Iran delegation leaves for Tehran after 18 hours of talks

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi attends a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex overlooking Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026, as part of high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict. A new round of negotiations over the Middle East war was set to kick off on June 21, 2026 with Iranian negotiators arriving in the Swiss host city hours ahead of US Vice President JD Vance, even as Tehran said it was closing the Strait of Hormuz again over Israeli attacks in Lebanon. (Photo by Nathan Howard / POOL / AFP)

The Iranian delegation in talks with the United States has left the Swiss venue to return to Tehran after 18 hours of “intensive” negotiations, state media reported Monday.

The group, headed by chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, “left the building where the talks were held after about 18 hours of intensive talks and consultations”, the IRNA state news agency reported, saying they were en route to Tehran.

AFP