Iran’s chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said that the Strait of Hormuz will be administered by Tehran, state media reported today, following talks pushing to end the US-Israeli war on the Islamic republic.

Iran and the United States agreed on yesterday to set up communication lines to keep the vital shipping route open and end fighting in Lebanon, mediators said, after their first round of talks in Switzerland toward ending the conflict that has engulfed the West Asia.

“The Strait of Hormuz will never return to its pre-war conditions and will be administered by the Islamic Republic of Iran, in accordance with international law,” Ghalibaf said on his return from the talks, according to IRNA.

In a video posted to Ghalibaf’s Telegram account, he said the talks at the luxury Swiss resort of Burgenstock produced “good achievements”.

-AFP

U.S. President Donald Trump said ‌on Monday (June 22, 2026) “I will do what I have to ⁠do” if Iran does not stick to its agreement with Washington.

“If Iran doesn’t ‌live up to their agreement, or if they’re not behaving, ‌I will do what I ‌have ⁠to do,” Mr. Trump told reporters. Mr. Trump ⁠and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed an interim U.S.-Iran deal last week, more than three months ‌after the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran and Iran responded with its own attacks on Israel and Gulf ‌states with U.S. bases.

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Vice-President J.D. Vance on Monday (June 22, 2026) said his lengthy talks with senior Iranian officials in Switzerland created a “good foundation for a successful final deal” as they seek a permanent end to the war that the U.S. and Israel began in late February.

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