Trump threatens ‘Guardian Angel’ toll amid reported Hormuz closure
President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a Guardian Angel toll amid reports that the Strait of Hormuz is now closed.
He did not address the reports directly but said that he would impose a US toll if Iran did not stick to the agreement signed earlier this week but Tehran has accused the US and Israel of violating the ceasefire.
“And there will be no tolls after the 60 day period has expired, unless they are imposed by and for the United States of America, should the deal not be completed, for services rendered as the Guardian Angel to the countries of the Middle East for purposes of both past, present, and future reimbursement of costs,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Saturday.
Maira Butt21 June 2026 13:00
Read Trump’s 14 point Iran peace deal in full
Nearly four months after the U.S. started its war with Iran, Donald Trump has signed a long-awaited deal to end the war, restore global shipping and resolve an abiding dispute over Tehran’s nuclear programme.
Details of a 14 point plan were previously released by US officials, with an official signing ceremony expected to take place in Switzerland on Friday. However, it emerged on Wednesday evening that it had already been signed by the US president and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian.
Maira Butt21 June 2026 12:23
From Meloni to Macron: How Trump’s relationships with Europe’s leaders fell apart one by one
Deputy prime minister Antonio Tajani cancelled a scheduled trip to the US over the comments claiming that they “offend all of Italy”.
The bizarre dispute appears to have started with claims Meloni wanted to take a picture with the US leader, before spiralling into personal attacks shared on social media.
Maira Butt21 June 2026 11:30
Meeting with Iran, US and intermediaries planned on Sunday, says Iranian foreign ministry
A quadrilateral meeting between Iran, the United States, Qatar and Pakistan will be held at the Buergenstock mountaintop resort in Switzerland on Sunday afternoon, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson to Iranian state media.
Esmaeil Baghaei said that Iran would hold meetings with intermediaries Qatar and Pakistan earlier in the day, adding that the gathering in Switzerland is a follow up on the implementation of a memorandum of understanding signed with the US this week.
Maira Butt21 June 2026 11:00
JD Vance and Iran’s Araghchi and Ghalibaf touch down in Switzerland
US vice president JD Vance, Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif, Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and speaker of Iran’s parliament, Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf have touched down in Switzerland for high-stakes technical talks.
The discussion will centre on the details of a US-Iran memorandum of understanding signed by Donald Trump this week.
US Vice President JD Vance meets with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, during high-level talks aimed at advancing a deal to end the Middle East conflict, at the Buergenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, near Stansstad, Switzerland, June 21, 2026. (Reuters)Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Seyyed Abbas Araghchi, centre, and Speaker of the Islamic Parliament of Iran, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, left, at the Buergenstock resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, Switzerland, Sunday, June 20, 2026 (Reuters)A vehicle of the convoy with US-Vice-President JD Vance arrives at the Buergenstock resort in Obbuergen, near Lucerne, Switzerland, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (Reuters)
Maira Butt21 June 2026 10:36
Strait of Hormuz remains closed, military source tells Iran’s Fars news
Iran’s Fars news agency cited a military source as saying on Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz remains closed and the Revolutionary Guards Navy has not issued permission for any vessels to transit until further notice.
The United States and Iran had agreed to a 60-day ceasefire for peace deal negotiations, but Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Saturday declared the Strait of Hormuz shut in response to Israeli strikes in Lebanon, though the US military said commercial vessels were still operating.
Vance has denied that the waterway is shut.
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Maira Butt21 June 2026 10:29
Watch: JD Vance departs for Switzerland as Lebanon fighting threatens to hinder Iran talks
JD Vance departs for Switzerland as Lebanon fighting threatens to hinder Iran talks
Maira Butt21 June 2026 09:59
Pakistan PM and army chief to participate in technical-level talks in Switzerland today
Pakistan prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir will participate in the technical-level talks being held in Burgenstock, Switzerland on 21 June, the PM’s office announced yesterday.
The country’s foreign ministry said US and Iranian representatives would participate in the meeting, along with mediators from Pakistan and Qatar.
It added that Sharif will also meet separately with each delegation from Iran, Switzerland and the United States “to reaffirm Pakistan’s enduring commitment to dialogue and durable peace in the region”.
Arpan Rai21 June 2026 08:00
Democrats says US-Iran MoU ‘already falling apart’
The Democrats are condemning the visible breaking points of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding.
Johnny Olszewski, a Democratic congressman from Maryland, said Trump’s “war of choice” was a “disaster”.
“The dressed up ceasefire masquerading as a ‘deal’ is already falling apart,” he wrote in a post on X. “Americans deserve better.”
Pramila Jayapal, another Democratic member of Congress, underlined the cost of the war on Iran and said Republicans had cut Medicare, a US health programme, to fund this conflict.
“They are not confused about what we want. They just work for someone else,” Jayapal said.
Arpan Rai21 June 2026 07:45
Watch: Trump boasts about $400m Air Force One plane gifted from Qatar
Trump unveils $400M Air Force One plane gifted from Qatar
Arpan Rai21 June 2026 07:30
