US-Iran truce talks begin in Switzerland amid push for West Asia stability

US Vice President JD Vance (right) shakes hands with Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir next to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex. PIC/AFP

US Vice President JD Vance, Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner held a meeting with the Pakistani mediating team in Switzerland's Burgenstock resort on Sunday ahead of negotiations with the Iranian delegation scheduled for later in the day.

These talks are being held under a 14-point Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) finalised on June 17 by US President Donald Trump and Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian. Pakistan, acting as a guarantor, will participate as a mediator along with Qatar.

Tehran's negotiating team comprises parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, alongside officials from Iran's central bank and oil ministry. The MoU initiated a 60-day window for these negotiators to iron out key disputes and establish stability across West Asia.

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