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Tensions loomed over the negotiations after Iran said it was closing the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli strikes on Lebanon.
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The US disputed Iran's claim the waterway is shut, a move Tehran says was a response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon.
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The face-to-face meeting follows ongoing fighting in Lebanon and Iran's claim to have shut the Strait of Hormuz.
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Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz again, citing Israeli attacks in Lebanon and U.S. "bad faith" in their interim agreement on the war. Iran's negotiators are heading to Switzerland for talks that mediator Pakistan says will begin Sunday, but Iran says expectations are low until the U.S. fulfills its commitments.
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