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Vice President JD Vance heads to Switzerland for talks with Iran but says he will only be there ‘for a day or two’
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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.
Key facts
- The military said that 55 merchant ships transited Saturday with more than 17 million barrels of oil
- An Israeli military official said that Hezbollah fired more than 50 projectiles at Israeli forces in southern Lebanon overnight
- But Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told state TV that negotiations toward a final agreement will begin once key commitments are upheld
- U.S. Vice President JD Vance left for Switzerland on Saturday evening, as Iranian state TV posted video showing Iran’s negotiators arriving there
Summary
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. Vice President JD Vance left for Switzerland on Saturday evening, as Iranian state TV posted video showing Iran’s negotiators arriving there.