From Versailles to a Swiss mountain: a week of dizzying Iran diplomacy

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Diplomatic efforts to resolve tensions with Iran involved multiple high-level talks across locations including Washington, Tehran, Versailles, and a Swiss mountain resort. A mediator from Pakistan announced a deal to end a Middle East war during US President Trump's G7 summit visit.

From the corridors of power in Washington to a Swiss mountaintop resort, via Tehran and a French spa, it has been a dizzying week of diplomacy on Iran -- marked by surprise twists and a last-ditch hunt for a printer in the Palace of Versailles. Talks mediator Pakistan announced on June 14 that a deal had been reached to end the Middle East war. It was US President Donald Trump's 80th birthday and the eve of his departure for the G7 summit in the French spar town of Evian-les-Bains.