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Vance expects Iran talks soon, Tehran report warns of Hormuz closure

By Humeyra Pamuk, Jana Choukeir and Steve Holland Reuters

Updated June 20, 2026 9:04 AM

Rescuers embrace as they work at the site of an Israeli air strike in Barish, Tyre district, Lebanon, June 20, 2026. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra — Rescuers embrace as they work at the site of an Israeli air strike in Barish, Tyre district, Lebanon, June 20, 2026. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra Zohra Bensemra Reuters

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ZURICH/DUBAI/WASHINGTON - U.S. Vice President JD Vance said on Saturday he expects to go to Switzerland soon for talks with Iran, even as Tehran's high command was reported as saying it would shut the Strait of Hormuz due to what it called U.S. and Israeli truce violations.

Iran's top joint military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central ‌Headquarters, said the waterway, vital to global oil shipments, would be closed to vessel traffic, citing alleged violations of a ceasefire agreement by the U.S. and Israel, Iran's Mehr state news agency reported.

It said that the closure was the "first step" in response to what it described as breaches of commitments and warned that further measures would be taken if "aggression" continued.

The Mehr report emerged as Vance told Fox News in an interview that he was confident the ceasefire agreed in Washington's 14-point deal with Tehran would hold, and that he saw no evidence that Hormuz was closed.

(Reporting by Reuters bureaus; Writing by William Maclean; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

A machine works at the site of an Israeli air strike on a house as rescuers try to recover bodies from under the rubble, in Barish, in Tyre district, Lebanon June 20, 2026. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra — A machine works at the site of an Israeli air strike on a house as rescuers try to recover bodies from under the rubble, in Barish, in Tyre district, Lebanon June 20, 2026. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra Zohra Bensemra Reuters

Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, June 20, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer — Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, June 20, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer Stringer Reuters

Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, June 20, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer — Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, June 20, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer Stringer Reuters

Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, June 20, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer — Smoke billows from southern Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Nabatieh, Lebanon, June 20, 2026. REUTERS/Stringer Stringer Reuters

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signs the document of U.S. Memorandum of Understanding in Tehran, Iran, June 18, 2026. Iran's Presidential website/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signs the document of U.S. Memorandum of Understanding in Tehran, Iran, June 18, 2026. Iran's Presidential website/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS Iran's Presidential website/WANA Reuters

A woman walks near a mural depicting the late leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran, June 18, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS — A woman walks near a mural depicting the late leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on a street in Tehran, Iran, June 18, 2026. Majid Asgaripour/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS Majid Asgaripour Reuters

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This story was originally published June 20, 2026 at 8:39 AM.