On June 21, the United States and Iran started high-level talks at the Burgenstock luxury hotel in Switzerland, with mediation by Qatar and Pakistan, in an effort to build on a fragile ceasefire and launch a 60-day roadmap toward a broader agreement.
IMAGE: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif with Pakistan army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir before the quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/Pool via Reuters
IMAGE: United States Vice President J D Vance, Shehbaz Sharif and Asim Munir. Photograph: Urs Flueeler/Pool via Reuters
IMAGE: Iran's Foreign Minister Seyyid Abbas Araqchi and Iran Parliament Speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf with the Iranian delegation at the Lake Lucerne summit. Photograph: Urs Flueeler/Pool via Reuters
IMAGE: Abbas Araqchi greets Shehbaz Sharif. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/Pool via Reuters
IMAGE: Shehbaz Sharif and Asim Munir. Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/Pool via Reuters
IMAGE: Vance looks on as Shehbaz Sharif speaks while holding Qatar Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani's hand. Photograph: Nathan Howard/Pool/Reuters
IMAGE: Vance makes an opening statement at the start of the quadrilateral meeting, here and below. Photograph: Nathan Howard/Pool/Reuters
Photograph: Fabrice Coffrini/Pool via Reuters
IMAGE: US Secret Service personnel at the Buergenstock resort in Lucerne. Photograph: Nathan Howard/Pool/Reuters
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