US-Iran Talks Begin in Pakistan as Swalwell Faces Expulsion Motion
The United States and Iran held direct face-to-face negotiations in Islamabad, Pakistan, with the US delegation led by Vice President JD Vance and Iran's by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, amid a fragile ceasefire in a conflict entering its seventh week. Simultaneously, Democratic Congressman Eric Swalwell faces a Manhattan DA investigation into sexual assault allegations from a former staffer, while Republican Rep. Anna Paulina Luna announced a motion to expel him from Congress. Swalwell has denied the allegations and continues his California gubernatorial campaign.
Progressive outlets emphasize the historic nature of US-Iran diplomacy as a potential turning point after decades of hostility, while noting that Swalwell has denied all allegations and that the expulsion motion is politically motivated by Republicans.
The Manhattan DA confirmed an investigation into Swalwell, a Republican expulsion motion has been announced, and direct US-Iran talks occurred in Pakistan under a ceasefire framework, with both sides having accused each other of violations during a separate Russia-Ukraine Orthodox Easter truce.
Conservative outlets highlight Rep. Luna's expulsion motion as a accountability measure, questioning whether Democrats will protect Swalwell, while framing the Iran talks cautiously given Trump's own downplaying of the negotiations' outcome.
The Manhattan DA confirmed an investigation into Swalwell, a Republican expulsion motion has been announced, and direct US-Iran talks occurred in Pakistan under a ceasefire framework, with both sides having accused each other of violations during a separate Russia-Ukraine Orthodox Easter truce.
Direct US-Iran negotiations began in Pakistan on Saturday as Manhattan prosecutors confirmed an investigation into Rep. Swalwell over sexual assault allegations he has denied.