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Mediators say U.S.-Iran talks end with peace road map

Early reports described a 60-day framework from talks in Switzerland, while signs of strain underscored how fragile any next phase may be

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Mediators said high-level U.S.-Iran talks ended with a peace road map, with early reports pointing to a 60-day framework and a fragile next phase.
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Mediators said high-level U.S.-Iran talks ended with a peace road map, with early reports pointing to a 60-day framework and a fragile next phase.

High-level talks between the United States and Iran concluded with mediators saying the sides had produced a road map for peace, according to early news summaries of the negotiations.

The reported framework marks a potentially important step in a volatile diplomatic push, though the terms, enforcement mechanisms and next steps remained unclear in the initial accounts. Fox News described the result as a 60-day road map from talks in Switzerland, while The Washington Post reported that mediators said the talks ended with a road map for peace.

Vice President JD Vance said “great progress” had been made toward a final deal, according to an Al Jazeera live update cited in the same news summary. That optimistic account was tempered by other reporting that described a difficult negotiating atmosphere, including a Guardian report that U.S. threats by President Donald Trump strained the talks and prompted an Iranian walkout.

The mix of reported progress and tension points to the central challenge facing negotiators: converting a broad diplomatic framework into a final agreement acceptable to Washington, Tehran and mediators trying to keep the process alive.

No final deal was reported in the available summaries. The next test will be whether the parties can move from a road map to specific commitments within the reported 60-day window.

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