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Trump news at a glance: President threatens to restart attacks on Iran even as Vance cites progress in talks
Trump warning that Iran ‘won’t have a country’ if it closes strait of Hormuz contrasts with vice-president’s tone seeking to turn over ‘new leaf’ with Tehran – key US politics stories from Sunday 21 June
Donald Trump threatened to resume war with Iran even as his vice-president JD Vance met Iranian officials to begin peace talks in Switzerland.
Also overshadowing negotiations in Bürgenstock was Tehran’s announcement it had again closed the strait of Hormuz, a threat made because of ongoing Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon.
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Guardian staff · Sun, Jun 21, 2026, 7:14 PM
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Trump warning that Iran ‘won’t have a country’ if it closes strait of Hormuz contrasts with vice-president’s tone seeking to turn over ‘new leaf’ with Tehran – key US politics stories from Sunday 21 June
Donald Trump threatened to resume war with Iran even as his vice-president JD Vance met Iranian officials to begin peace talks in Switzerland.
Also overshadowing negotiations in Bürgenstock was Tehran’s announcement it had again closed the strait of Hormuz, a threat made because of ongoing Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon.
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