US envoy Witkoff headed to Switzerland for Iran talks — reports
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff is heading to Switzerland where the first round of talks with Iran on a potential nuclear deal is expected to take place, a US official told Axios. US official said Trump's envoy Jared Kushner is already in Switzerland for the negotiations, which were supposed to start Friday but were postponed because of fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. Both Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi were headed to Switzerland for talks, as a ceasefire in Lebanon appeared to revive efforts to turn the interim Iran war pact into a lasting regional deal. The development follows a 14-point memorandum the US and Iran signed this week to halt fighting and open a 60-day window to resolve disputes over Iran's nuclear programme and other thorny issues needed for a durable deal. With the ceasefire in […]