Video: Iran delegation bypasses handshake, skips joint photo with US at Lake Lucerne Summit
Abdullateef Fowewe
Iran’s delegation at the Lake Lucerne summit refused a planned handshake and joint photograph with the United States delegation on Saturday, footage from the scene shows.
Video captured Iranian officials navigating a crowded media scrum and leaving the area without engaging in the symbolic public greeting.
The summit gathers senior figures including U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance and Iranian negotiators such as Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.
Delegates are reported to be pursuing an interim agreement addressing nuclear restraints, sanctions relief, and regional security issues including Lebanon.
