US Vice-President JD Vance said the talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland were a good start for a successful deal to end the war. The US and Israel started the war in late February. Vance said they set a good foundation for a deal, but they still have a lot of work to do.

Vance said the final deal is like a house, and they have not built the house yet. They set the foundation, and now they need to work on the rest of the house. He said they want to get to a good place for the American people.

Iran said they made major progress in stopping the fighting in Lebanon.

The talks in Switzerland started on Sunday and ended on Monday. There were some difficult moments, but they also made some agreements. Technical talks will continue this week.

Vance said the US might agree to let Iran buy US soy, corn, and wheat if they unfreeze Iranian assets. Jared Kushner, a US negotiator, came up with this idea with officials from Qatar.

The US will allow Iran to sell oil again, which will help ease old sanctions.

The US and Iran have different opinions on the Strait of Hormuz. The US says it is open, but Iran says it is closed.

Vance said Qatar will oversee the process of Iran buying US products. The money from the lifted sanctions will be used to buy American soy, corn, and wheat for the Iranian people.

Iran wants the US to unfreeze billions of dollars in assets. The US and international community have restricted these assets for years.

Mediators Pakistan and Qatar said technical talks will continue in Switzerland.

The mediators are happy with the progress made so far.

The temporary deal to stop the fighting in Iran was signed last week. It sets a 60-day period to discuss issues like Iran's nuclear program.

Vance and US officials said they made progress on many issues, including keeping the Strait of Hormuz open.

Vance met with Iranian officials for peace talks while President Trump made new threats.

Vance said the technical talks are very important.

Vance wants to set up a structure for the talks so that they can have proper oversight.

US envoys Kushner and Steve Witkoff are handling many technical details.

The talks were affected by statements from President Trump that offended the Iranians.

Iranian state media said the talks stopped after President Trump's comments.

The Iranians stayed for the talks, and negotiations continued.

The US diplomat said they discussed Iran's messages about the Strait of Hormuz.

Before the talks, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Iran would not back down from enriching uranium.

President Trump told Iranian President Pezeshkian to be careful what he says.

Trump threatened to take action against Iran if they do not stop their proxies in Lebanon.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the mediators made major progress in ending the Lebanon War.

Iran and US officials left for talks as Israeli strikes put the truce in doubt.

Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire.

Iran wants to address the fighting in Lebanon first.

A ceasefire in Lebanon is holding, and Israel will lift movement restrictions.

There have been no Israeli strikes in Lebanon overnight, and Hezbollah has not announced any attacks.

The fighting in Lebanon has stopped for the longest time since the war began on March 2.

Vance said the region has had many problems for a long time.