Middle East crisis live: US talks with Iran set to continue despite Iranian walkout | US-Israel war on Iran

First round of face-to-face talks between the two countries WE And Iranian ended Switzerland After a tense opening on Monday in which Tehran said it had closed down Tehran again, mediators said. Strait of Hormuz And Donald Trump He repeated his threat to restart attacks against Iran.

Mediators Train And Pakistan He said Washington and Tehran had agreed on a road map to reach a final agreement within 60 days, and technical talks would continue in the Swiss mountain resort for the rest of the week. buergenstock.

Parties agreed on a mechanism to end Israel’s war Lebanon opened a communication line to ensure the safe passage of commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, ⁠According to the joint statement It was stated that the first session of the talks within the scope of the US-Iran agreement was completed.

Just before high-stakes talks officially began on Sunday, Fox News reported that Trump told Iranian officials regarding the Strait of Hormuz: “If you close it, you don’t have a country. You can’t even go back to your damn country.” Trump also reiterated his earlier threat that the United States would seize the strait and possibly demand a toll of its own.

In other developments:

• The talks got off to a tense start, with Iranian negotiators walking out in protest at Trump’s threats.. Iranian state media said the talks had entered a “difficult phase” and were paused after “the broadcast of a derogatory message from the US president”. But high-level talks continued before wrapping up early Monday; Pakistan and Qatar said technical talks between the two sides will continue for the rest of the week.

• After Trump’s threats were made public, the Iranian delegation refused to return to the room where the talks were heldMessages were still being exchanged through Pakistani and Qatari mediators, according to Iran’s Tasnim news agency.

• Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said on social media that his country provided exemptions for oil and petrochemical exports and that some frozen assets were released and launching a reconstruction and development plan for Iran. The United States did not immediately comment on the allegations.

• Iran announced over the weekend that it had once again stopped maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.He was responding to ongoing clashes between Hezbollah and Israel in Lebanon and said Sunday’s talks would not cover important issues such as Iran’s nuclear program.

• In Switzerland, US vice president JD Vance downplayed impact of violence in LebanonHe said progress was being made towards ending hostilities there. “These things are always a little complicated,” said Vance, who heads the American delegation.

• In the US, Trump threatened to continue attacks on Iran if Iran does not restrain its allies. Referring to Hezbollah on social media, Trump said, “Iran must immediately stop its highly paid PROXYS from causing trouble in Lebanon.” “If they don’t do this, we will hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!”

• Despite Trump’s threats, Vance told reporters that the US president “asks us to turn a new page.” “To transform our relationship with the Iranian people.”

• Five ships passed through the Strait on Sunday; a sharp decrease from the 26 ships detected the day beforeData from analytics firm Kpler showed. The data may not include ships that turn off their transponders while traveling in the Gulf.

• Sunday looked like Lebanon’s quietest day for a whileAfter two days of heavy Israeli attacks that killed scores of people, including civilians, and Hezbollah fighters opened fire on Israeli positions, there was no major violence after nightfall. Reuters journalists in southern Lebanon on Sunday saw the heaviest traffic since the memorandum of understanding was signed; As residents returned to their homes, some were waving Hezbollah flags.
  With news agencies