Zurich, June 19, 2026 (AFP) - From Versailles to a Swiss mountain: a week of dizzying Iran diplomacy

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2026-06-19

From the corridors of power in Washington to a Swiss mountaintop resort, via Tehran and a French spa, it has been a dizzying week of diplomacy on Iran -- marked by surprise twists and a last-ditch hunt for a printer in the Palace of Versailles. Talks mediator Pakistan announced on June 14 that a deal had been reached to end the Middle East war. It was US President Donald Trump's 80th birthday and the eve of his departure for the G7 summit in the......

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