Biden thanks Swiss president for support on Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Joe Biden has thanked Switzerland’s president for his country’s role in tense negotiations over the fate of Americans held in Iran.
Switzerland helped secure the release over the weekend of four Americans whom Iran had detained for years. A Swiss aircraft flew some of them out of the country Sunday.
The Swiss government acts as the “protecting power” for the U.S. in Iran. The United States and Iran do not have formal diplomatic relat