US Vice President Vance cancels Switzerland trip as Geneva ceremony dropped

WASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — A planned visit by US Vice President J.D. Vance to Switzerland was canceled on Friday, the White House said. The trip had been arranged to meet Iranian negotiators on implementation mechanisms for a 14-point agreement aimed at ending the conflict between Washington and Tehran. US officials had earlier this week announced that the formal signing ceremony for the US-Iran deal would take place in Geneva. Iran's Foreign Ministry said afterward that the ceremony was no longer needed after leaders of the two countries signed the agreement on Wednesday. Following that announcement, the scope of the vice president's Swiss program was reassessed, according to officials. Sources said the cancellation stemmed directly from updates to the diplomatic calendar between the two sides. The White House said in a statement that the process would continue through diplomatic channels. No further details on rescheduling or next steps were immediately available.