Middle East live: US-Iran talks to begin in Switzerland as Tehran says it has closed strait of Hormuz

Iran says decision comes after waves of Israeli strikes in Lebanon, as delegations arrive as Swiss resort for talks Iran says it is closing strait of Hormuz over Israeli strikes in Lebanon Iran has said it is closing the strait of Hormuz after waves of Israeli strikes in Lebanon in a move that threatens to derail the fragile interim peace deal with the US, signed just days ago. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warned ships not to approach the strategic waterway, which before the war carried a fifth of global oil and liquid gas supplies, citing what it called Israeli crimes in Lebanon and a US violation of commitments to establish a ceasefire there. Continue reading...