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Where each side stands
United States
VP JD VANCE · WITKOFF · KUSHNER
Wants firmer nuclear safeguards and to bank the deal it signed.
Verified handling of Iran's enriched uranium; IAEA inspectors into Tehran
Durable Lebanon ceasefire alongside the memorandum
Vance: Hormuz reopening & end of nuclear program "already accomplished" — now "give and take"
Iran
SPEAKER GHALIBAF · FM ARAGHCHI
Wants sanctions relief and the US to enforce its side first.
Oil-sale waivers and release of frozen assets
US to guarantee Israel halts strikes/occupation in Lebanon
Framing: came to "remind" the US to start implementing the MoU; "no urgency"
Mediators — Pakistan & Qatar
PM SHARIF · FM MUNIR · QATAR PM SHEIKH MOHAMMED
Brokered the MoU; pushing to keep momentum visible.
Convened the quadrilateral session; shuttling between the sides
Sharif praised Iran's "cool-headedness"; called Trump "a man of peace"
Switzerland — host
FM IGNAZIO CASSIS · FEDERAL FOREIGN MINISTRY
Neutral venue providing the room, not a party.
Cassis held the opening bilateral with Araghchi
"Remains ready to facilitate"; preparatory work ongoing
Strait of Hormuz — daily watch
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The dispute: Iran's IRGC Navy says the strait is shut with no permits issued "until further notice," citing Israeli strikes in Lebanon as an MoU breach; US CENTCOM counters that "Iran does not control the Strait" and says vessels are still passing. Two competing routes are in play — a northern route in Iranian waters under a new Iranian permit authority, and a southern route in Omani waters coordinated by the US Navy — with suspected IRGC sea mines on the main shipping lane. The MoU obliges Iran to reopen toll-free for 60 days; analysts estimate ~4 months to full normalization.
Conflict fronts & Iran's allies
Hezbollah — Lebanon
Active
The main live front. After 20 June strikes killed ~145 over two days (one IDF soldier killed), the 19 June ceasefire was renewed and largely holds. On 21 June Netanyahu & Katz ordered the IDF to hold its occupied zone and cease fire everywhere except Ali al-Taher Hill, where clashes continue. Hezbollah hasn't hit Israeli territory since last Sunday but keeps targeting troops in the south.
Houthis — Yemen
Threatening
Joined the war on 28 March in support of Iran. Currently holding fire, but warn they'll respond to any escalation against Iran — including a forced Hormuz reopening — and have singled out the UAE and Bahrain. Have floated a Red Sea / Bab el-Mandeb blockade option.
Iraqi PMF
Quiet
The Popular Mobilization Forces joined the combined 13 April missile/drone barrage on Israel alongside the IRGC, Hezbollah and Houthis. Aligned with Tehran but not actively striking right now.
Iran — direct
Leverage
Has earlier fired ballistic-missile salvos at Israel and US Gulf bases during the war. Now leaning on the Hormuz closure as bargaining leverage rather than new strikes, while warning US bases and Israeli assets remain "legitimate targets" if pressed.
Negotiation roadmap
14 JUN
MoU announced
Framework to end hostilities, reopen Hormuz, extend the ceasefire and start nuclear talks.
17–18 JUN
Memorandum signed
14-point Islamabad MoU signed electronically; the 60-day clock starts.
19 JUN
First round called off
Friday's round postponed as Israeli strikes in Lebanon flared; Vance shelved his trip.
21 JUN
Round 1 held at BürgenstockTODAY
Quadrilateral session held; Vance hails "great progress." PTV says technical talks may extend into tomorrow.
COMING DAYS
Technical rounds continue
Working-level talks on implementation; IAEA inspection timeline for Tehran to be set.
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Hormuz reopening & demining
Whether the IRGC lifts the closure, clears mines, and the southern route is recognized.
~MID-AUG
Final-deal deadline
60 days from signing to reach a full agreement — extendable by mutual consent.