Vance says US and Iran can ‘sit together as teams’ for first time under deal

Published June 21, 2026 10:44am ET | Updated June 21, 2026 10:44am ET



Vice President JD Vance said the United States and Iran can “sit together as teams” for the first time under the ceasefire agreements the two countries are discussing in Switzerland on Sunday.

“What today really represents is the beginning of a technical negotiation that’s not going to solve every disagreement, but it’s going to allow us to sit together as teams for the first time, really, in history to figure out what matters most to the respective parties, to settle those issues, to solve those issues, and get to a better tomorrow,” Vance told reporters while in Switzerland.

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