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US and Iran to talk Sunday in Switzerland as Tehran says it closed Strait of Hormuz again 25%
By KAREEM CHEHAYEB0% BASSEM MROUE0% SEUNG MIN KIM56% MUNIR AHMED0%
6/20/2026, 9:15:09 AM
Topics: Iran, United States, Switzerland, Hezbollah, Israel, Lebanon, Strait Of Hormuz, Ceasefire, Nuclear Agreement, International Relations, Geopolitics, War And Conflict
Keywords: Iran War, Donald Trump, Jd Vance, Israel, War And Unrest, Switzerland, Lebanon, Military And Defense, Israel Government, Hezbollah, Iran Government, Middle East, Mideast Wars, Tim Hawkins, Asim Munir, Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran, Esmail Baghaei, International Agreements, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, Waterways, Shehbaz Sharif, Qatar Government, Benjamin Netanyahu, Business, Religion, Jared Kushner, Economic Policy, Pakistan Government, Abbas Araghchi, Miriam Hod, Hussein Khoshman, Steve Witkoff
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TYRE, Lebanon (AP) — U.S. and Iranian negotiators headed to a Swiss venue Saturday for talks on adding key details to their interim agreement to halt the war, hours after Tehran said it closed the Strait of Hormuz because of Israel’s attacks in Lebanon and warned that little might be achieved if the fighting doesn’t stop.
U.S.
President Donald Trump, in response, unleashed a new threat to impose American tolls in the crucial waterway if a final deal with Iran isn’t reached in 60 days, saying the money would be for “services rendered as the Guardian Angel to the countries of the Middle East.”
The agreement calls for toll-free travel for 60 days.
The announcements indicated a rough start to the technical-level talks that key mediator Pakistan said will begin Sunday, with Qatari mediators also participating.
Vance told reporters he would be in Switzerland “for a day or two” but was optimistic about making progress in talks about Iran’s nuclear program and on a ceasefire in southern Lebanon.
He earlier confirmed that top negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff were already in Switzerland.
But Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told state TV that negotiations toward a final agreement will begin once key commitments are upheld.
If they are not, “the memorandum of understanding as a whole will be jeopardized.”
The strait once again becomes a challenge
The strait has emerged again as a focus.
Iran’s joint military command said it was closed because of the U.S. “clear breach of its commitments” by failing to end the war.
The interim deal is meant to stop fighting on all fronts, including Lebanon.
The U.S. disputed Iran’s announcement.
“Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz.
Traffic continues to flow, and U.S. forces are monitoring the situation to ensure this remains the case,” said Capt.
Tim Hawkins, a spokesperson for U.S.
Central Command.
The military said that 55 merchant ships transited Saturday with more than 17 million barrels of oil.
Israeli attacks in Lebanon kill at least 16
Earlier Saturday, as mediators tried to get the parties to Switzerland, a Hezbollah official told The Associated Press that Iran informed the militant group that Tehran won’t reopen the strait until Israel announces publicly that it will comply with a “comprehensive ceasefire” in Lebanon and an end to military operations there.
The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorized to speak publicly.
The official said that Hezbollah would commit to a ceasefire if Israel does.
An Israeli military official, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, later said that the military had received “updated directives from the political echelon to cease fire.”
The official said that the military is operating in a defensive manner in Lebanon, which includes the right to respond to Hezbollah attacks.
The official also said that five Israeli soldiers had been killed in the past 48 hours in southern Lebanon.
Neither Israel nor Hezbollah are signatories to the deal between the U.S. and Iran.
Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday killed at least 16 people, including two children.
Seven people were trapped under rubble after strikes hit the southern city of Nabatiyeh and nearby villages, Lebanon’s National News Agency said.
An Israeli military official said that Hezbollah fired more than 50 projectiles at Israeli forces in southern Lebanon overnight.
Israel’s army said that it struck dozens of Hezbollah targets and militants.
The death toll in the latest Israel-Hezbollah war has surpassed 4,000, Lebanon’s health ministry later announced.
Hezbollah and Israel went to war two days after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Feb. 28, with Hezbollah firing rockets and drones at northern Israel and Israel seizing large swaths of southern Lebanon.
A new round of U.S.-backed talks between the Lebanese government, and Israel is expected in Washington next week.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to keep Israeli forces in southern Lebanon until any threat to Israel is eliminated.
Hezbollah has refused to halt its attacks unless Israel commits to withdrawing from Lebanon.
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