Emergency session on Israel-Hezbollah hostilities added to opening-day agenda of peace talks: Report

Published June 21, 2026 12:12am ET | Updated June 21, 2026 1:58am ET



“An emergency session to address the conflict” between Israel and Iranian proxy terrorist group Hezbollah has been scheduled for the first day of peace talks between the United States and Iran on Sunday in Switzerland, according to a report released Saturday night.

Vice President JD Vance left Joint Base Andrews Saturday afternoon to join U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner as part of the delegation set to negotiate with Iranian officials. The timing of his departure had been “in flux” earlier in the day after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced it had closed the Strait of Hormuz following an exchange of fire between Israel and Hezbollah, one day after the nations renewed a ceasefire.

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