US-Iran War News Live Updates: US-Iran Negotiations End, Technical Talks To Continue; Netanyahu Issues Warning

Iran has ramped up the amount of oil it sends openly through the Strait of Hormuz to the highest since the war began, as shipping activity picks up while Tehran and Washington seek a lasting peace deal. About 6 million barrels are on three US-sanctioned supertankers — Elva, Virgo and Vigor — that entered the chokepoint early Monday, ship-tracking data show.

They are all indicating they are going to waters off Singapore, where Iranian crude is known to be transferred onto ships that often deliver to China.
 

(Source: Bloomberg)

Maj Gen (Retd) Amir Baram, DG, Israel Ministry of Defence called on Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in New Delhi. He briefed RM about Israel’s commitment to expand India-Israel defence cooperation under the overall ambit of India Israel Special Strategic Partnership: Office of the Raksha Mantri

Maj Gen (Retd) Amir Baram, DG, Israel Ministry of Defence called on Raksha Mantri Shri @rajnathsingh in New Delhi. He briefed RM about Israel’s commitment to expand India-Israel defence cooperation under the overall ambit of India Israel Special Strategic Partnership. pic.twitter.com/wBs5xr3sLK

— रक्षा मंत्री कार्यालय/ RMO India (@DefenceMinIndia) June 22, 2026

Switzerland has taken note of the joint statement issued on 22 June by Qatar and Pakistan, the mediators between the United States and Iran in the context of the conflict in the Middle East. The Swiss facilitator welcomes the constructive progress made during the intensive diplomatic talks that continued throughout the night of 21–22 June at the Bürgenstock between the mediators, Iran and the United States.

Switzerland welcomes the establishment of a high-level committee by the parties on the basis of the Memorandum of Understanding. This is a positive step, which will help to structure the next phase of the political and technical process. Switzerland particularly welcomes the agreement on a roadmap aimed at reaching a final agreement within 60 days. This roadmap creates the conditions for the immediate resumption of new technical discussions: Swiss Foreign Ministry

Negotiators from the US and Iran were set to engage in a second day of talks Monday to solidify a permanent end to the war between the countries, after a first day of mediation began with a rocky start. Mediators Qatar and Pakistan hailed what they called "encouraging progress" made during the talks.

A senior US diplomat claimed progress on multiple fronts, including the establishment of "mechanisms" to ensure the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for global energy shipments, remains open and that a ceasefire in southern Lebanon holds.

Yet the first full day of talks between the US and Iran, who were accompanied by Qatari and Pakistani officials, was jolted by blistering statements from US President Donald Trump, who from thousands of miles away from the Swiss negotiating venue was firing off comments that offended the Iranians.

(Source: AP)

The head of national security commission of the Iranian parliament, Ebrahim Azizi, in a post on X wrote, "You threaten, we act. The Strait of Hormuz is neither your personal casino nor the backyard of modern pirates; these are the national waters of Iran, and the ultimate decision-makers are the noble people of Iran and its brave armed forces."

You make threats; we take action.

The Strait of Hormuz is neither your personal casino nor the backyard of modern-day pirates; these are Iranian sovereign waters, and the ultimate decision rests with the noble people of Iran and its brave armed forces.”

— ابراهیم عزیزی (@Ebrahimazizi33) June 22, 2026

The US and Iran have agreed on a roadmap aimed at reaching a final agreement within 60 days following two days of talks at the Swiss resort of Burgenstock, according to a joint statement issued by mediators Pakistan and Qatar on Monday.

The talks, held on Sunday and Monday, took place under the framework of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed by the US and Iran on Thursday to advance negotiations on regional security and other contentious issues.

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa says Syria has no desire to intervene militarily in Lebanon, despite US President Donald Trump's remarks suggesting Syria could help "take care of Hezbollah."

Al-Sharaa's comments came in an interview with United Arab Emirates network Al Mashhad on Sunday. He said Trump's remarks had been “misunderstood”.

Trump "spoke about Syria's role in finding a safe and peaceful solution, but the statement was misinterpreted as if Syria were going to invade Lebanon tomorrow morning," al-Sharaa said.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he believes the Iranian government will collapse as a result of the military campaign. Creating the conditions for a popular uprising was one of his original goals. "I think we created the conditions for its future fall,” Netanyahu told the JNS International Policy Summit in Jerusalem.

"That is what will be the real triumph, when the Iranian people take their own destiny in their hands, and they knock out this brutal regime that is terrorising them and terrorising the rest of the world."

Giving an address at the JNS summit in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says, "... In the United States, they say that President Trump does everything that I ask him to do. And in Israel, they say that I do everything he wants me to do. Well, neither is true. We're leaders of independent and proud countries. We stand for our interests. I stand for the interests of Israel, and for its security. Often we see eye to eye. Sometimes we don't. But we respect each other's sovereignty and leadership and commitment to our people."

#WATCH | Giving an address at the JNS summit in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says, "... In the United States, they say that President Trump does everything that I ask him to do. And in Israel, they say that I do everything he wants me to do. Well, neither… pic.twitter.com/dHHeWj0mRV

— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2026

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says, "We do everything in our power to protect our people. We don't have a war with Lebanon. We have a war with Hezbollah, who terrorises Lebanon and seeks our destruction. And when that proxy of Iran is no longer a threat, when it's dismantled, when it's disarmed, yes, we'll have peace with Lebanon. And I look forward to signing it..."

#WATCH | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says, "We do everything in our power to protect our people. We don't have a war with Lebanon. We have a war with Hezbollah, who terrorizes Lebanon and seeks our destruction. And when that proxy of Iran is no longer a threat, when… pic.twitter.com/tn0IPRQasS

— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2026

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says, "... No matter what happens in the talks, with an agreement, without an agreement, I pledge to you that Iran, as long as I'm Prime Minister, will never have a nuclear weapon. Never. As long as I am the Prime Minister of Israel, I will not let that happen... As long as we need to protect our people, we will remain in the security zone in South Lebanon... No country would be asked to do otherwise. Now you imagine the United States across the border. You have thousands, an army of thousands of terrorists who pellet your cities and your towns with rockets and ballistic missiles and killer drones. They kill your soldiers, they kill your citizens, they kill your children and they threaten them every day. Well, what would America do? Would it say, well, there's nothing we can do. Let's hold our fire. Is that what America would say? No. You know well what America would do. It would cross the border, create a security zone, kill the terrorists and protect its people until the threat is removed. That's exactly what we are doing."

#WATCH | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says, "... No matter what happens in the talks, with an agreement, without an agreement, I pledge to you that Iran, as long as I'm Prime Minister, will never have a nuclear weapon. Never. As long as I am the Prime Minister of… pic.twitter.com/h4ytKMjRDF

— ANI (@ANI) June 21, 2026

Iran has tied success in the talks to the end of the fighting there. Israel insists it will continue to occupy Lebanese territory and that it must have a free hand to fight Hezbollah, which has launched attacks into northern Israel.

The talks marked the start of a 60-day diplomatic process that seeks to reach a permanent deal to end the Iran war. But the fighting in Lebanon remains one of the key sticking points.

Meanwhile, Iran insisted it had again shut the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf crucial to energy shipments, while the US said traffic continued.

In his message, Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi said the first real test of the understandings reached would be a deconfliction method created over the fighting between Israel and the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah in Lebanon. 

Pakistan, Qatar and Iran all have acknowledged the end of the first round of high-level talks.

Tireless Pakistani and Qatari mediation has delivered major progress to end Lebanon War. Oil and petrochem exports are waived, blockade lifted, some frozen assets released, and major reconstruction & development plan launched for Iran.

1st real test: Lebanon deconfliction cell https://t.co/q0okD2qwSO

— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) June 22, 2026

Joint Statement by the State of Qatar and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Regarding the Conclusion of Lake Lucerne Summit, First High-Level Committee Meeting with Participation of the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran

🔊PR No: 1️⃣5️⃣1️⃣/2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣

Joint Statement by the State of Qatar and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Regarding the Conclusion of Lake Lucerne Summit, First High-Level Committee Meeting with Participation of the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran pic.twitter.com/2G3PAf7LVY

— Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Pakistan (@ForeignOfficePk) June 22, 2026

High-level negotiations in Switzerland seeking a permanent end to the Iran war have ended, mediators said early Monday, while technical talks will go on there for the rest of the week.

Pakistan and Qatar, the two mediators there, issued a statement making the announcement. The United States did not immediately acknowledge it. Iran, through foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei speaking to the state-run IRNA news agency, said “good progress was made”.

(Source: AP)

Negotiators hoping to reach a deal to end the war in Iran worked through the night, according to a senior US diplomat engaged in the talks.

The diplomat, who insisted on anonymity to detail private discussions, said the Iranians remained in the talks contrary to some reports, and said that much of the discussions have included clarifying what Iran meant by some of its recent statements about the Strait of Hormuz.

The negotiators also discussed various “mechanisms” to ensure the strait remains open and that a ceasefire in southern Lebanon is enforced.

(Source: AP)