Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz again, citing Israeli attacks in Lebanon and U.S. "bad faith" in their interim agreement on the war. Iran's negotiators are heading to Switzerland for talks that mediator Pakistan says will begin Sunday,

A change of plans for the vice president as JD Vance is no longer traveling to Switzerland to lead talks with Iran.

US denies Iran's claim to have closed Strait of Hormuz over Israeli attacks in Lebanon. Release date: 21 June 2026

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.

Iran said Saturday that the Strait of Hormuz would be closed after the country accused the U.S. and Israel of violating the memorandum of understanding. U.S. Central Command, however, said the strait remained open to commercial traffic.

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Vance ⁠and his wife ⁠arrived at Emmen Air Base in ⁠Switzerland at 5:59 a.m. (0359 GMT), a vice presidential spokesperson ⁠said.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and senior Iranian officials arrived in Switzerland on Sunday to formally launch negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program and build out the fragile interim deal to end the war in Iran.