US-Iran Technical Talks Held Today, Another "Mexican Standoff" in the Strait of Hormuz

BlockBeats News, June 21st. According to CCTV reports, since the U.S. and Iran formally signed a memorandum of understanding on June 18th, Pakistan announced on the 20th that technical-level U.S.-Iran talks would take place in Switzerland on the 21st. Currently, the Iranian negotiation team has arrived in Switzerland, and U.S. Vice President Vance has also set off to attend the talks.

Meanwhile, on the 20th, the Iranian military announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, citing Israel's unrestrained actions and violations of the memorandum of understanding by the U.S.; the U.S. military later stated that it had not observed any Iranian action to close the strait. Furthermore, U.S. President Trump also announced on the 20th the details regarding the collection of tolls for passage through that strait.