Zurich, June 20 -- The Iranian delegation led by Parliament Speaker and Chief Negotiator MB Ghalibaf has arrived in the Swiss capital of Zurich on Saturday (local time) for the first round of technical talks with the US as part of the 14-point memorandum of understanding (MoU) reached between the two sides to end the hostilities in West Asia, Iranian state media Press TV reported.

According to Press TV, the negotiation team is named "Minab 168" in honour of the victims of the Minab school incident, which Iranian officials have previously highlighted in diplomatic and political messaging during international engagements.

This comes as US Vice President JD Vance has also departed for Switzerland for negotiations with Iran following the si...