Vance in Switzerland, A session on Hezbollah added to schedule: Israel

US Vice President JD Vance landed Sunday in Switzerland for a new round of negotiations with Iranian leadership over the Middle East war, even as Tehran said it was closing the Strait of Hormuz again after Israeli attacks in Lebanon. The framework was signed last week, and negotiators are now in a 60-day sprint to reach an agreement on the technical details. Iranian negotiators have already arrived in the Swiss host city.
A special session to discuss the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has been added to the schedule for the talks on the US-Iran deal in Switzerland, CBS News reports. The outlet, citing a diplomat attending the talks, says the special discussion is the first thing on the agenda. Neither Israel nor the terror group are represented at the talks. The talks in Switzerland were scheduled to begin on Friday, after the US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday. But they were delayed amid friction over ongoing fighting between Hezbollah and Israel.
Washington wishes for the first round of negotiations to conclude with Iran's invitation for UN inspectors to visit its nuclear sites, earlier bombed by the US and Israel, Axios reported, citing two regional sources.Two regional sources with direct knowledge of the matter, as cited by Axios, said the US would like the first round of negotiations to end with Iran inviting United Nations' inspectors to visit its nuclear sites, which were earlier attacked by Israel and the US.
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich promises that Israel will stay in the security zone it is holding inside Lebanon for years to come, and won’t withdraw even in the face of an explicit US demand to do so. In an interview with the Makor Rishon newspaper, Smotrich adds that he estimates that no such American demand will come, because “they understand our red lines.” “But of course, until Hezbollah disarms, we aren’t moving a millimeter. This is the stance of the prime minister and the defense minister, and mine too, and we are determined to stick to it,” he said.