Vice President JD Vance Breaks Down Recent Negotiations With Iran In Switzerland

After initially having a shaky start Vice President JD Vance revealed negotiations with Iran over the weekend were overall very productive.

Vice President JD Vance spent the weekend in Switzerland where he was joined by Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari to negotiate with Iranian officials on a longterm peace deal.

Vance noted that the Iranians were initially very “whiny” but ultimately the U.S. was able to accomplish their main objectives in the meetings.

Fox News provided further details on the negotiations:

Vice President JD Vance said Monday that U.S. negotiators accomplished every major objective they brought to talks with Iran in Switzerland, dismissing complaints from Tehran and arguing the discussions laid the groundwork for a broader agreement.

“There was a little bit of whining from the Iranians,” Vance told reporters in Switzerland after the high-level talks. “But I think that’s to be expected.”

Despite those tensions, Vance said the negotiations produced concrete results. He outlined four goals the administration set before entering the talks and said all four were achieved.

The first was establishing a mechanism to keep the Strait of Hormuz open and prevent disputes in the strategic shipping lane from escalating into a wider conflict. Vance said oil and gas shipments through the waterway have already increased and that negotiators created a framework to manage future incidents.

The second goal focused on maintaining a regional ceasefire. Vance said U.S. officials worked to establish communication channels that could be used to quickly address flareups involving Israel, Hezbollah or other actors in the region before violence spirals further.

“We wanted to make sure that if there is shooting … we’re actually talking to each other and figuring out how to stop the shooting,” Vance said.

The third objective, and the one Vance said Americans should be most encouraged by, was Iran’s agreement to invite International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors back into the country.

“The Iranians have agreed to invite IAEA inspectors back into their country. That is a major milestone for the American people,” Vance said.

The fourth goal was setting up the technical negotiations that will continue in the coming weeks. Vance said U.S., Iranian, Qatari and Pakistani officials made significant progress establishing the process and oversight structure needed for those talks to move forward.

While portraying the meetings as a success, Vance stressed that negotiators have not yet reached a final agreement.

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Watch Vance here:

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BREAKING: VP Vance announces major progress made by the United States and its negotiating team while finalizing a deal with Iran:

“Yesterday was a very, very good day. We made a lot of good progress. We did exactly what we wanted to do… the Iranians have agreed to invite IAEA… pic.twitter.com/ExpYCS2KK2

— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 22, 2026

The New York Times reported Vance also discussed the possibility of unfreezing Iranian assets:

Vice President JD Vance outlined a U.S. proposal to potentially unfreeze Iranian assets, a core demand of Tehran in the negotiations, in a news conference in Switzerland.

According to the proposal, which Vance credited to Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, any unfrozen Iranian assets would have to be spent buying U.S. goods, such as soy and wheat, and would be prohibited from being used to fund terrorism.

“If Iranian assets are ever unfrozen, they’re going to go to make American farmers richer and to feed the Iranian people,” Vance said.

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The United States and Qatar, which has been a mediator in the talks, would oversee the process, he added.

Here’s Vance discussing potentially unfreezing Iranian assets:

JD Vance:

What Jared and the Qataris and the entire team accomplished is, to me, a classic Trump deal.

If Iranian assets are ever unfrozen, they are going to make American farmers richer and help feed the Iranian people. pic.twitter.com/lDGFnCOuzK

— Clash Report (@clashreport) June 22, 2026