Initial US-Iran agreement leaves many key issues to be negotiated

Trump has insisted the deal ensures that Iran will never buy, develop or produce a nuclear weapon. But text of the agreement falls short of that.

Trump Criticized Obama’s Iran Deal, but New Deal Would Also Offer Tehran Relief

The agreement outlines a $300 billion plan to rebuild Iran, and says sanctions would be lifted in the future.

By Pranav Baskar

US Hails Deal That Defers War Goals and Gives Iran Relief - Bloomberg.com

US Hails Deal That Defers War Goals and Gives Iran Relief  Bloomberg.com

Trump to release Iran’s frozen funds and ease sanctions when ‘they behave’

President acknowledges Tehran will keep ballistic missiles after war

US officials announce details of agreement with Iran

Senior US officials read out what they said was the text of the preliminary deal, following days of uncertainty over its contents after Donald Trump's announcement on Sunday.

First Thing: Trump backs G7 statement on Iran deal as domestic criticism grows

Republicans question details of deal set to be signed later in the week as European leaders seek to join talks. Plus: can we refreeze the Arctic? Good morning. Donald Trump, facing severe criticism from some domestic supporters for conducting a war against Iran that has met hardly any of its original objectives, has backed a joint G7 leaders’ statement that welcomes his proposed peace deal. What is the domestic criticism of the deal? Many Senate Republicans said there were still unanswered qu...

By Martin Belam

Former Iranian diplomat reacts to preliminary U.S.-Iran agreement

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Seyed Hossein Mousavian, a former Iranian diplomat and nuclear negotiator who spent decades representing Iran, about President Trump's deal to end the war with Iran.

By Linah Mohammad

Tehran says considering plan for Iran, US presidents to sign deal

Trump says he expects the agreement with Iran to be signed 'shortly' without specifying the exact date.

Trump administration unveils sweeping terms of proposed Iran agreement

Trump administration reveals Iran MOU details including immediate oil export waivers, a $300 billion development framework, and 60-day nuclear talks.

Trump says he likes idea of blaming Vance if Iran deal doesn't work out

President Trump at the G7 summit said the memorandum of understanding reached with Iran "might not be the kind of document that I should be signing."

Carney says he had several talks with Trump during G7 despite no official meeting

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he had several informal discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump during the G7 summit in France, despite not having an official meeting.

"I'm the boss": Trump arrives nearly an hour late to G7 meeting – video

US President Donald Trump arrived nearly an hour late to a meeting of G7 leaders on Wednesday 17 June and upon entering the room, joked that he is "the boss".

By Khrystyna Bondarieva,Anastasia Protz

Read: US officials release 14-point initial agreement to end war with Iran

The interim agreement ends fighting on all fronts for 60 days and sets out provisions for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump sells still-secret Iran deal as lasting peace

US President Donald Trump sought on Wednesday to frame his vague arrangement aimed at ending a questionable war as a major win that would bring the conflict to a close, reopen the strategic Strait of Hormuz and prevent Iran from “ever” obtaining a nuclear weapon. “On Sunday, we reached an agreement with Iran that achieves everything we set out to accomplish, everything and much more,” the US president said at a press conference in France on the sidelines of the Group of 7 economies. “When I s...

By Mark Magnier

Diluting uranium, oil sales: What's in the draft US-Iran deal?

Senior US officials on Wednesday disclosed the contents of a draft memorandum of understanding with Iran, ending days of secrecy ahead of a planned signing ceremony on Friday. The document outlines an immediate ceasefire, steps toward lifting US sanctions, the restoration of commercial shipping and negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme.

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Trump Says Affordability Is ‘Fake Word’ As Inflation Hits 3-Year High - Forbes

Trump Says Affordability Is ‘Fake Word’ As Inflation Hits 3-Year High  Forbes

Trump jokes at Vance expense that if Iran deal doesn’t work out: ‘I’m blaming JD’

Trump quips that he’ll let VP shoulder blame if tentative agreement to reopen Strait of Hormuz falters

By Andrew Feinberg

The other half of the bargain

It is important to resist the temptation to think that the deal between the United States and Iran is the end of the conflict. Its most intricate element is the sanctions and how to lift them

By Rouzbeh Parsi

US official says parties can still walk away from Iran deal, sequencing will be key

‘I’m the boss’, Trump tells G7 counterparts

Amid laughter, Macron appeared to take the comment with good humour. 'How are you?' the French president asked

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Watch: Trump says ‘I’m the boss’, draws laughter from G7 leaders

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‘Only if they…’: Donald Trump defends $300 billion fund to Iran in peace deal with US

Trump claimed that Iran had suffered damage worth a trillion dollars and that it would take “15 to 20 years” to rebuild to a state they were in before the war.

Trump signs MoU with Iran, White House official says

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said earlier Thursday morning that the agreement had been officially signed by the presidents of both sides, according to state media.

US official unveils 14-point Iran agreement to halt conflict and reopen Strait of Hormuz

The United States on Wednesday read out the text of the interim US-Iran agreement to halt the war in Iran and open the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Reuters report. The agreement, read to reporters by a senior US official, outlines in 14 points a high-level understanding that defers many of the most difficult issues, such as how to wind down Iran’s nuclear program, until a final deal is reached. It paves the way for a broader 60-day negotiation period due to begin in Switzerland on Friday....

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What is in the 14-point draft of the US-Iran deal?

The United States has so far not released the full text of the interim US-Iran agreement to halt the war in Iran and open the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump Zeroes in on Iran Peace Deal With Threat to ‘Drop Bombs on Their Head’

The president is claiming he's finally negotiated an end to the war with Iran. We'll see

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Trump on Iran deal: If I don’t like it, we’ll go back to shooting

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the ceasefire agreement reached this week with Iran was not final, and that he could resume a bombing campaign if he did not like it. “It’s a memorandum of understanding. And if I don’t like it, we’ll go back to shooting at them, dropping bombs on their […]

Trump heads to Versailles as Macron faces row over lavish reception

US President Donald Trump will be welcomed at the Château de Versailles on Wednesday evening for a grand reception with Emmanuel Macron, as France marks the 250th anniversary of the independence of the United States in the place where the treaty of independence was signed.

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Senior US officials dictate memorandum with Iran to journalists

The draft agreement would see the US waive, but not eliminate, some wide-ranging sanctions against Iran in exchange for nuclear and security commitments.

U.S., Iran weigh shifting to remote deal signing as early as Wednesday - report

Pope welcomes Iran-USA agreement

(ANSA) - ROME, JUN 17 - Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday welcomed the agreement reached between Iran and the United States to end the war in the Middle East. Speaking at the end of his weekly general audience in Saint Peter's Square, the pontiff said the agreement was "an encouraging result of patient dialogue and negotiation. "I express gratitude to the countries that have worked to facilitate the meeting between the parties and make this agreement possible," he continued. "I hope that this agreeme...

By ANSA

Factbox: Key points of 14-point US-Iran draft agreement

Draft defers many of the most difficult issues, including how Iran's nuclear programme is dismantled

By Reuters

Iran suggests Trump-Pezeshkian signing for potential US deal

Iran signaled Wednesday that any future agreement with the United States could be formally signed by President Masoud Pezeshkian and U.S. President Donald Trump, indicating growing...

Big Oil Tankers Abruptly U-Turn Toward Hormuz Ahead Of US-Iran Peace Deal Signing

Big Oil Tankers Abruptly U-Turn Toward Hormuz Ahead Of US-Iran Peace Deal Signing Ahead of the formal signing of the US-Iran peace deal on Friday, Brent crude futures briefly fell below $80 a barrel, as traders priced a quicker pace of supply flows that could normalize in the Gulf area as the Strait of Hormuz moves toward reopening. That is welcome news on the US inflation front, with lower crude prices helping ease pressure across gasoline, diesel, freight, and other input c...

By Tyler Durden

Iran War: US Pundit Freakout Over “Deal,” Evidence of Disagreement Over Terms, Bodes Ill for Signing; More on Oil Cliff Risk Versus Hormuz Opening

Today's Iran war news: Trump's deal is starting to come unglued as more detail on the oil cliff shows the risk is very much in play.

By Yves Smith

I’m the boss, Trump tells G7 counterparts

US President Donald Trump asserted his dominance at the G7 summit, telling world leaders “I’m the boss.” Read more about Trump’s impact on the summit. Read More: https://punchng.com/im-the-boss-trump-tells-g7-counterparts/

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‘$300bn reconstruction aid, sanctions lift’ – US–Iran MoU details emerge

The following is the text of the US-Iran memorandum of understanding, as read out by a senior US official to reporters on Wednesday: The post ‘$300bn reconstruction aid, sanctions lift’ – US–Iran MoU details emerge appeared first on Vanguard News.

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Iran and US reach a preliminary agreement to end the war - Tehran Times

Iran and US reach a preliminary agreement to end the war  Tehran Times

US releases details of agreement with Iran: Strait of Hormuz reopens, all sanctions lifted

According to the BBC, the agreement includes the immediate termination of military operations, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the lifting of all US sanctions, and the creation of a $300 billion fund for the reconstruction and economic development of the Islamic Republic The post US releases details of agreement with Iran: Strait of Hormuz reopens, all sanctions lifted appeared first on ProtoThema English.

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Iran deal includes $300 billion fund, more than half of which already committed, source says

A $300 billion private fund designed to trigger investment into Iran is outlined in the U.S.-Iran framework agreement ​and more than half that sum has already been committed, a source with direct knowledge of the deal told Reuters.

By Emmanuel Tetteh