Ben Meiselas

Iran made it very clear they will not be talking about the nuclear file at all at these discussions in Switzerland.

Iran will only be discussing how the United States intends to

restrain Israel to implement a full ceasefire in Lebanon as required by Article 1 of the Memorandum of Understanding and to release all sanctions and provide all necessary waivers to Iran.

The head of the IAEA wasn't even attending these talks in Switzerland.

Then Donald Trump had

Lindsey Graham and other MAGA stooges go on the various networks this morning to also threaten Iran and say that the United States would take over the Strait of Hormuz and start charging tolls.

Lindsey Graham also told the people of Lebanon, don't you worry, help is on the way.

The same message that Donald Trump told the Iranian people

in January, which again, I interpret as yet another threat by this Trump regime.

The status of the Strait of Hormuz right now is that it is closed.

Iran has shut down the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran is able to move its oil tankers out from Karag Island, and it has been able to move out somewhere in the range of 20 to 30 million barrels

Meanwhile, the Strait of Hormuz remains closed to the United States and to other countries at this time.

The Iranians also refused to pose for the photo op that JD Vance, Steve Witkoff, and Jared Kushner, who were in Switzerland on behalf of the United States, wanted.

I've never seen the United States look so weak and pathetic on the international stage before.

So what happened was there was a press conference that was taking place

before the negotiations were set to take place in earnest.

And at the same time, Donald Trump started threatening to kill and destroy Iran and kill the negotiators who were there in Switzerland.

The United States was there in the room first, which is always a sign of weakness in the negotiation, waiting for Iran to show up.

And then Iran's like, we're not going to take photos with J.D.