IRAN WAR: Donald Trump threatens Iranian negotiators with peace talks expected to begin

Here's the latest on the Iran war on Sunday.

Published Jun 21, 2026  •  2 minute read

US Vice President JD Vance looks on prior to a quadrilateral meeting between the United States, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar at the Burgenstock luxury hotel complex overlooking Lake Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 21, 2026, as part of high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict. Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI /POOL/AFP via Getty Images

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U.S. President Donald Trump appears to have threatened Iranian officials with the resumption of bombing their country as Vice-President JD Vance was scheduled to meet with an Iranian delegation in Switzerland to work out a peace plan.

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Trump told Fox News that he told Iranian officials that the U.S. would resume bombing Iran if the issues around the Strait of Hormuz aren’t worked out.

“You close it and you won’t have a country,” Trump said he told Iranian officials, via Fox News. “You won’t even make it back to your f—ing country.”

The president also said the U.S. may “take over” the Strait of Hormuz if a deal can’t be reached in Switzerland.

Here’s the latest on the Iran war on Sunday:

Trump to take over strait if deal falls through?

U.S. Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham said Trump plans to take control of the Strait of Hormuz and impose tolls if plans on reaching a peace deal with Iran fall through.

Graham told CBS News that he spent time with Trump on Friday to work on the Trump administration’s fallback strategy.

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“If this deal fails, President Trump is going to take the Strait of Hormuz over by force,” Graham said, per Al Jazeera. “The United States will control the Strait of Hormuz; we’ll charge a fee for all those who go through to pay for the operation.”

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After Trump’s threats on Sunday, an Iranian source close with the delegation in Switzerland told CNN that the negotiations between the U.S. and Iran had stalled, but were not over yet.

The CNN source said back-channel dialogues were ongoing to make the parties return to the table.

Earlier Sunday, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s chief negotiator, denounced the “desperation” of the U.S. after Trump threatened the Iranian delegation that’s negotiating the peace deal with Vance.

Trump threatens Iran with bombings

Trump said that Washington may “take over” the Strait of Hormuz if a peace deal can’t be hashed out in Switzerland this weekend.

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“We may take over the strait, if we have to,” Trump said during a 20-minute interview with Fox News. “If they don’t make a deal, we’ll collect tolls.”

Iranian state media reported on Saturday that the country’s military command said it will close the strait thanks to Israel’s alleged violations of the ceasefire with Lebanon, as well as the U.S. “failing to implement” the first clause of the tentative deal to end the war, per CNN.

Trump also appeared to have threatened Iranian officials with the resumption of bombing in Iran.

“You close it and you won’t have a country,” Trump said he told Iranian officials about the Strait of Hormuz. “You won’t even make it back to your f—ing country.”

Trump told Fox News the U.S. could become the “guardian angel” of the strait by collecting 20% of the oil that passes through it.

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