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U.S., Iran Advance Talks in Switzerland as New Lebanon Mechanism Alarms Israel

U.S. and Iranian officials kept negotiating in Switzerland on Monday, with talks moving to technical issues after reported progress on Hormuz and Lebanon.

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U.S., Iran Advance Talks in Switzerland as New Lebanon Mechanism Alarms Israel
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What happened

  1. 01Vance and senior Iranian officials were still in Switzerland as talks continued Monday.
  2. 02Mediators announced a U.S.-Iran communications line for the Strait of Hormuz.
  3. 03They also unveiled a Lebanon deconfliction cell, without naming Israel or Hezbollah.
  4. 04Araghchi said the Lebanon mechanism was “the first real test.”
  5. 05The talks are expected to continue this week toward a later high-level agreement.

Mediators said Washington and Tehran will set up a communications line for the strait and a separate Lebanon mechanism, while Israel said it rejects any southern Lebanon withdrawal demand.

Translated and summarized by baba from Ynet, the latest report. Read Ynet’s original

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