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Diplomatic back channels: Switzerland represents US interests in Iran

The rupture of diplomatic ties between the US and Iran in the wake of the Iranian revolution led Switzerland to represent US interests in Iran.

The rupture of diplomatic ties between the US and Iran in the wake of the 1979 Iranian revolution and the engagement of the Swiss ambassador in Tehran at the time led to Switzerland’s protecting power mandate for the US in Iran, which is still in place today. The Iranian revolution culminated in the...

15.07.20218 min
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