- Jul 2
Climate activists disrupt Swiss minister Albert Rösti's summer media outing in Lucerne
Swiss Environment Minister Albert Rösti's annual media walk turned into a protest march as climate activists confronted him over heatwave and emissions policy.
- Jul 1
Qatar and Pakistan report 'positive progress' in US-Iran talks, next round delayed to July 18 for Khamenei funeral
Mediators from Qatar and Pakistan say separate meetings with US and Iranian negotiators produced 'positive progress' on the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, but the next round will now start on 18 July after the funeral of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, while both sides trade strikes and threats over the Strait of Hormuz.
- Jun 30
Iran warns it is 'ready for war' if US diplomacy fails, demands compliance with June ceasefire
Iranian negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Tehran prioritises dialogue but will not wait forever, accusing Washington of violating the June 17 memorandum of understanding.
- Jun 22
U.S. waives Iran sanctions, peace roadmap agreed in Swiss talks; Starmer steps down, Greenspan dies
The United States granted Iran a 60-day sanctions waiver after talks in Switzerland produced a roadmap toward a permanent peace deal, while tanker traffic resumed in the Strait of Hormuz. On the same day, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation and former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan died at the age of 100.
- Jun 21
US and Iran open Swiss peace talks under shadow of Hormuz closure and Lebanon strikes
Vice President JD Vance arrived in Switzerland on Sunday for negotiations with Iran, with the 60-day push for a final peace deal threatened by Tehran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz and renewed Israeli attacks in Lebanon.
- Jun 20
US and Iran begin peace talks in Switzerland as Tehran closes Strait of Hormuz over Israeli strikes in Lebanon
Vice President JD Vance arrived at Bürgenstock Resort near Lucerne to meet Iranian negotiators, hours after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared the Strait of Hormuz closed, though the US military says 55 merchant ships transited on Saturday.
