Section Branding Header Content US-Iran talks in Switzerland canceled. And, DHS to give police facial recognition app Primary Content Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter. Subscribe here to get it delivered to your inbox, and listen to the Up First podcast for all the news you need to start your day. Today's top stories Vice President Vance is postponing his trip to Switzerland, where he was set to negotiate terms of a peace agreement with Iran. This week, President Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a memorandum, which offers benefits to Iran but is only a first step toward a comprehensive deal. Yesterday, the U.S. Central Command announced that U.S. forces lifted their blockade on ships entering and exiting Iranian ports and coastal areas. This action is one of the conditions of a ceasefire agreement between the U.S. and Iran, as both countries enter the next phase of negotiations over the next 60 days. Read the full text of Trump's preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement to end the war here. - 🎧 Officials have not explained why the meeting has been delayed, but Israel's ongoing bombardment of southern Lebanon isn't helping matters, NPR's Rob Schmitz tells Up First. The first article of the agreement signed by Trump and Iran's president promises to ensure Lebanon's territorial integrity. Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made it clear that Israeli forces plan to remain in southern Lebanon. Members of Netanyahu's cabinet have described this deal as "bad for Israel." For now, Iran's foreign ministry said that the signing ceremony is off and the White House said that plans for the upcoming technical talks have not yet been finalized. With both the U.S. and Iran threatening to strike each other, this agreement appears to be on very shaky ground, Schmitz says. - 🎧
US-Iran talks in Switzerland canceled. And, DHS to give police <b>facial recognition</b> app
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