On June 21-22, the United States and Iran held their first round of talks since signing a ceasefire-centered memorandum of understanding on June 17, The New York Times reported on June 22. U.S. Vice President JD Vance said negotiators made progress toward establishing a bilateral line of communication to facilitate maritime transits through the Strait of Hormuz, creating a deconfliction cell to de-escalate the Israel-Hezbollah conflict in Lebanon, and resuming nuclear inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency in Iran.