JD Vance Says Iran Agreed to IAEA Inspections and Lebanon Deconfliction Mechanism

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Monday that “very good progress” was made in talks with Iran in Switzerland, including resolving the crisis in Lebanon.

“BEIRUT: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun received a phone call from American Vice President JD Vance, notably concerning the creation of a preventive crisis cell aimed at ending the war between Israel and the pro-Iranian Hezbollah, his office said on Monday”

Arab News FR

Vance said the Iranians have agreed to invite International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors back into their country, and he described it as “a major milestone for the American people.”

Arab News FR

The talks also covered mechanisms intended to manage regional escalation, with Vance saying the U.S. wanted a “coordination mechanism so we could demine the Strait of Hormuz” and a similar “deconflcition for the regional ceasefire,” referring to peace in Lebanon.

Dawn reported Vance said the U.S. aimed to stop the shooting if “Hezbollah fires at Israel, or if Israel responds,” and he linked the goal to making the region safe for allies and everybody else.

The same Lebanon-focused deconfliction framing appeared in Haaretz, where it said Vance set a “deconflicting mechanism” to coordinate a response if Hezbollah fires at Israel or if Israel responds.

Arab News FR said Lebanese President Joseph Aoun received a phone call from JD Vance and Jared Kushner, with the Lebanese presidency saying Washington and Tehran agreed to set up a “conflict-management cell” after the first round of negotiations in Switzerland.

Arab News FR quoted Vance saying the “mechanism” was intended to ensure that “when something happens, it does not degenerate into a larger-scale escalation,” and it added that the cell would be “the first real test,” according to Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

Dawn

In contrast, صدى البلد reported that Channel 12 said a “new mechanism to avoid clashes” in Lebanon would exclude Israel and limit Israeli military action to responding to “imminent threats” only.

صدى البلد also said Netanyahu issued a Hebrew-language statement confirming that Israeli forces in southern Lebanon have “full freedom to maneuver” against “the direct or emerging threats” they face, and it described this as contradicting Vance’s public statements that Israel would be part of the dialogue.

Haaretz framed Vance’s position differently by saying he said Israel, Hezbollah, Lebanon and other regional actors would take part in the coordination mechanism.

The Lebanon-related stakes were tied directly to ceasefire management, with Dawn saying Vance described a “deconflcition for the regional ceasefire” and a coordination approach for stopping escalation if Hezbollah fires at Israel or if Israel responds.

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Arab News FR said the talks focused on “the consolidation of the ceasefire in Lebanon, the halt of the Israeli military escalation, and the steps to be taken in this regard,” and it reported that the Blue Helmets did not detect firing or interceptions on Sunday and that calm continued on Monday morning.

Haaretz linked the Lebanon coordination effort to broader U.S. steps, stating that the U.S. also lifted sanctions on Iran’s oil production, delivery and sales as part of the same package of actions discussed by Vance.

The Times of Israel | Israeli reported that Vance said the U.S. is seeking to restrict the use of unfrozen Iranian assets to purchasing produce from U.S. farmers for the “benefit” of the Iranian people, rather than terrorism, and it quoted him saying “This is not a deal that the United States is imposing on the region.”

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty added that Trump warned Iran it will face consequences if it fails to live up to its agreement, quoting him: “If Iran doesn't live up to their agreement, or if they're not behaving, I will do what I have to do.”