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Next Switzerland Talks 'Stalled' After Past Days' Flare-Up In US-Iran Fighting

(Update1500ET): An expected next round of US-Iran talks in Switzerland has been 'stalled' by the latest fighting flare up in the Strait of Hormuz, after US forces bombed Iran's coast a couple times - and following more Iranian 'retaliation' on Gulf states, as well as against at least two international vessels in the Strait. WSJ is reporting Sunday:

The fighting has rattled shipowners and has thrown a budding reopening of the waterway into doubt, threatening the key achievement of Trump’s preliminary deal, which pushes discussions of more contentious issues, including Iran’s nuclear program, into a second phase.

Those talks were expected to resume this weekend in Switzerland but have been stalled by the fighting, people familiar with the matter said.

This should come as no surprise, however, neither side has yet announced they are fully walking away, amid this testing of each's red lines.

Increased chatter that the Iranians may not dispatch a delegation for technical talks with the U.S. due to start in Switzerland tomorrow.

Foolish decision if it proves accurate. https://t.co/aTvDucLDqq

— Ali Vaez (@AliVaez) June 28, 2026

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“The Strait of Hormuz will return to its pre-war operating conditions within 30 days under a management framework implemented by Iran," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has warned during a joint press conference with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein. 

The timing behind his visit to Baghdad is interesting, right at the moment a widening corruption sweep conducted by elements of the Iraqi government, which has unleashed mass protests and unrest outside Baghdad's Green Zone. The symbolism of defiance and readiness to fight was on display too, given Araghchi's corresponding visit to the site of former IRGC Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani's assassination outside Baghdad Airport.

Source: WANA News Agency

Iraq's state-run Iraqi News Agency reported that several political figures were arrested in a corruption probe tied to testimony from former Deputy Oil Minister Adnan al-Jumaili, who was detained last month.

As we reported earlier, security forces locked down Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone and carried out raids inside the government and embassy district that sits on the west bank of the Tigris River. It contains key Iraqi state institutions, including parliament and government offices, as well as foreign embassies, most notably the US Embassy.

As for Aragchi, he also also called on "all parties to refrain from interfering in Iran's management of the strait and to allow the memorandum to proceed as agreed."

This also as a separate statement out of the Iranian government condemned what it called severe violations of the ceasefire and agreed-to Memorandum of Understanding by the US.

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) spokesman Brig. Gen. Hossein Mohebbi vowed harsher retaliation in the scenario of any new US attacks.

"We have responded, and will continue to respond, to every action the enemy takes in this regard. We reiterate: if the enemy breaks its commitments and violates the ceasefire, we will respond more forcefully than before," said Mohebbi.

Crucially while in Iraq Sunday the top Iranian diplomat FM Araghchi visited the site where Qasem Soleimani, the former IRGC Quds Force commander, was killed in a US strike during the first Trump term:

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is in Iraq today and visited the site where Qasem Soleimani, the former IRGC Quds Force commander, was killed in a U.S. strike during the first Trump administration. pic.twitter.com/p1jRdroKtD

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) June 28, 2026

The aforementioned major Baghdad protests triggered by the ongoing anti-corruption sweep appears aimed at Iraq's political class aligned with Iran. The US has long sought to peel away this influence, which ironically became solidified only in wake of the 2003 US invasion of Iraq and overthrow of Baathist secular Sunni strongman Saddam Hussein. 

The timing is also critical, coming just after Iran targeted Bahrain and Kuwait with drones and missiles in response to US strikes. That suggests Baghdad, with US influence, may be moving to eliminate Iran-linked networks inside Iraq before they can become a more worrisome pressure point.

Tyler Durden Sun, 06/28/2026 - 15:00

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"Navigation Extremely Limited": Top Shipper Warns IRGC Mines Complicate Hormuz Normalization

The top executive of Japan's largest shipping company told the Financial Times in an exclusive weekend interview that the path toward normalization in the Strait of Hormuz remains far more complicated than anticipated. He warned that shipping volumes may stay well below prewar levels for months, as IRGC-laid mines are forcing vessels into narrow, safer corridors near Iran and Oman.

"The routes available for navigation are extremely limited — they're very narrow corridors," Takaya Soga, chief executive of Japan's NYK Line, told the outlet. "We're still nowhere near returning to conditions before the closure of the Strait of Hormuz."

The warning comes days after International Maritime Organization Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez stated that IRGC forces had laid 80 naval mines across the main shipping channels in Hormuz.

Tanker transits through Hormuz have gradually resumed in recent weeks following the interim peace deal between the U.S. and Iran, with tracked vessel traffic peaking at 57 transits last Wednesday. That figure, however, likely understates the true level of activity, as the Bloomberg data captures only vessels with transponders.

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• Tanker Rates Nearly Halve As Hormuz Shipping Normalizes

Last week, IRGC forces warned that commercial vessels must coordinate with Iran's naval command before transiting Hormuz and cautioned against using unauthorized routes. That warning was followed by an attack on an Evergreen-operated container ship, U.S. retaliatory strikes against Iran, and a subsequent Iranian response targeting Bahrain and Kuwait this weekend.

UK maritime authorities also reported that a tanker's bridge was damaged by an unidentified projectile. Meanwhile, Iraqi forces locked down Baghdad's Green Zone and arrested pro-Iranian political officials under the guise of a corruption probe, suggesting the regional pressure campaign is now spilling into Iraq.

Tyler Durden Sun, 06/28/2026 - 14:35

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