Iran says it's closing Strait of Hormuz again
06/20/2026 June 20, 2026 Iran's negotiating team is heading to Switzerland, state TV reports Iranian state television reported on Saturday that the country's negotiating team
06/20/2026 June 20, 2026 Iran's negotiating team is heading to Switzerland, state TV reports Iranian state television reported on Saturday that the country's negotiating team is heading to Switzerland for talks with Washington. The trip had originally been scheduled for Friday but was canceled. "This trip is therefore about demanding that the other side fulfill its obligations," Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Bagahei told state TV.
The announcement came shortly after Iran's joint military command said the Strait of Hormuz had been closed again because of continued Israeli attacks in Lebanon. The ongoing hostilities have strained the US-Iran interim agreement. Bagahei also said that talks to reach a final agreement will begin only once key commitments, including an end to fighting in Lebanon, are fulfilled.
"If any part of these understandings, any part of these commitments, is not implemented, then the memorandum of understanding as a whole will be jeopardized," Bagahei said. Meanwhile, US Vice President JD Vance said on Saturday that he expects to travel to Switzerland soon for talks with Iranian officials. In an interview with Fox News, Vance said he remained confident that the 14-point memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran would hold.
He also said he had seen no evidence that the Strait of Hormuz had been closed.
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