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Ignazio Cassis

Ignazio Cassis

99th President of the Swiss Confederation

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  • Jun 21

    US-Iran negotiations open in Switzerland with ceasefire demands and a closed Strait of Hormuz

    The first formal negotiations between US and Iranian delegations since the signing of a 60-day ceasefire memorandum opened Sunday in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, as Tehran closed the Strait of Hormuz and demanded an immediate halt to Israeli operations in Lebanon.

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