US and Iran set for new talks as Tehran closes strait

A new round of negotiations over the Middle East war is due to begin, with Iranian negotiators arriving in Switzerland hours ahead of US Vice President JD Vance, even as Tehran said it was closing the Strait of Hormuz again over Israeli attacks in Lebanon. Before boarding his flight to Europe, Mr Vance told reporters he hoped to "make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue". "Those are the two big things that I think we're going to be focused on," he said. Fo