(FM Bharat) - Iranian state television reported Sunday that negotiating teams from Tehran and Washington held their first round of talks in Switzerland, focusing on the situation in Lebanon without addressing the nuclear issue.

According to NNA reports, "No negotiations took place regarding Iran's nuclear program during the first round of talks, which lasted 80 minutes," noting that the discussions "focused on implementing Article 13 of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, with Lebanon being the priority," according to report.