LIVE BLOG23 Jun 2026 | 07:35:05 AM ISTIranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf arrives at Zurich Airport, in Zurich, Switzerland, June 20, 2026. Hamed Malekpour/Iranian Parliament Speaker Office/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERSSynopsisIran War News Live: Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the Strait of Hormuz will be administered by Tehran under international law following talks in Switzerland aimed at ending the US-Israeli conflict with Iran. Ghalibaf said discussions yielded progress on the strait, Lebanon, oil sanctions waivers and the release of frozen Iranian funds. Iran War News Live: Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the Strait of Hormuz will be administered by Tehran under international law following talks in Switzerland aimed at ending the US-Israeli conflict with Iran. Ghalibaf said discussions yielded progress on the strait, Lebanon, oil sanctions waivers and the release of frozen Iranian funds. The US and Iran agreed to establish communication channels to ensure safe passage through the strategic waterway. Washington also temporarily eased sanctions on Iranian oil after Tehran signalled it would allow UN nuclear inspectors to return as part of broader negotiations. Show more Show less1 New Update'I will do what I have to do' if Iran does not stick to deal: Trump U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday "I will do what I have to do" if Iran does not stick to its agreement with ‌Washington. "If Iran ⁠doesn't ⁠live up to their agreement, or if they're not behaving, I will ​do what I have to do," Trump told reporters.Vance says talks with Iranian officials set 'good foundation' for a deal to end the warVice President JD Vance on Monday said his lengthy talks with senior Iranian officials in Switzerland created a “good foundation for a successful final deal” as they negotiate bringing a permanent end to the war that the U.S. and Israel began in late February. “The final deal is the house,” Vance told reporters after initial talks with Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf. “We set the foundation. We haven’t built the house, but we’ve laid a successful foundation to get to a good place for the American people.” Iran noted “major progress" to end the fighting in Lebanon and called that the first real test of the negotiations.Iran to establish a communication line for safe passage in Hormuz, top negotiator saysIran's top ​negotiator Mohammad Baqer ​Qalibaf said that Tehran has agreed to ‌have ⁠a communication ⁠line regarding ​ship passage in the strait ​of Hormuz to avoid conflict and ​incidents in ⁠the strategic waterway. In ‌comments ​given ​to state ⁠TV on his way back ​from talks with U.S. ​in Switzerland on Sunday, the Iranian negotiator added that ‌the signing for the release ​of $12 ​billion ⁠in frozen Iranian assets has been finalised in the ​talks. Israel says military will maintain security zone in southern LebanonIsrael's ​prime ​minister, defence minister and ​military chief said the military ‌would ⁠continue to act ⁠to "neutralise" ​threats against Israeli soldiers ​and citizens, demolish militant infrastructure and ​maintain ⁠the security zone ‌in ​southern ​Lebanon, according ⁠to a joint statement issued ​after a security ​discussion. The statement added that the three officials "made ‌it clear that the security ​of ​Israeli ⁠citizens and IDF forces will remain their guiding ​principle without compromise." Iran rejects US VP's claims of Tehran allowing nuclear inspectorsIran has pushed back against claims made by US Vice President JD Vance that Tehran had agreed to allow international nuclear inspectors into the country, with Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei stating that the country's engagement with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) would continue strictly under existing safeguards obligations and domestic legal frameworks. Speaking to Iran's state-run news agency IRNA on Monday, following the recent US-Iran technical talks held in Switzerland, Baqaei responded to Vance's remarks, stating that the interaction with the United Nations nuclear watchdog will be based on the "Safeguards Agreements" between Tehran and the IAEA. "Iran's interactions with the Agency, in accordance with Iran's obligations under the Safeguards Agreements, will continue according to existing procedures and comply with the laws enacted by the Islamic Consultative Assembly and the decisions of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC)," Baqaei told IRNA.Iran says Strait of Hormuz to be administered by Tehran after talks with USIran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the Strait of Hormuz will be administered by Tehran under international law following talks in Switzerland aimed at ending the US-Israeli conflict with Iran. Ghalibaf said discussions yielded progress on the strait, Lebanon, oil sanctions waivers and the release of frozen Iranian funds.