US and Iran Begin Talks in Switzerland Amid Strait of Hormuz Dispute

Negotiators from the United States and Iran are meeting in Switzerland to discuss an interim agreement aimed at de-escalating conflict. The talks are complicated by conflicting reports regarding the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran claiming a closure and the US military denying it. This diplomatic effort seeks to unfreeze Iranian assets and establish a period of toll-free passage, but its start was delayed by increased fighting in Lebanon.