Fresh Nuclear Talks Between US And Iran To Take Place Next Week In Switzerland: Report

Last Updated:July 11, 2026, 08:52 IST

US and Iran to hold nuclear talks in Switzerland next week, despite renewed strikes. Trump says ceasefire is over, but talks will continue.

The United States and Iran are likely to hold a fresh round of nuclear negotiations in Switzerland next week, according to a report by Axios. The expected talks come as diplomatic efforts continue despite a renewed exchange of strikes between the two sides.

The development comes after US President Donald Trump said Iran had asked Washington to continue negotiations and that the US had agreed to further talks, even as he declared that the ceasefire between the two long-time adversaries was over.

Earlier on Friday, US President Donald Trump said that Washington had agreed to hold further negotiations with Iran, even as he reiterated that the ceasefire between the two long-time adversaries was over.

Trump said Tehran had asked the US to continue talks, and Washington had agreed to the request. However, he made it clear that the ceasefire was no longer in effect.

“The Islamic Republic of Iran has asked us to continue ‘talks.’ We have agreed to do so, but the United States has stated to them, in no uncertain terms, that the Cease Fire is OVER!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

His remarks came after two days of renewed strikes this week raised fears of a return to a full-scale regional war. The latest escalation came just over three weeks after Washington and Tehran signed an agreement aimed at turning a months-long ceasefire into lasting peace.

There have been no direct talks between Iran and the United States since last month. However, Iranian media reported that a delegation from Qatar was in Tehran as Doha sought to strengthen its role as a mediator following the latest exchange of strikes.

Earlier this week, Trump also declared the ceasefire over during a NATO summit and said of Tehran, “It’s just a waste of time dealing with them."

Qatar Steps Up Mediation Efforts

Iran and the US have held one round of direct talks in Switzerland since signing their memorandum of understanding, along with indirect negotiations in Qatar. However, there has been no indication of diplomatic progress since then.

Qatar on Friday backed continued diplomatic efforts during a call with Egypt, despite fresh tensions with Iran. Tehran said it had attacked US assets in Qatar, while Doha accused Iran of targeting one of its tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran’s Tasnim news agency said the Qatari delegation was in Tehran to “try to reinforce Qatar’s role as a mediator following events on Tuesday", when Doha condemned what it called an “unacceptable assault" on one of its LNG tankers. Iran denied the allegation.

Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who has also been mediating the conflict, spoke with Qatar’s emir on Friday to discuss the latest escalation. Sharif also held talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and urged him to safeguard the “hard-earned peace".

Iran Says It Will Not Surrender

Meanwhile, Iran’s chief negotiator in talks with Washington, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, struck a defiant tone.

“Ending the war is a priority for the countries of the world, but everyone must know that this confrontation will never end with Iran’s surrender," Ghalibaf was quoted as saying by the ISNA news agency.

He added that Iranians were “fully prepared to defend ourselves".

Strait Of Hormuz Remains Key Flashpoint

The war began on February 28 when the United States and Israel launched a major wave of surprise attacks on Iran, killing several members of Tehran’s senior leadership, including supreme leader Ali Khamenei.

Iran retaliated by effectively closing the Strait of Hormuz and launching strikes against Israel and US interests across the Gulf. The conflict later spread to Lebanon after Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel, prompting an Israeli invasion.

A ceasefire agreement on April 8 largely halted the wider conflict, although sporadic violence has continued. Much of the tension has centred on the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran insisting that it must control the strategic waterway and expressing a desire to charge fees to ships passing through it.

The strait is a vital route for about a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas. While it includes Iranian and Omani territorial waters, international law generally prevents either country from blocking passage or imposing tolls.

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