U.S. and Iran set for new talks with with status of Hormuz in question ^40.9%

The Japan Times - By AFP-JIJI - 6/20/2026, 11:01 PM

Negativity Bias 32.8% - Optimism Bias 19.4% - Availability Heuristic 12.7%

Geneva – A new round of negotiations over the Middle East war was set to kick off Sunday, with Iranian negotiators arriving in the Swiss host city hours ahead of U.S. Vice President JD Vance, even as Tehran said it was closing the Strait of Hormuz again over Israeli attacks in Lebanon. Before boarding his flight to Europe, Vance told... more