Image: Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament, arrives with the Iranian delegation participating in talks with the U.S., on June 21, 2026, in Zurich, Switzerland.  (Photo by Hamed Malekpour/Getty Images)

Stephen Prager of Common Dreams reports: “US President Donald Trump’s threats to destroy Iran and send US forces to occupy the country on Sunday appear to have derailed peace negotiations in Switzerland, with the Iranian delegation reportedly walking out and demanding an apology.

Following Iran’s announcement that it was closing the Strait of Hormuz again after Israel intensified its assault on Lebanon, Trump went on a tirade Sunday in which he threatened to assassinate negotiators and said Iran “won’t have a country” if access to the critical waterway was shut off, while also threatening to “take over” Iran with a full US invasion.

But after Trump’s threats—which broke the first clause of the memorandum of understanding—Iran’s negotiators filed a complaint with the Pakistani and Qatari mediators and stormed out of the mountain resort where talks were being held, according to several outlets…”

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