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On June 20, 2026, an Iranian diplomatic delegation led by Parliament Speaker and Chief Negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf arrived in Zurich, Switzerland, to initiate high-level technical negotiations with the United States.
The talks, held at the Bürgenstock resort, follow an interim memorandum of understanding signed earlier this month by US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to halt the intense military hostilities of the 2026 Iran War.
Upon his arrival at the Zurich airport via an aircraft named "Minab 168"—commemorating victims of a recent school strike—Ghalibaf stated,
"I consider the oppressed children of Minab and all the dear martyrs of Iran to be watching my every action and behavior at every moment. They see us, and they expect things from us."
Despite the delegation's rhetorical appeals to the memory of the martyrs, the negotiations have sparked severe criticism from defenders of the Axis of Resistance**, who view the diplomatic track as a dangerous compromise that directly intersects with broader US regional designs, including the expansion of the Abraham Accords.