New Delhi, June 22 -- The delegations led by US Vice President JD Vance and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf launched their first round of talks in Switzerland on Sunday, amid US President Donald Trump's threat to "hit Iran very hard" if it did not stop supporting its proxy groups in the region, while Iran described the negotiations as the "first real test" of the agreement.

The high-level technical talks between the US and Iran under the 14-point memorandum of understanding (MoU) concluded at the Lake Lucerne Summit in Burgenstock on Monday.

2. The joint statement by mediators said negotiators also reached an understanding on a "roadmap towards reaching a final deal within 60 days", with technical-level discussions s...