Lucerne, Switzerland —
It was supposed to be a historic day: an American vice-president and a senior Iranian political leader in the same place –– something unthinkable for 47 years –– for what was billed as an in-person signing of the document expected to lead to an end of this war.
But there are no delegations in Switzerland and it’s not just the previously planned signing ceremony that is off –– the first round of technical talks of the next phase of this process, a critical step in getting to a real peace deal, have been delayed too.
Those talks were meant to begin as soon as the ink was dry on the memorandum of understanding. But…