US envoy Witkoff, Iranian minister to meet in Switzerland for talks

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US envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi met in Switzerland amid renewed efforts to establish a lasting peace pact following a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. The talks aim to stabilize oil supplies and reopen the Strait of Hormuz amidst ongoing regional tensions.

US ⁠envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi were both headed to Switzerland for ⁠talks, Axios said on Friday, as a ceasefire in Lebanon appeared to revive efforts to turn an interim Iran war pact into a lasting regional deal. Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire in Lebanon on Friday after escalating fighting cast doubt over US-Iran talks critical to reopening the Strait of Hormuz and stabilising oil supplies. That followed a 14-point memorandum the two sides signed...