Bürgenstock (Switzerland) / Dubai — Al Bayan, agencies

The first round of US-Iranian talks in Switzerland did not end the war that broke out between the two sides last February, but it appears to have established, for the first time, a comprehensive political, security, and economic framework for managing the post-ceasefire phase.

The understandings reached at the Bürgenstock meetings were not confined to the nuclear file; they extended to oil sanctions, frozen Iranian assets, navigation security in the Strait of Hormuz, and the future situation in Lebanon — reflecting an attempt to transform a temporary military lull into a political track spanning 60 days, with the potential to evolve into a broader agreement.

US Vice President JD Vance said the talks had laid