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Herzog Warns Iran Proxies Are Derailing Lebanon Peace as Vance Heads to Switzerland for High-Stakes Talks

6/21/2026

Israeli President Isaac Herzog accused Iran-backed Hezbollah of actively undermining Lebanon ceasefire prospects on Sunday, as Vice President JD Vance departed Washington to lead a U.S.

delegation to Switzerland for talks expected to address Israel-Hezbollah tensions.

Tehran's concurrent signal that it plans to partially re-close the Strait of Hormuz — citing ceasefire violations in southern Lebanon as partial justification — raised the geopolitical stakes heading into the diplomatic round.

Herzog Puts Hezbollah Disarmament at the Centre of the Debate Speaking on Fox & Friends Weekend, Herzog argued that Hezbollah's continued attacks represent the primary obstacle to any lasting peace between Israel and Lebanon.

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