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Giles Snyder· Host0:16

Live from NPR News, I'm Giles Snyder. Vice President J.D. Vance is giving a positive review of his talks with Iranian officials in Switzerland.

J.D. Vance· Soundbite0:28

This is laying a foundation for what could be a truly transformed Middle East, but we haven't built the house yet. We're gonna have to keep on building, and that's what we'll do.

Giles Snyder· Host0:36

Vance speaking there to reporters before leaving Switzerland, saying the negotiations created a good foundation for a successful deal. Vance claimed progress on multiple fronts, from ensuring the Strait of Hormuz remains open to Iran agreeing to allow UN nuclear inspectors to return to the country, similar to the deal reached during the Obama administration that President Trump rejected. Iran's foreign ministry says Iran has made no new nuclear commitments, but Iran did note progress to end the fighting in Lebanon. Iran also says there has been major progress to end Israel's attacks in Lebanon, call-- they calling that the first real test of negotiations. NPR's Jackie Northam reports that one concession the Trump administration made is to temporarily allow Iran to sell oil on the world market.

Jackie Northam1:22

The Treasury Department lifted oil sanctions on Iran for the next sixty days. This gives Iran a huge economic