US and Iranian delegations are both coming to talks in Switzerland on the next steps in their tentative truce. Tehran will arrive carrying a big diplomatic stick — the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
Accusing Israel of violating the ceasefire in Lebanon, Iran balked at attending talks planned Friday, the first since the Iranian and US presidents signed the 14-clause memorandum of understanding (MoU) earlier in the week.
Despite a truce agreed between Israel and Lebanon’s Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia, violence there has continued, with the death toll among Lebanese civilians growing Saturday.
One of Pakistan’s top mediators…