Vance: US-Iran talks set up mechanisms for keeping Hormuz open, preserving ceasefire in Lebanon

Aside from returning IAEA inspectors to Iran, US Vice President JD Vance says that talks in Switzerland with Tehran accomplished three US goals, including setting up “a mechanism for keeping the Strait of Hormuz open” and “a similar mechanism for deconfliction for the regional ceasefire,” primarily the Israel-Hezbollah conflict in Lebanon.

“As the President of the United States has himself said, sometimes these ceasefires just mean you’re shooting a little bit less. But we wanted to make sure that we had the proper coordination set up so that if there is shooting, if Hezbollah fires at Israel or if Israel responds, if there are other conflicts that arise in the region, we’re actually talking to each other and figuring out how to stop the shooting.”

The groups also “set up the process for the technical negotiations that will follow,” Vance says, saying those talks should continue throughout the week.