Iran-US war latest: Trump warns Tehran ‘we will take over your country’ if the Strait of Hormuz is closed
President Donald Trump has threatened to “take over” Iran after Tehran vowed to close the Strait of Hormuz following alleged US and Israeli ceasefire breaches while Vice President JD Vance is meeting with Iranian officials over an interim peace deal.
Speaking to Fox News, Trump said he had told Iranian officials: “You close the strait and you won’t have a country. You won’t even make it back to your f****** country, we’ll take over the rest of the country.”
The threats came as Vance formally launched negotiations with Tehran’s negotiators in Switzerland over Iran’s nuclear program and establishing long-term peace.
A senior US diplomat engaged in negotiations said the US team is expected to continue working through the night and plans to use Sunday’s talks to “work as a starting point for ongoing technical talks going forward.”
A joint statement from Pakistan and Qatar said negotiations have been “conducted in a positive and constructive atmosphere” and “encouraging progress has been made including the creation of a mechanism for further technical talks.”
