US Vice President JD Vance said on Sunday that President Donald Trump had asked him to turn over "a new leaf" in American ties with the Iranian people.
But at the same time as the talks were occurring, Trump threatened to continue bombing Iran if it did not contain Hezbollah.
Vance arrived at the Burgenstock mountain resort in Switzerland on Sunday morning to join Trump's special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and son-in-law, Jared Kushner, for technical thttps://www.middleeasteye.net/news/us-hopes-turn-over-new-leaf-iran-trump-threatens-resume-bombingalks with Iranian officials following last week's signing of a memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran.
"This is a historic meeting," Vance said, adding that the goal was to "turn over a new leaf to transform our relationship with the people of Iran, and to extend an outstretched hand".
"The question before us now is how much more can we accomplish together? Can we turn over a new leaf? Can we change relations in the Middle East permanently?
"Or do we go back to doing things the old way, which is not our preference, but it's certainly very much something that can happen."
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