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Vice President JD Vance held talks in Switzerland with Iranian officials Sunday as Tehran protested President Donald Trump's recent comments potentially threatening the days-old peace.

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footage of Vance, Kushner, and Witkoff meeting with Iranians in Switzerland

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-- Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 9:36 AM · Jun 21, 2026

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... "The Iranian delegation has expressed its protest to the American side and is now reviewing appropriate response to Donald Trump's recent verbal threats," Iranian officials said through Iran's semiofficial Tasnim news agency translated to English, adding that "any form of threat is considered a serious violation of the agreement."

It was unclear which of Trump's statements they were referring to, however earlier Sunday Trump posted on Truth Social that "we'll hit Iran very hard again, just like we did last week, only harder!!!" unless it stops "their highly paid PROXIES in Lebanon," referring to Hezbollah.

And in a phone interview Sunday morning with Fox News, Trump said he spoke with the Iranians overnight, delivering a stark warning that if Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz, the U.S. will "blow the s--- out of them."

"You close it and you won't have a country," Fox News' Trey Yingst reported the president's telling him Sunday morning. "You won't even make it back to your f------ country." ...


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-06-21 06:22 PM | Reply

Well, they are negotiating with a mass murdering psychopath who killed over 80 of their leaders in a sneak attack, a clear war crime, so there is that. One place in the world where strutting about acting crazy doesn't exactly make you stand out.

#2 | Posted by Hughmass at 2026-06-22 06:39 AM | Reply

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