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World Service,21 Jun 2026,54 mins

US-Iran talks in Switzerland

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Negotiators from Iran and the United States are in Switzerland for talks aimed at extending their ceasefire into a long-term peace deal. Vice President JD Vance is leading the American delegation. Also in the programme: Brexit 10 years on; and foreign language brains. Presenter Paul Henley is joined by Anja Shortland, professor in political economy at King's College, London; and John Kampfner, broadcaster, journalist and writer. (Photo: A view of the Media Centre in the Tennis Hall of the Buergenstock resort in Obbuergen, Switzerland. CREDIT: URS FLUEELER/EPA/Shutterstock)

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