Middle East live: US-Iran peace talks underway as strait of Hormuz remains closed
The US and Iran are engaged in peace talks in Switzerland, with US Vice-President JD Vance reporting great progress. However, tensions remain high, with Donald Trump threatening to strike Iran if it does not stop its proxies in Lebanon from causing trouble. The situation is further complicated by clashes between Israel and Hezbollah, which have resulted in civilian casualties in southern Lebanon.
- ▪US-Iran peace talks are underway in Switzerland, with Vice-President JD Vance reporting progress.
- ▪Donald Trump has threatened to strike Iran if it does not stop its proxies in Lebanon.
- ▪Clashes between Israel and Hezbollah have killed at least 16 people in southern Lebanon.
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09.46 EDTTrump threatens to strike Iran if it does not stop its 'proxies in Lebanon'Donald Trump has just been posting to his social media platform Truth Social with further threats to Iran.The US president posted: double quotation markIran must immediately stop their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon from causing trouble. If they don’t, we’ll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!! President DONALD J. TRUMP It comes just after US vice-president JD Vance had hailed the “great progress” made in the last few hours as he gives update on US-Iran peace talks taking place in Switzerland today.Trump was referring to Hezbollah, which joined the Middle East war with attacks on Israel.
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