21 jun 2026
US-Iran peace talks to begin, after Tehran closed Strait of Hormuz

Ahead of negotiations in Switzerland, The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps has said vessels should not approach the strait of Hormuz else their security would be at risk. Iran shut the shipping lane on Saturday, saying that Israeli strikes in Lebanon constituted a breach of the preliminary ceasefire, agreed between the US and Israel on Wednesday. Iranian and American delegations are set to meet in Switzerland on Sunday to work out their interim agreement to end the war. Story by Caroline Baum and Camille Corcoran.
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Iran says decision comes after waves of Israeli strikes in Lebanon, as delegations arrive as Swiss resort for talks Iran says it is closing strait of Hormuz over Israeli strikes in Lebanon Iran said on Sunday that the ongoing conflict in Lebanon between Israel and militant group Hezbollah will top the agenda in talks with the US in Switzerland, as well as issues such as frozen Iranian funds and the sale of the country’s oil.
the guardian
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- 09:33the guardian
Middle East live: US-Iran talks to begin in Switzerland as Tehran says it has closed strait of Hormuz
- 10:08france 24
Israel and Hezbollah trade fire, as US-Iran talks begin in Switzerland
- 11:03al jazeera
US-Iran delegations arrive as talks begin in Switzerland
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