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Vice President JD Vance and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, including the head of the military, Asim Munir, arrived in Switzerland on Sunday (June 21, 2026) for talks on adding key details to the interim agreement between U.S. and Iran to halt the war, hours after Tehran said it closed the Strait of Hormuz because of Israel’s attacks in Lebanon and warned that little might be achieved if the fighting doesn’t stop.
West Asia war updates on June 20, 2026 U.S.
President Donald Trump, in response, unleashed a new threat to impose American tolls in the crucial waterway if a final deal with Iran isn’t reached in 60 days, saying the money would be for “services rendered as the Guardian Angel to the countries of the Middle East.” The agreement calls for toll-free travel for 60 days.
Also read: What does the U.S.-Iran agreement say? | Explained Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Iran would press in Switzerland for fulfilment of commitments, citing past failures by the other side to honour agreements.
JD Vance, in an interview with Fox News, said he was confident the ceasefire would hold, and that he had seen no evidence that the Strait of Hormuz was closed.
The U.S. vice president left for Switzerland shortly after 4 p.m.
ET (2100 GMT) on Saturday (June 20).
Negotiators would likely have a “couple days of talks,” Mr.
Vance told reporters before boarding a plane at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.
