Vice President JD Vance arrived in Switzerland on Sunday for high-stakes negotiations with Iran aimed at solidifying a ceasefire agreement signed Wednesday.

The talks immediately faced credibility tests: Iran claimed it had closed the Strait of Hormuz in response to Israeli strikes in Lebanon, while US Central Command reported 55 merchant ships transited the strait on Saturday carrying over 17 million barrels of oil.

However, this disagreement is just another reflection of underlying fissures in the........

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