Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz again, citing Israeli attacks in Lebanon and U.S. 'bad faith' in their interim agreement on the war as Tehran-Washington talks are set to start Sunday.

Just moments later, U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Fox News that “the straits really are open.”

Planned negotiations come amid tensions over Israeli attacks in Lebanon and Iran’s announced closure of Hormuz again.

Steve Witkoff is traveling to Switzerland, a US official said, as Washington and Tehran work to get technical talks back on track after a postponement. Follow for live updates.

By Humeyra Pamuk, Jana Choukeir, Ahmed Tolba and Steve Holland ZURICH/DUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 20 (Reuters) - A high-level Iranian team departed for Switzerland on Saturday for talks with the United States,

President Donald Trump said Giorgia Meloni did not let the U.S. use Italy's landing strips in its war against Iran and rejected being friends with her.

Tehran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared the Strait of Hormuz shut, alleging U.S. and Israeli truce violations.

The "Real Time" host supported bombing Iran and endorsed regime change after the initial U.S.-Israeli strikes in February, which launched the war.

President Donald Trump was about to sit down for dinner at Versailles on Wednesday when he surprised both his host, French President Emmanuel Macron, and some of his own aides with a demand: he wanted to sign his agreement with Iran then and there.

The Washington-Tehran deal allows Iranian oil shipments on the open market for the first time since 2018.