permanent peace in the Middle East
Published June 21, 2026 Updated June 21, 2026 05:07pm
US Vice President JD Vance (2ndL), US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff (2ndR) and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner (R) meet with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (2ndR) and Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir (L) at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex overlooking Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026, ahead of high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict. Photo: AFP
US Vice President JD Vance (2ndL), US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff (2ndR) and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner (R) meet with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (2ndR) and Pakistan's Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir (L) at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex overlooking Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026, ahead of high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict. Photo: AFP
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DOHA: Mediating country Qatar on Sunday confirmed the start of talks between the United States and Iran in Switzerland aimed at a permanent end to the Middle East war. 

In a statement Qatar’s foreign ministry announced “the launch of the Lake Lucerne Summit and the first meeting of the high-level committee with the participation of representatives from the United States of America, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the two mediating states, the State of Qatar and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan”.

The gas-rich emirate added it hoped the meetings would “lead to a comprehensive and lasting agreement addressing all aspects covered by the Memorandum of Understanding”, referring to an accord signed by the US and Iran earlier this week.

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