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US, Iran envoys head for talks, Israeli strikes continue after ceasefire

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20-06-2026 | 03:11

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U.S. President Donald Trump's personal envoy and Iran's foreign minister were headed to Switzerland for talks, Axios said, although deadly strikes by Israel in Lebanon on Saturday could test a new ceasefire key to ending the Iran war.

The talks, led by Steve Witkoff and Abbas Araghchi mark an effort to turn this week's interim 14-point pact into a lasting regional ‌deal to end the war that the United States and Israel launched on February 28.

But just hours after a ceasefire took effect in Lebanon between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, Israeli air strikes and drone attacks killed at least five people in the south on Saturday, Lebanese state media said.

A halt to the fighting in Lebanon is a condition for starting 60 days of U.S.-Iranian talks to resolve disputes over Iran’s nuclear program and other thorny issues, needed to forge a more durable deal critical to reopening the Strait of Hormuz and stabilising global oil supplies.

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