Video: Iran announces Conflict Control Unit, Hormuz hotline, 60-day sanctions relief after Swiss talks
Abdullateef Fowewe
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Esmaeil Baghaei, has said Tehran and United States interlocutors made concrete progress during mediation talks in Switzerland.
Speaking to the press, Baghaei outlined a package of measures aimed at easing regional tensions and unfreezing parts of Iran’s economy.
“We have established a Conflict Control Unit to stabilize the front lines in the Middle East, including Lebanon,” Baghaei said, describing a mechanism he said would help manage and de-escalate flare-ups across multiple theatres.
He added that a separate “hotline of communication has been formed which through Iran can be contacted if problems arise in the Strait of Hormuz,” a vital maritime chokepoint where recent incidents have raised international alarm.
Baghaei said negotiators also agreed to form “a working group on the nuclear file,” but stressed its activation is conditional.
“It will begin its work as soon as the United States has fully implemented Clause 13 of the agreement,” he said, pointing to outstanding legal or verification steps that Tehran requires before technical talks resume.
On economic measures, Baghaei announced a set of understandings reached with mediators and regional partners.
“We have signed agreements with Qatar regarding the release of Iran’s frozen assets,” he said, and added that Tehran “has received documents from the United States that allow us to sell oil, gas, and petrochemical products without sanctions for a period of 60 days.”
He characterised the measures as a temporary window intended to facilitate economic relief while diplomatic processes continue.
Baghaei framed the Swiss discussions as part of a broader, mediated push, involving Qatar and Pakistan as intermediaries that produced “a 60-day roadmap for technical follow-ups on de-escalation and energy exports.”
He said the talks at Lake Lucerne mirrored outcomes reported from the first round of high-level U.S.-Iran negotiations, where mediators described encouraging progress toward a final deal but cautioned that success depends on implementation.
