Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf arrive for talks with Trump officials in Switzerland, June 21, 2026
US-Israel Wars, Day 115 — Israel Attacks Break Brief Ceasefire With Hezbollah
UPDATE 0652 GMT:
Transit of the Strait of Hormuz has again fallen after Iran’s announcement that it has closed the waterway over Israel’s attacks on Lebanon.
Only 12 vessels crossed the Strait on Sunday, down from 35 on Saturday, reported maritime intelligence company Windward.
Five of eight vessels entering the Strait had their Automatic Identification Systems turned off.
ORIGINAL ENTRY: The second round of US-Iran talks to end the Trump Administration’s war faltered after only 80 minutes in Switzerland on Sunday.
Iranian negotiators walked out in protest after Donald Trump threatened on social media, “Iran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don’t, we’ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!”
He followed up with a series of warnings on Fox TV, including “We may take over the Strait [of Hormuz] if we have to. I’ll blow the shit out of them”. He said he might order the kidnapping of the Iranian negotiators.
Trump threats to occupy Iran: "President Trump tells Fox News he spoke with Iranian officials overnight and said, 'You close the strait and you won't have a country.' He went on to tell these officials, 'You won't even make it back to your f**king country…we'll take over the rest of the country.'"
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) June 21, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Iran Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, leading Tehran’s delegation, responded:
Don’t they think that if their threats had any effect, they would not have reached today’s state of desperation? We do not take American threats into account.
They would do better to be careful with their statements; our armed forces are ready to respond to them in a different manner. No matter what they say, we are the ones who act.
Before the walkout, the Trump camp and the Iranians had met in an 80-minute session. Iranian State media emphasized that the talks focused on implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding and on Israel’s attacks in Lebanon, with no reference to Tehran’s nuclear program.
“Major Progress” for Iran Despite Opening Stumble
The Iranian delegation met Qatari mediators and then left the negotiating site. However, Pakistan and Qatar said discussion continued until the early morning, with technical talks planned for the rest of the week.
Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi praised Pakistan and Qatar for their mediation, saying that they “delivered major progress”. A Pakistani-Qatari joint statement said the US and Iran agreed to set up a “communication line” to avoid incidents in the Strait of Hormuz and to set up a “de-confliction cell” with Lebanon’s government to ensure the “adherence of the termination of military operations in Lebanon”.
Araghchi emphasized that the first test will be the deconfliction amid the Israeli attacks and Hezbollah’s response in Lebanon.
He pointed to achievements for Tehran such as lifting of US sanctions on Iranian oil and petrochemical exports, removal of the American naval blockade on Iranian ports, the release of some of Iran’s frozen assets, and the launch of the construction and development plan.
