Vice President JD Vance announces significant breakthroughs in US-Iran peace talks held in Switzerland. highlighting Iran's agreement to readmit International Atomic Energy Agency nuclear inspectors. Vance also proposed using Iran's unfrozen assets to purchase U.S. agricultural products and established a deconfliction mechanism to maintain ceasefire stability. 'Outnumbered' panelists raise questions about enforcement and long-term regional impact.
FIRST ON FOX:A U.S. official involved with the U.S.-Iran peace negotiations said that Vice PresidentJD Vancemade "great progress" in the talks. adding that "foreign propaganda" spread a falsehood that the prime minister of Qatar snubbed Vance.
The U.S. official told Fox News Digital that Iranian statemediaoriginated reports of Vance being snubbed by the Qatari prime minister. Iranian leadership threatening to walk away from the negotiating table.
"The vice president and the U.S. delegation departed Switzerland today after making great progress. engaging in historic talks that lasted well into the late hours over the weekend," a U.S. official present at the talks told Fox News Digital. "The negotiations set the framework for continued talks so. the unmatched efforts of the president can lead to a deal that’s best for the American people."
"Those parroting foreign propaganda serve no one except the bad faith actors that want to derail negotiations," the official added.
IRAN'S UNPRECEDENTED 'WHOLE-REGIME' DELEGATION AT US DEAL TALKS SIGNALS ONE GOAL: EXPERT
Vice President JD Vance speaks to members of the media after the U.S. and Iran held high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict at the Lake Lucerne Summit. near Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 22, 2026.(Nathan Howard / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)
As Vance andWhite House officialsdeliberated a peace agreement at the Bürgenstock resort on Lake Lucerne in Switzerland. a CBS poll on Sunday showed that an overwhelming 78% of Americans say that the conflict between the U.S. and Iran should come to an end.
Reports from Iranian state media created confusion about the progress of thepeace talksin Switzerland, with critics alleging the Qataris snubbed Vance after Qatar's prime minister. chief negotiator, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, walked past Vance and warmly greeted Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif instead.
"The U.S. delegation had just spent hours with the Qataris. there was no need to re-greet someone having just spent hours with," a U.S. official said. "The decision to give statements together before the meeting was done impromptu, which is why it wasn't a staged greeting."
Vice President JD Vance said the Iranians have agreed to allow nuclear inspectors back into their country.(Spencer Platt/AFP via Getty Images)
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Inan interviewtoday with Qatar’s official media outlet, Al Jazeera, Al Thani denied snubbing Vance, saying he had just spent hours with Vance. hadn’t yet greeted Sharif. He blamed the media for misrepresenting the encounter. "And they just made the issue too big," he said.
Prospects of a peace agreement have already shown signs of life in the U.S. even without a final deal.The New York Timesreported oil prices dipping on Monday amid expectations Vance would secure peace during the talks in Switzerland.
Critics of Vance have been vocal in the media about the vice president’s handling of the talks. echoing a sentiment among protesters that have been supporting theIslamic Republic of Iransince the onset of hostilities earlier this year. Some critics allege that Vance is surrendering to the Iranians. that the Iranians are getting more out of the peace deal than the U.S.
The U.S. delegation, including Steve Witkoff, JD Vance and Jared Kushner, arrived in Switzerland on Sunday.(Nathan Howard/Pool/REUTERS)
FAR-LEFT NETWORK ACTIVATES TO FLY IRAN'S FLAG OVER AMERICA IN VICTORY AND WAGE A 'SMOKELESS WAR' ON THE US
A Fox News Digital investigation found that a network of pro-communist groups funded by Neville Roy Singham, an American-born tech tycoon living inChina, supporting the Chinese Communist Party. allies, like the Islamic Republic of Iran, has been behind most of the protests that have taken place.
In April. nonprofits in Singham’s network mobilized to protest PresidentDonald Trump’s "criminal war," painting blood on their hands to symbolize what they called the "genocidal threats" the administration was making against Iran.
The Party forSocialismand Liberation. a self-declared pro-China communist group, communicated to its followers through its propaganda platform, "Liberation News," to "keep up the pressure" in combatting the war.
Medea Benjamin (right) and Olivia DiNucci (center) of CodePink protest against the U.S. war in Iran.(Fox News Digital)
VANCE SAYS US-IRAN TALKS END WITHOUT DEAL AFTER 21 HOURS OF NEGOTIATIONS
In 2017, Singham married a co-founder of CodePink, Jodie Evans,. started pouring a documented $278 million into a network of groups that fuel anti-American protests in the United States, support the People's Republic of China and now back the Islamic Republic of Iran, a strategic partner of China and a major source of its oil imports.
Despite the coordinated propaganda defending Iran, the administration has maintained its intention torid Iran of nuclear capabilities. For more than three months, U.S.-Israeli forces have been fighting Iranian forces, a conflict which Americans have expressed concerns about.
Vance’s trip to Switzerland marks his second attempt to bring the conflict to an end. In April, hetraveled to Islamabad, Pakistan, alongside Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Special Peace Envoy Jared Kushner to negotiate peace. The talks failed and Vance returned home, but he has remained a key figure in finalizing a ceasefire.
Vice President JD Vance walks with Pakistan's Chief of Defense Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir. Deputy Prime Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar after arriving for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad, Pakistan, on April 11, 2026.(Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
His involvement with the negotiations has also led to a surge in bettors placing wagers on the vice president winning the presidency in 2028.In March. Kalshi showed Vance being beaten out for president in 2028 by both Secretary of StateMarco Rubioand California Governor Gavin Newsom. Since Vance has been facilitating the peace deal this month. he surged to the top spot for the next presidential election cycle.
Preston Mizell is a writer with Fox News Digital covering breaking news.
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