After the United States and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to end the war, the first working-level talks were postponed once, but the prospect of an in-person meeting resurfaced as U.S. envoys headed to Switzerland again.
The U.S. outlet Axios said on the 19th (local time), citing a government official, that "President Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff is heading to Switzerland, where working-level talks on an end-of-war agreement with Iran are expected to take place."
Axios added that "another envoy, Jared Kushner, President Trump's eldest son-in-law, has already arrived in Switzerland."
According to diplomatic sources, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Qatar's prime minister and foreign minister, who is serving as a key mediator between the United States and Iran, is also said to have arrived in Switzerland.
However, it is not yet known whether a new schedule for the talks has been set. In particular, whether Vice President Vance, who leads the U.S. delegation, will attend the meeting in Switzerland this weekend has not been specified.
The United States and Iran had planned to hold their first working-level talks in Switzerland after signing the MOU to end the war, but they canceled the schedule as fighting continued between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.