Iran says the Strait of Hormuz remains closed and that the Revolutionary Guards Navy has not issued permission for any vessels to transit until further notice, Iran’s Fars news agency reported on Sunday, citing a military source.
The United States and Iran had agreed to a 60-day ceasefire, but the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Saturday that the critical waterway would be shut in response to ongoing Israeli strikes in Lebanon.
The US military refuted this, claiming that 55 merchant ships transited the Strait on Saturday with more than 17 million barrels of oil for global markets.
It comes as peace talks are set to begin in Switzerland between US and Iranian negotiators to work out key details of their interim agreement to end the Iran war. The main issues to be discussed will be the Strait of Hormuz and the ceasefire in Lebanon, as well as the future of Iran’s nuclear programme.
On Saturday, US Vice President JD Vance said the flow of oil through the strait had returned to pre-war levels, despite there being conflicting reports of whether tankers were being allowed free passage.
“We got 16 million barrels out of the Strait of Hormuz in just the last 24 hours,” he said, adding that it is “basically where it was before the war even started”.
US Central Command spokesperson Captain Tim Hawkins told Reuters, “Iran does not control the Strait of Hormuz” and “traffic continues to flow”.
On Saturday evening, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social saying there would be “NO TOLLS” on the Strait during or after the ceasefire ended. He added: “Unless they are imposed by and for the United States of America”.
He referred to the US as the “Guardian Angel” of the Middle East.
Donald Trump has sent JD Vance to lead talks with Iran in Switzerland (Photo: Kent Nishimura / AFP via Getty Images)Vance arrived in Switzerland on Sunday for talks aimed at shoring up the ceasefire agreement. He earlier told Fox News he was “confident the ceasefire would hold”.
The US negotiating team includes envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. Iranian media said Tehran’s delegation is led by chief negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf and includes the country’s foreign minister, Abbas Araqchi, as well as senior security, central bank and oil officials.
Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said Iran would press in Switzerland for fulfilment of commitments, citing past failures by the other side to honour agreements.
He said: “Negotiations for a final agreement will begin only when the commitments set out in paragraphs 1, 4, 5, 10 and 11 [of the MoU] have started to be implemented and continue to be carried out.”
Pakistan’s foreign ministry said technical-level talks between Iran and the US will be held in Bürgenstock, Switzerland, on Sunday and Pakistan will continue in its role as mediator.
Iran stands firm on its claim the Strait of Hormuz is closed
The IRGC said the Strait would be closed to vessels, pointing to Israeli actions in Lebanon that it said violated the US ceasefire agreement. At least 20 people were killed by Israeli air strikes on southern Lebanon on Saturday, which targeted the Nabatieh district.
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has now been instructed to “hold its fire” in Lebanon by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to Channel 12 news, following “co-ordination between the political echelon and the United States”.
The aftermath of an Israeli air strike in Qennarit, southern Lebanon, on Saturday (Photo: Reuters)The US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Trump on 18 June, and stated that the US, Iran and allies would declare an “immediate and permanent” termination of military operations on all fronts – including Lebanon.
Tehran’s military command warned that the Strait of Hormuz closure was the “first step” in response to the “ceasefire violation,” according to Iranian state media, and further action would be taken if “aggression” continued, in order to “force the enemy to comply with its obligations”.
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