Saturday, June 20, 2026

IT’S A GUSHER!

The Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters of the Iranian Armed Forces has issued a warning to all vessels attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz, stating that the Strait is currently closed due to “U.S. breaches of the war-ending deal and ongoing Israeli ceasefire violations/non-withdrawal in Lebanon,” similar to yesterday’s statement from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGC-N). In the last day, roughly twenty vessels have transited the Hormuz Strait, most following routes near Oman, with so far no attacks by Iran.
U.S. average consumption is 20 million barrels. Per day.
Speaking this morning on FOX & Friends, U.S. Vice President JD Vance stated that President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and Special Envoy Steve Witkoff are currently on the ground in Switzerland for negotiations with Iran, and that talks are “going well,” adding that he will likely join the delegation “in the coming days” as he believes the ceasefire will hold between Iran and the United States.
How’s the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah?
Following the Iranian announcement of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told Iran’s state-backed news outlet IRNA that an Iranian delegation is indeed traveling to Switzerland. Per the report, the delegation is traveling to Switzerland with the hopes of impressing on their U.S. counterparts the need to fulfill what Iran says are their agreed upon commitments, as it relates to the MOU.
I think that includes the $300 billion Trump says won’t be paid.
According to a release from the Pakistani Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “technical-level” negotiations between the U.S. and Iran will be held in Switzerland tomorrow, the 21st. The announcement comes amidst Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz, citing Israel’s operations against Lebanese Hezbollah in Lebanon, the U.S.’s slow movement on implementing sanctions waivers, and the still pending release of frozen assets and funds as a justification for the move.
Surely Witkoff and Kushner are not part of the “technical-level negotiations.” Oh, well…. 
Iran's FM Spox. Esmail Baghaei:

The first clause of the memorandum of understanding—namely, “ending the war on all fronts, including in Lebanon”—is the most important pillar of the mutual commitments.

While Iran has remained committed to its obligations, the other side was required to compel the Zionist regime to cease fire in Lebanon. By failing to do so, it has explicitly violated the agreement.

Although steps have been taken regarding the end of the naval blockade and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, this memorandum constitutes a “single package.”

A violation of the first clause calls the entire agreement into question, and unless the other side immediately takes the necessary measures, the memorandum as a whole will face serious difficulties.
According to reports from Israel’s N12 News, the Israel Defense Force has ceased fire in Lebanon but will not withdraw from current areas of control, following orders from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Amongst other issues, a key point of contention between the U.S. and Iran since the signing of the MOU has been Israel’s operations in Lebanon against Lebanese Hezbollah.
SNAFU. FUBAR.
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