MARATHON talks between top delegations from Iran and the United States ended today with an agreement on a roadmap for a final deal to end the conflict, according to both sides.

Mediators Pakistan and Qatar described the talks held at the Burgenstock resort in Switzerland as making “encouraging progress.”

In a joint statement today, Pakistan and Qatar said that the two parties had agreed to “a roadmap towards reaching a final deal within 60 days.”

Iran’s foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said there had been “major progress” towards ending the conflict in Lebanon which has continued to rage between the Israelis and resistance group Hezbollah.

The memorandum of understanding signed last week between the US and Iran includes a commitment to ending the fighting on “all fronts,” including Lebanon, and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

Mr Araghchi took to social media to say: “Pakistani and Qatari mediation has delivered major progress to end the Lebanon war.

“Oil and petrochem exports are waived, blockade lifted, some frozen assets released, and a major reconstruction and development plan launched for Iran.”

US Vice-President JD Vance said the talks had created a “good foundation for a successful final deal.”

“The final deal is the house,” Mr Vance told reporters after initial talks with Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf.

He said: “We set the foundation. We haven’t built the house, but we’ve laid a successful foundation to get to a good place for the American people.”

US envoys Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s son in law, and real estate executive Steve Witkoff are handling many of the technical details.

The joint statement from the mediators said that a “communication line” had been formed “to avoid incidents and miscommunication with the aim of safe passage for commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.”

Both sides also agreed to the creation of a “de-confliction cell” between the US, Iran and Lebanon, facilitated by the mediating countries, to end military operations in Lebanon, their statement said.

Mr Araghchi said the first “real test” would be the Lebanon “de-confliction cell.”

Israel’s military said it would lift movement restrictions for residents near the Israel-Lebanon border today.

But the Israelis have insisted that they will not end their occupation of southern Lebanon which they describe as a “security buffer zone.”

However there was cautious calm in Lebanon today, with no Israeli strikes reported overnight. Hezbollah has not announced any attacks on Israeli forces since Saturday.