US, Iran agree on roadmap to reach a final deal within 60 days

After the marathon 12-hour meeting, and lows and highs, we’ve now received a joint statement by the mediators who’ve been conducting these talks.

This statement from Pakistan and Qatar reads that the first session of the high-level talks between Iran and the United States has ended. It was a productive session, and they were constructive talks that were held there. Now, they’re going to be building on the MoU and, immediately throughout this week, technical-level talks here in Switzerland are going to continue.

They have now formed a high-level committee that is going to be providing political oversight over the mediation and subgroups that will work on the nuclear issue, the sanctions issue, and on monitoring and dispute resolution.

And this committee has also agreed on a roadmap of reaching a deal within the next 60 days.

In addition, they have also agreed upon a communication line, which will be available to all sides, so that they can avoid incidents, especially regarding the Strait of Hormuz, so that it remains open for all commercial vessels during this 60-day period. The parties have also agreed to a de-confliction cell to monitor and improve the situation in Lebanon and the termination of all military operations on Lebanese territory.