Following a June 18 memorandum of understanding, technical-level U.S.-Iran talks are scheduled in Switzerland on June 21, Pakistan said on June 20. Iran’s negotiating team has arrived in Switzerland and the U.S. vice president has departed to attend.

2026-06-21

Following a June 18 memorandum of understanding, technical-level U.S.-Iran talks are scheduled in Switzerland on June 21, Pakistan said on June 20. Iran’s negotiating team has arrived in Switzerland and the U.S. vice president has departed to attend. On June 20 Iran’s military announced it was closing the Strait of Hormuz, citing U.S. failure to restrain Israel and alleged breaches of the MoU; the U.S. military said it had not detected any Iranian actions to close the waterway. President Trump on June 20 issued guidance on charging transit fees for passage through the strait.

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Qin Tian, deputy director of the Middle East Institute at the China Institute of International Relations, said Iran is deliberately slowing and controlling the pace of negotiations, adopting a wait‑and‑see approach: if a memorandum’s implementation y

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Al Jazeera reports Pakistan's army chief has arrived in Switzerland to participate in US-Iran talks.