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US Vice President JD Vance (L) waits, alongside US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff (C) and Jared Kushner, to meet with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif (not seen), at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex overlooking Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026. (Nathan Howard / POOL / AFP)
June 30, 2026, 5:15 pm
US envoys in Qatar to meet mediators, but no direct talks with Iran set for coming days
Contradicting Trump, Doha says Witkoff and Kushner to discuss negotiations with Iran and other issues, but without meeting Iranian officials; separate technical talks on MOU go on
By Agencies, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Tankers and cargo vessels are seen in the Gulf of Oman, along shipping routes linking the Strait of Hormuz and the Arabian Sea, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo)
June 20, 2026, 5:37 pm
Iran claims Hormuz closed again as IDF attacks Hezbollah; Vance says Switzerland talks may start Sunday
US denies strait shuttered, says traffic flowing; US, Iran negotiators gathering in Swiss resort, with US VP saying he’ll head there shortly, expects truce to hold; US and Qatar said planning to funnel an initial $6B to Tehran
By Agencies and ToI Staff
A man waves an Iranian flag as people beat their chests during a religious mourning ceremony in Tehran, Iran, on June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
June 19, 2026, 9:47 am
Opening round of US-Iran talks canceled as Tehran said to demand halt to Lebanon fighting
Announcement comes after White House said Vance wouldn’t go to Burgenstock overnight; diplomat to CNN: Iran seeks ‘guarantee’ of Israel-Hezbollah truce, mediators working on issue
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
US President Donald Trump (right) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shake hands during a joint press conference at the Mar-a-Lago residence in Palm Beach, Florida, December 29, 2025. (Jim WATSON / AFP)
June 6, 2026, 1:21 pm
Pentagon raises threat assessment of Israeli spying on US to ‘critical’ level — report
Trump envoy Witkoff among key officials being spied on, NYT says; original NBC report vehemently denied by White House, Israeli embassy says story ‘completely false’
By ToI Staff
A woman holds up an Iranian flag in front of a banner showing a portrait of the Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, during a street festival celebrating the Muslim Shiite holiday of Eid al-Ghadir, in Tehran, Iran, June 4, 2026. (AP/Vahid Salemi)
June 6, 2026, 12:29 pm
US, Iran trade fire in Gulf as Trump team consults experts for nuclear talks
US hits Iranian radar sites after drone attacks, Iran fires missiles at Bahrain, Kuwait; Trump says deal is stuck because Iran has to make tough decisions, says Tehran retains about 22% of missile arsenal
By Agencies and ToI Staff
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach Fla., Saturday, April 25, 2026. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
April 25, 2026, 9:29 pm
Trump cancels Witkoff and Kushner’s trip to Islamabad for ‘time-wasting’ Iran talks
US president claims Iran submitted a better but not good enough proposal minutes after he canceled his negotiators’ trip; Iran’s FM departs Pakistan after meeting local leaders
By Agencies, ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
US Vice President JD Vance, right, speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran as Jared Kushner, left, and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions listen, on April 12, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
April 12, 2026, 9:29 am
US-Iran talks in Pakistan end after 21 hours with no deal; US negotiators head home
Vance says Iranians refused to disavow nuclear program that would let them build bomb; he makes no mention of Strait of Hormuz, cited in Iran as other key point of disagreement; Iran’s Ghalibaf: US side failed to gain our trust
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US Vice President JD Vance speaks to the press before boarding Air Force Two, Friday, April 10, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md., for expected departure to Pakistan, for talks on Iran. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, pool)
April 10, 2026, 4:41 pm
Vance warns Iran not to ‘play’ the US as he departs for peace talks in Pakistan
Iranian delegations said to have arrived in Islamabad, city under lockdown ahead of high-stakes negotiations aimed at ending conflict; Israel not represented
By Michelle L. Price and AAMER MADHANI
US Vice President JD Vance speaks to the media before boarding Air Force Two to return to Washington DC, after the White House announced he would be leading the US delegation in upcoming peace talks with Iran, at the Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport in Budapest, Hungary, April 8, 2026. (JONATHAN ERNST / POOL / AFP)
April 9, 2026, 2:31 am
Vance to lead US negotiators at first round of Islamabad talks with Iran on Saturday
VP: Tehran thought Lebanon was part of truce due to ‘legitimate misunderstanding,’ Israel agreed to ‘check itself a little bit’ against Hezbollah; Iran’s Ghalibaf claims US violated understandings, questions if negotiations worthwhile
By Jacob Magid and Nava Freiberg
US President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, March 26, 2026, in Washington. (AP/Alex Brandon)
March 26, 2026, 11:52 pm
Trump delays strikes on Iran’s power plants by 10 days, says talks ‘going very well’
Official tells ToI president thinks ground troops could press Tehran toward accepting US terms; Israel expects limited sway over Trump’s decision; Iran calls US proposal ‘one-sided, unfair’
By Jacob Magid, Emanuel Fabian, Stav Levaton, ToI Staff and Reuters
US President Donald Trump speaks during the swearing in for Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin in the Oval Office of the White House, on March 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
March 24, 2026, 11:30 pm
Trump says talks with Iran progressing, as Israel said to fear premature ceasefire
Official confirms to ToI that Washington sent Tehran 15 conditions for a deal; summit could reportedly take place in Pakistan within days; US president says regime gave US ‘very big present’
By Nava Freiberg, Jacob Magid, Lazar Berman and Agencies
US President Donald Trump speaks at a news conference, March 9, 2026, at Trump National Doral Miami in Doral, Florida. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
March 10, 2026, 7:36 pm
Trump ‘not happy’ with Iran’s new supreme leader, but talks with Tehran officials ‘possible’
US president claims Mojtaba Khamenei won’t be able to ‘live in peace;’ Witkoff says he and Kushner likely to visit Israel next week, and that ‘peace through strength matters’
By Lazar Berman and Jacob Magid
In this handout photo released by the Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 26, 2026, US special envoy Steve Witkoff (center) and Jared Kushner hold a meeting with Oman's Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi (right) in Geneva. (Omani Foreign Ministry / AFP)
March 4, 2026, 6:48 am
US officials say diplomatic path was at dead end when Trump approved Iran strikes
Administration accuses Iran of trying to drag US along during three rounds of talks, claiming it wouldn’t seek a nuclear weapon while insisting on maintaining the means to do so
By Jacob Magid
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left) and US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff appear on Fox News, March 3, 2026. (Screenshots/Fox News via YouTube)
March 3, 2026, 10:50 am
PM: Iran’s nuke program would have been ‘immune in months’; Witkoff: They bragged to us about enrichment
PM says US-Israeli campaign will be ‘swift, decisive,’ as JD Vance says goal is to change Iran’s ‘mindset’; Witkoff says Iranians shamelessly boasted in talks they had uranium for 11 nuclear bombs, had evaded protocols
By Jacob Magid and Nava Freiberg
In this handout photo released by the Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 26, 2026, US special envoy Steve Witkoff (center) and Jared Kushner hold a meeting with Oman's Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi (right) in Geneva. (Omani Foreign Ministry / AFP)
February 26, 2026, 11:23 pm
US, Iran said to agree on further talks next week, as mediator claims progress
Contradictory reports emerge on whether sides any closer to deal; report says Witkoff, Kushner demanded Tehran dismantle all nuclear sites and turn over enriched uranium; Trump said briefed on his potential military options
By Agencies, ToI Staff, Jacob Magid, Stav Levaton, Emanuel Fabian and Nava Freiberg
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