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US-Iran delegations arrive as talks begin in Switzerland

US · 2026-06-21 · 2 outlets neutral · first reported 09:39 Sun
Centre-left1
Mixed / State5

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Centre-left 1

The Guardian (World) independent ✎ edited 1×
Middle East live: US-Iran peace talks underway as strait of Hormuz remains closed

US president says in social media post ‘we’ll hit Iran very hard again’ if it does not stop its ‘proxies in Lebanon’US-Iran talks in Switzerland to get under way as strait of Hormuz remains closedThere ⁠was and is ‘no restriction’ on ⁠Israeli ⁠soldiers ​to act

Slant: critical of US/Israel, sympathetic to Iran's position
Agency: Iran closes strait, US talks begin
Emotive: fragile interim deal, beset by difficulties, unable to force
Presupposes: Iran closed strait in protest; Trump unable to force Israel
Ownership: aligns with centre-left lean
Guardian Media Group (Scott Trust)

Mixed / State 5

Al Jazeera English state
US and Iran face make-or-break talks in Switzerland

Iranian and US officials are set for high stakes talks in Switzerland to reinforce the Memorandum of Understanding.

Slant: neutral
Agency: US and Iran face talks
Emotive: make-or-break, high stakes
Presupposes: talks are crucial
Ownership: no clear alignment
Qatar Media Corporation