{"id":622666,"date":"2026-06-21T17:26:24","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T17:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=622666"},"modified":"2026-06-21T17:26:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T17:26:24","slug":"first-round-of-iran-talks-concludes-in-switzerland-with-fireworks-threats-of-renewed-war-be-careful-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=622666","title":{"rendered":"First Round Of Iran Talks Concludes In Switzerland With Fireworks, Threats Of Renewed War: &#8216;Be Careful&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Please Follow us on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/gab.com\/CreativeDestructionMedia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@CDM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Truth Social<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CDM_PRESS\"><em>X<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/https\/\/www.youtube.com\/@CDMTVPRESS\"><em>Youtube<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.minds.com\/LToddWood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Minds<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/CreativeDestructionMedia\"><em>Telegram<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/c\/CDM1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Rumble<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/gettr.com\/user\/cdmedia\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>GETTR<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/gab.com\/CDM_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Gab<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/cdm_press\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Instagram<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Posted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/vance-switzerland-high-stakes-iran-talks-get-underway-what-we-know-so-far\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Zero Hedge<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Summary<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><strong>Round 1 ends:<\/strong>\u00a0Vance cites &#8220;great progress&#8221; and says talks will continue.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Iran defiant, sees itself in strong position:\u00a0<\/strong>Ghalibaf rejects US threats and links talks to a Lebanon ceasefire.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Trump raises stakes via some typical Truth Social lashing out<\/strong>: Warns on Hormuz, Lebanon, and keeps military options on the table.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Nuclear progress?:\u00a0<\/strong>Some reports say not addressed, others suggest framework already being worked on.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*\u00a0 *\u00a0 *<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">First Round Switzerland Talks Concluded, But with Some Ending Fireworks<\/h2>\n<p>Al Jazeera is\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/liveblog\/2026\/6\/21\/iran-war-live-vance-heads-to-switzerland-israel-kills-16-in-lebanon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reporting<\/a>\u00a0that talks have &#8216;concluded&#8217; &#8211; but is this in actuality a premature conclusion given all the tension and heated issues of disagreement which came to the forefront?<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>GHALIBAF: THEY&#8217;D BE BETTER OFF BEING CAREFUL W\/ THEIR REMARKS<\/li>\n<li>IRAN&#8217;S GHALIBAF: WE DON&#8217;T ATTACH ANY SIGNIFICANCE TO US THREATS<\/li>\n<li>IRAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER GHALIBAF COMMENTS ON X<\/li>\n<li>IRAN WILL END TALKS W\/ US IF ISRAEL WON&#8217;T LEAVE LEBANON: TASNIM<\/li>\n<li>IRAN SAYS TRUMP&#8217;S THREAT IS A &#8216;BLATANT VIOLATION&#8217; OF MOU<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Below is a machine translation of what\u00a0<strong>Iran&#8217;s lead negotiator just issued on X as the day in Switzerland came to an end<\/strong>(also, another\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RyanRozbiani\/status\/2068730628036501769\">translation<\/a>)&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;Do they not realize that if their threats actually worked, they wouldn&#8217;t find themselves in today&#8217;s position of desperation?\u00a0<strong>We don&#8217;t take American threats seriously<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>They should be careful about what they say. Our armed forces stand ready to answer them in other ways.<strong>\u00a0They can keep talking\u2014it&#8217;s we who take action<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This is immediately on the heels of Trump playing &#8216;bad cop&#8217; to Vance&#8217;s good cop, who has expressed some cautious optimism on Sunday from Switzerland. Bloomberg is reporting that the nuclear file was not dealt with in today&#8217;s engagement.<\/p>\n<p><em>The fact that the Swiss event happened at all can be called advancement on some level at least&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is historic!<\/p>\n<p>Not because US and Iranian diplomats haven&#8217;t met face to face before. Or that they haven&#8217;t been on camera before (they were regularly during the JCPOA talks)<\/p>\n<p>But never at the Vice President level!<\/p>\n<p>You can see both Aragchi and JD Vance in this clip. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jeNBPeQmgr\">pic.twitter.com\/jeNBPeQmgr<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Trita Parsi (@tparsi) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/tparsi\/status\/2068718804666913093?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trump Reminds Iran Of &#8216;Harder&#8217; Military Options On Table<\/h2>\n<p>With Vance and Witkoff in Switzerland, President Trump is still issuing some US redlines via Truth Social, and via apparent &#8216;official leaks&#8217; &#8211; and quite quickly &#8211; through the press.<\/p>\n<p>Trump is warning the Iranians on the sticking points of Hormuz closure and the Lebanon crisis. He has newly threatened on Sunday to hit Iran again if it can&#8217;t constrain its proxies, namely Hezbollah, in Lebanon. In parallel, Tehran is demanding that Washington reign in Israel. A fresh Sunday Truth Social&#8230; brief but firm:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/image%20%2873%29_7.png?itok=z9S-wIOz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><br \/>And more on some fresh reported warnings and pressure coming from Trump:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;You close it and you won&#8217;t have a country.&#8221; President Trump said he told Iranian officials about the Strait of Hormuz. &#8220;You won&#8217;t even make it back to your fu*king country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We may take over the Strait, if we have to,&#8221; Trump said. &#8220;If they don&#8217;t make a deal, we&#8217;ll collect\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cErvdjCJmK\">pic.twitter.com\/cErvdjCJmK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TreyYingst\/status\/2068685921956798640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As the American delegation continues the high-stakes negotiations in Switzerland aimed at de-escalating, the White House is\u00a0<strong>projecting cautious optimism while simultaneously reminding Tehran that military options remain firmly on the table<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking as talks entered a critical phase, Vice President JD Vance said Sunday from Switzerland Washington has\u00a0<strong>&#8220;made great progress over the last few hours&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong>and expects &#8220;additional progress in the coming hours,&#8221; describing the negotiations as an opportunity to &#8220;turn over a new leaf&#8221; in US-Iran relations. Vance emphasized that the administration&#8217;s preference is not to return to the cycle of confrontation, adding that the US is willing to fundamentally transform ties with Iran if Tehran permanently abandons its nuclear ambitions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The question is how much more we can achieve in the Middle East,&#8221; Vance said, while expressing confidence regarding the Lebanon front and signaling satisfaction with ongoing efforts to contain broader regional escalation.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;Better Watch His Mouth&#8221;: Trump to Iran President via Media<\/h2>\n<p>Yet Trump has just delivered a stark reminder of the consequences should negotiations fail. According to Fox News, Trump warned Iranian officials that closing the Strait of Hormuz would be an existential mistake, reportedly telling Tehran that it\u00a0<strong>&#8220;won&#8217;t have a country&#8221; if it attempts to choke off global energy flows<\/strong>, in the segment above. Trump also issued a personal warning to Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, saying he<strong>\u00a0&#8220;better watch his mouth,&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0while reports indicated the president used unusually blunt language during discussions with Iranian intermediaries over the strategic waterway.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Trump spoke with the Iranians overnight warning them not to close the Strait. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You close it and you won&#8217;t have a country,&#8221; Trump said he told Iranian officials. &#8220;You won&#8217;t even make it back to your fu*king country.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TreyYingst\/status\/2068681232842473518?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Perhaps most notably, Trump reiterated that he\u00a0<strong>retains a &#8220;60-day option&#8221; and can &#8220;do whatever&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong>he deems necessary after that period expires, a statement widely interpreted as preserving the possibility of renewed military action. The president also reportedly threatened additional strikes against Iran should Tehran&#8217;s regional proxies in Lebanon resume attacks or undermine the emerging diplomatic framework.<\/p>\n<p>The result is a familiar carrot-and-stick approach as talks are unfolding under the shadow of explicit US military threats and a rapidly approaching deadline that could determine whether the region moves toward d\u00e9tente or another round of escalation. But Iran has also made known that it is ready of a long war, but will Trump be willing to risk enduring the political and economic fallout?<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Qatari, Pakistani Top Leaders Present, Optimistic Initial Statements<\/h2>\n<p>Qatar&#8217;s Foreign Ministry has formally\u00a0<strong>confirmed the launch of the talks between the United States and Iran with the mediation of Qatar and Pakistan in Switzerland<\/strong>, with the Iranian delegation headed by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.<\/p>\n<p><strong>US Vice President JD Vance is leading the American side<\/strong>\u00a0along with envoy Steve Witkoff. Also gathered at the Buergenstock Resort Lake Lucerne, near Stansstad, are Pakistan&#8217;s Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, and Pakistan&#8217;s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.<\/p>\n<p>Qatar has expressed &#8220;its aspiration that these meetings will lead to the conclusion of a comprehensive and permanent agreement addressing all aspects covered in the Memorandum of Understanding.&#8221; Iran has reiterated it wants a comprehensive settlement and final end to the war. But it also demands a final Lebanon-Israel peace settlement be linked in. Already there could be an inkling of progress on the nuclear front:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PAKISTAN:US, IRAN AGREED ON REDUCTION OF ENRICHED URANIUM LEVEL<\/li>\n<li>PAKISTAN:IRAN&#8217;S ENRICHED URANIUM TO BE REDUCED FROM 60% TO 0.7%<\/li>\n<li>IRAN PRESIDENT SAYS QATAR TO RELEASE $6B AS TALKS START: IRNA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1920,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/lucernesummit.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Screengrab via Government of Pakistan footage<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The last time Vance sat physically across from\u00a0Iran&#8217;s lead negotiator Ghalibaf was a full ten weeks ago, in mid-April.<strong>Interactions appear to initially be only through intermediaries<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>which will build up to face-to-face meetings<\/strong>, as happened in prior failed rounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/my.creativedestructionmedia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/my.creativedestructionmedia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/my.cdm.press\/\"><strong>\u2018NO AD\u2019 subscription for CDM!\u00a0\u00a0Sign up here and support real investigative journalism and help save the republic!<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/files.zhedge.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/width=1920,quality=75,format=auto\/https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/lucernesummit.jpg\" title=\"First Round Of Iran Talks Concludes In Switzerland With Fireworks, Threats Of Renewed War: &apos;Be Careful&apos;\" \/><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please Follow us on Truth Social, X\u00a0, Youtube\u00a0, Minds, Telegram, Rumble, GETTR, Gab, Instagram Posted Zero Hedge Summary Round 1 ends:\u00a0Vance cites &#8220;great progress&#8221; and says talks will continue. Iran defiant, sees itself in strong position:\u00a0Ghalibaf rejects US threats and links talks to a Lebanon ceasefire. 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