Diplomats hold US-Iran preparatory discussions at Swiss retreat (opens in new tab)

The Swiss foreign ministry said diplomats were in discussions at the luxury Burgenstock resort near Lucerne in central Switzerland, without giving further details. A diplomatic source told AFP the discussions under way on Saturday were preparatory in nature. Senior-level talks at the hotel complex were initially planned for Friday, but were called off, with the process shrouded in layers of uncertainty, as Israel carried out deadly strikes in southern Lebanon on Saturday. Swiss public broadca...