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Iran agrees to IAEA return as Vance reports progress in US-Iran talks

Iran agrees to IAEA return as Vance reports progress in US-Iran talks

US Vice President JD Vance says Switzerland talks laid the groundwork for a final peace deal as Iran agrees to allow IAEA nuclear inspectors to return.

Asia
China sanctions 10 US firms over Pentagon blacklist

China sanctions 10 US firms over Pentagon blacklist

China imposed export controls on 10 US defense and rare earths firms and barred 46 American companies from procurement, escalating tensions with Washington

Europe
Pakistan PM, army chief arrive in Switzerland for US-Iran peace talks

Pakistan PM, army chief arrive in Switzerland for US-Iran peace talks

Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Asim Munir arrive in Switzerland for US-Iran peace talks as Lebanon tensions escalate

Middle East
Israeli military kills two Palestinians near West Bank settlement of Karmei Tzur

Israeli military kills two Palestinians near West Bank settlement of Karmei Tzur

Israeli soldiers shot dead two Palestinians throwing Molotov cocktails near the Karmei Tzur settlement in the occupied West Bank, wounding a third

North America
Vance says he expects Switzerland trip in coming days for Iran talks as Hormuz closes again

Vance says he expects Switzerland trip in coming days for Iran talks as Hormuz closes again

US VP JD Vance said he expects to travel to Switzerland soon for Iran talks, minutes before Tehran announced another closure of the Strait of Hormuz