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TYRE, Lebanon (AP) \u2014 Iran on Saturday said it closed the Strait of Hormuz<\/a> because of Israel\u2019s attacks in Lebanon<\/a> and warned that while negotiators were going to Switzerland for talks with the United States on their interim agreement<\/a>, not much likely will happen if the fighting doesn\u2019t stop.<\/p>\n

Key mediator Pakistan said technical-level talks will begin Sunday, with Qatari mediators also participating.<\/p>\n

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