"Will Hit Iran Again, Only Harder": Trump While US-Iran Peace Talks Underway

US President Donald Trump on Sunday threatened to attack Iran "very hard again" as the peace talks between Washington and Tehran began in Switzerland. 

Giving a reminder of the US attack on Iran last week, Trump said Iran might face a similar or more intense attack if it did not stop its proxies, or Hezbollah, in Lebanon, "from causing trouble". 

"Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don't, we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!! President  DONALD J. TRUMP," Trump wrote in a post on the social media platform Truth Social. 

US Vice President JD Vance called it a historic moment as peace talks between the two countries began at the Burgenstock resort in Switzerland.  "This is a historic meeting," Vance said, adding that the goal was to turn over a new leaf to transform the relationship between the US and Iran. 

"The question before us now is how much more can we accomplish together? Can we turn over a new leaf? Can we change relations in the Middle East permanently? Or do we go back to doing things the old way, which is not our preference, but it's certainly very much something that can happen," said Vance.

Sunday's talks follow an initial agreement signed by both countries last week to end the war. Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner and special envoy Steve Witkoff joined Vance for the talks. On the other hand, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf were leading the talks for Tehran, while Pakistan and Qatar are mediating the discussions.