The United States and Iran agreed on Sunday to negotiate toward a war-ending deal within a 60-day timeframe, according to Pakistan and Qatar, which are mediating the ongoing talks in Switzerland.
The delegations agreed on Sunday to create a “High Level” committee to “provide political oversight” for the talks, and that new committee in turn agreed to a 60-day roadmap, the mediators said in a joint statement early on Monday.
A member of the US Secret Service walks backdropped by the Palace Hotel where U.S. Iran negotiations take place at the Burgenstock Resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, in Switzerland, Sunday, June 21, 2026.
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The fighting in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah, an Iran-backed militant group, remained a key point for Iranian negotiators going into Sunday’s talks, officials in Tehran said.
The U.S. and Iran agreed on Sunday to a “deconfliction cell,” a group that will include officials from Tehran and Washington alongside Lebanese officials. That group will seek “to ensure the adherence of the termination of military operations in Lebanon as per the MoU,” the mediators said.
Secret Service police members walk down the stairs at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex overlooking Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on the day of talks between the U.S., Iran, Pakistan, and Qatar at the Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026.
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Whether the “deconfliction cell” will be able to make headway in stopping the fighting in Lebanon will mark the “1st real test” for the talks, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Monday.
Israel’s defense minister said in a statement on Sunday that the Israel Defense Forces did not plan to leave the areas in southern Lebanon where they’re fighting Hezbollah.
Delegation staff members meet in the lobby on the day of a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex overlooking Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026.
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Araghchi otherwise praised Pakistan and Qatar for delivering “major progress” for their efforts in ending the war.
“Technical talks will continue for the remainder of the week at the Burgenstock resort on all issues,” Pakistan and Qatar said in their joint statement. “The mediating parties will continue to do their utmost to ensure that the negotiations continue to be conducted in a constructive atmosphere with the aim of reaching a final deal.”