Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityThe U.S.-Iran talks ended with Tehran committing to keep the Strait of Hormuz open as long as calm prevails in Lebanon. In doing so, Hezbollah gained de facto American recognition, while Israel was left scrambling to salvage its positionShare 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 formatSubscribeLiza RozovskyJune 22, 2026BURGENSTOCK — In Jerusalem, many were undoubtedly hoping the U.S.-Iran talks would collapse. But at the picturesque resort in the Swiss Alps, everything was done to ensure their success. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:2026 Israel-Iran WarIran - U.S.Donald TrumpJD VanceHezbollahCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesU.S.-IranGazaNetanyahuSteffen SeibertIsrael ElectionsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastThe Scandal Over a Revised Gaza Death Toll Is Actually an Attack on JournalismBold, Almost Reckless: Israeli Scientists Seek to Block the Sun's RadiationGermany's Ambassador to Israelis: Steffen Seibert Leaves His PostKnesset Debate Heats Up Over Climate-engineering Conspiracy ClaimsA Thousand Days of Netanyahu's Repulsive Revisionism About October 7Remembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIAdvanced Israeli Systems Sold to Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Documents and Images ShowIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsWhy Israelis Should Stop Being Afraid of Mamdani-backed Brad LanderSettlers Tried to Torch Palestinian Homes. They Messed With the Wrong Village103 Nails on the Map: How Israel's Government Is Burying the Two-state SolutionArab World Erupts Over Egypt–Iran LGBT 'Pride Match' in Seattle