Current sectionMiddle East NewsIran NewsTehran sends delegation to meet U.S. officials in Switzerland as Iran's Revolutionary Guards declare the Strait of Hormuz closed over Washington's 'clear breach of commitments' amid Israeli strikes in Lebanon • VP Vance says talks set to renew SundayShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeReutersand Haaretz06:41 PM • June 20 2026 IDTU.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Saturday he expected to go to Switzerland soon for talks with Iran, even as Tehran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared the Strait of Hormuz shut, alleging U.S. and Israeli truce violations.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Iran - U.S.Iran Revolutionary GuardsCease-fire/hostage release talksStrait of Hormuz2026 Israel-Iran WarCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesU.S.-Iran DealIsrael ElectionsGaza Cease-fireJD VancePayoneerHaQuizHaaretz PodcastIran Says Strait of Hormuz Closed Over U.S. Violations, IDF Strikes in LebanonThe IDF's Russian Roulette in Lebanon Continues – and No One Can Explain WhyFirst Suspected Ebola Case in Israel Transferred to IsolationAfter Being Shot by a Settler, a Disabled Palestinian Is Labelled a 'Terrorist'IDF Strikes in South Lebanon Kill More Than 20, Day After Cease-fire BeginsRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHumiliated by Trump on the Iran Front, Netanyahu May Set the Middle East AblazeIsrael Is Conducting a Systematic Campaign of Ethnic Cleansing in the West Bank'Once-in-a-lifetime Discovery': 1,700-year-old Roman Busts Found in IsraelTrump and Netanyahu Hurtling Toward a Rupture That Could Shock U.S.-Israel TiesNetanyahu's Mouthpieces Turn on Trump, Revealing a Deeper Israeli IngratitudeIsrael Is Bleeding Support in U.S. and Pouring Tens of Millions to Change That