ABD-İran Nükleer Anlaşması Ufukta: Hürmüz Boğazı Açılıyor, Petrol Düşüyor

Iran's UN mission accuses US of spreading 'lies and disinformation'

Iran's UN mission accuses US of spreading 'lies and disinformation' Iran’s mission to the United Nations accused the United States of “spreading lies, false accusations, and disinformation” about Tehran and its nuclear programme during discussions at the Security Council. In a post on X, the mission also accused Washington of violating international law through maritime blockades and continued support for Israeli actions across the region. “In fact, the culprit and the thief are now playing the role of prosecutor and judge, trying to whitewash his own crimes,” the Iranian mission said. The criticism came as a draft resolution backed by the US and Gulf countries concerning the Strait of Hormuz reportedly gained support from about two-thirds of UN member states ahead of a possible vote.

Iran accuses US of abusing UN Security Council platform

Washington is spreading false information about Iran and its peaceful nuclear program, Iran’s Permanent Mission to the UN says

Rubio says Cuba is threat to US as Havana accuses him of 'lies'

Cuba's foreign minister accused Rubio of trying to "instigate a military aggression".

Iran says it has ‘solid legal and security reasons’ for Strait of Hormuz control

Iran says it has ‘solid legal and security reasons’ for Strait of Hormuz control Mohsen Rezaei, a military adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, said Tehran has “solid legal and security reasons for its sovereignty over the Strait of Hormuz” in comments to the semi-official Tasnim news agency. “This management is not to block free trade, but to prevent insecurity and military campaigns,” said Rezaei, a former IRGC commander and member of Iran’s Expediency Council. He warned that escalation would come at a heavy cost for Washington. “The continuation of the war … will lead the American economy and nation to the abyss of destruction,” he said. “Therefore, accepting the fair negotiating table proposed by Iran is the least costly way for them.”

Ukraine demands emergency Security Council meeting over Russia strikes

Ukraine is calling for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council and a gathering of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) following massive Russian air strikes, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Sunday. In a statement published on social media, Sybiha also called for an “appropriate and strong response to the aggressor” following the overnight attacks, which mainly targeted the Kyiv region and saw the deployment of a medium-range Oreshnik ballistic...

Crude oil drops as US inches towards Iran deal to reopen Strait of Hormuz

Oil dropped at the week’s open as the US and Iran edged towards a deal, although US President Donald Trump said Washington’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz would remain until an agreement was completed. Global crude benchmark Brent fell as much as 4.2 per cent to US$99.16 a barrel, after declining more than 5 per cent last week, while West Texas Intermediate was near US$92. Trump said in social-media posts he would not “rush” into a deal, which “isn’t even fully negotiated yet”. Any final...

AP: US official reports no evidence of mines in Strait of Hormuz

AP: US official reports no evidence of mines in Strait of Hormuz The United States has not found any mines in the Strait of Hormuz, nor destroyed any mines or recorded damage to ships there, according to a US official quoted by the Associated Press. The comments were made in an AP report on British sailors preparing to take part in a mine-clearing mission in the strategic waterway. The official said US forces had not detected mines, had not conducted mine-destruction operations and had not identified any vessels damaged by mines in the strait, a key route for global oil shipments.

Rubio says ‘solid’ Iran proposal remains on the table

Rubio says ‘solid’ Iran proposal remains on the table US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said there is a “pretty solid” proposal under discussion that would address Iran’s reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and launch what he described as a serious, time-limited negotiation on nuclear issues. “And hopefully, we can pull it off. It has a lot of support in the Gulf. It has a lot of support globally. Every country that we’ve walked through it understands it’s not just very reasonable, but it’s the right thing for the world to get done,” he said. He stressed that President Donald Trump is not rushing into an agreement and would not accept a deal he considers inadequate. "We’re going to give diplomacy every chance to succeed before we explore the alternatives.” He also said that an agreement with Iran remains possible and said Israel would retain the right to defend itself under any eventual arrangement.

Middle East crisis live: Rubio says US-Iran agreement ‘pretty solid’ as oil price falls amid optimism for deal

Secretary of state says a deal could materialise ‘today’, while Trump says talks with Iran proceeding constructively as he faces criticism from within his own party Israel said on Monday a soldier was killed in southern Lebanon, taking to 23 the number of its troops killed in the war with Iran-backed Hezbollah. A military statement cited by AFP named him as 19-year-old Sgt Nehoray Leizer of the 601st Combat Engineering Battalion, who “fell in combat in southern Lebanon”. That’s always been understood. It’s being understood during the ceasefire.” Continue reading...

Iran War: Trump Says 'No Rush' as US, Iran Inch Towards Deal | Daybreak Europe 05/25/2026

Bloomberg Daybreak Europe is your essential morning viewing to stay ahead. Live from London, we set the agenda for your day, catching you up with overnight markets news from the US and Asia. And we'll tell you what matters for investors in Europe, giving you insight before trading begins. The US and Iran are closing in on a deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, senior US officials said Sunday, even as President Donald Trump insisted he would not “rush” into an agreement. Optimism over a deal pushed global stocks towards a record high as crude oil fell. Secretary of State Marco Rubio struck a cautiously upbeat tone, saying the US was going to give diplomacy every chance. “We thought we might have some news last night,” he told reporters in New Delhi. “Maybe today.” Today's guests: Charu Chanana, Saxo, Chief Investment Strategist; Máximo Torero, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Chief Economist. (Source: Bloomberg)

Russia-Belarus nuclear drills put West on notice — Belarus’ Security Council

State Secretary of the Belarusian Security Council Alexander Volfovich drew attention to the accelerating military buildup in Poland and the Baltic countries

Belarus, Russia to use all available means to defend themselves — Security Council chief

Alexander Volfovich noted that the deployment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons and Oreshnik missile systems in Belarus had contributed to strengthening strategic deterrence measures within the Union State

Russia’s security council secretary sees possibility of nuclear weapons in Asia-Pacific

Sergey Shoigu noted that a number of arms control treaties had already been terminated

Europe rapidly moving towards war with Russia — diplomat

Russia’s Permanent Representative to the OSCE Dmitry Polyansky noted that many European countries had become a rear area base for the Ukrainian armed forces

Canada turns from U.S. to Europe as Iran war propels aluminum higher

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EU says more ships needed to secure Strait of Hormuz

EU says more ships needed to secure Strait of Hormuz EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says securing freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz after the US-Israel war on Iran will require additional naval vessels. Speaking after a meeting of EU foreign ministers, Kallas said the expanded effort would include more European ships and possible changes to the bloc’s Aspides naval mission in the Red Sea. The Aspides mission, named after the Greek word for “shield”, currently consists of three vessels tasked with protecting shipping from Houthi attacks. Kallas said operational plans may need to be revised depending on future requirements, including the possible deployment of specialist mine-clearing ships. “But it mostly needs more ships,” she said, adding that another vessel would join the operation without providing further details. Earlier this year, the EU extended Aspides’ mandate until the end of next February and approved an additional $17.4m in funding.

SpaceX Cuts IPO Valuation By $200 Billion | Daybreak Europe 05/29/2026

Bloomberg Daybreak Europe is your essential morning viewing to stay ahead. Live from London, we set the agenda for your day, catching you up with overnight markets news from the US and Asia. And we'll tell you what matters for investors in Europe, giving you insight before trading begins. SpaceX is currently targeting a valuation of at least $1.8 trillion in its initial public offering, according to people familiar with the matter, as Elon Musk’s rocket and artificial intelligence company nears its debut. The US and Iran have reached a tentative deal to extend a ceasefire by 60 days and launch further talks on Tehran’s nuclear program, a person with knowledge of the matter said, raising hopes the three-month conflict could be nearing a resolution. And Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded in a massive fireball while undergoing a test on a Florida launchpad. Today's guest: Ankita Amajuri, Pantheon Macroeconomics, Europe Economist. (Source: Bloomberg)

How far have the US and Iran got towards ending the Iran war?

The United States and Iran have reached ⁠an agreement to extend ​a ceasefire, allow shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and lift a US blockade and some sanctions on Iran, sources told Reuters, but the deal has not been finalised. An agreement would represent a big step towards ending a ​war that has pushed the world towards an energy crisis, though the underlying dispute over Iran's nuclear programme would only be thrashed out in talks over subsequent weeks.

Trump Holds Situation Room Meeting on Iran | Balance of Power: Late Edition 05/29/2026

"Balance of Power: Late Edition" focuses on the intersection of politics and global business. On today's show, Natasha Hall, Associate Fellow at Chatham House, says the White House’s silence after President Trump was expected to decide on a new Iran cease-fire plan reflects “massive indecisiveness” over the conflict’s end goal. Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY) says Louisiana’s new congressional map eliminating a majority-Black district is part of a broader redistricting push that is “devastating” for Black political representation. Moody’s Analytics Chief Economist Mark Zandi says the war with Iran needs to end immediately or recession will become more likely than not. Chris Hadfield, former International Space Station Commander, suggests Blue Origin’s rocket explosion is a setback for both Blue Origin and the entire space program. (Source: Bloomberg)

West Asia war LIVE: Currently no talks with U.S. over nuclear issue, says Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump has sent back a tougher peace proposal to Iran; Israel continues its attacks in Lebanon and has seized the 900-year-old Beaufort Castle and a strategic ridge in ‌southern Lebanon

Reintroduce nuclear weapons to the Pacific to reduce the chances of war with China

By reintroducing US theater nuclear forces first in South Korea, and then more gradually in Japan, Washington can reassure its anxious allies and bolster its own national security interests, argue Kyle Balzer and Robert Peters.

AI startup Anthropic files for IPO after reaching $965 billion valuation

Anthropic, the firm behind AI assistant Claude, submitted a confidential filing to go public with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday. The firm, valued at close to a trillion dollars, could make its market debut by the end of the year as it sees a surge in interest for its range of AI products. Also in this edition: as France welcomes new data centre investments, we see what's driving that interest and what impact it could have on local communities.

Iran war disruption threatening delivery of lifesaving supplies for children, UN says

Iran war disruption threatening delivery of lifesaving supplies for children, UN says Surging global transport costs and supply chain disruptions linked to the Middle East crisis are threatening the delivery of lifesaving aid to children, Unicef warned on Tuesday. Nearly 100 days after the outbreak of the Iran war, heightened insecurity around key Gulf shipping routes has driven up fuel prices and insurance premiums, while congestion at alternative ports has compounded disruptions, hampering aid deliveries. The agency said it was increasingly relying on air freight due to shipping delays. In the first quarter alone, the agency nearly exhausted annual contributions from logistics partners that donate charter flights, as it flew supplies into Lebanon and Gaza amid delays of up to four to six weeks. That is unprecedented, Unicef’s Chief of Global Transport and Logistics Jean-Cedric Meeus told reporters.

Körfez’de tansiyon yükseldi: ABD ve İran arasında tehlikeli tırmanış

ABD ordusu, İran'ın Kuveyt ve Bahreyn'e yönelik füze saldırılarının başarısız olduğunu açıklarken, saldırılara karşılık olarak Hürmüz Boğazı'ndaki bir İran askeri tesisini vurduğunu duyurdu. Gerilimin tırmandığı bölgede İran ile ABD arasındaki ateşkes ve nükleer müzakere sürecine ilişkin açıklamalar da dikkat çekti.

Trump Tariffs: China, UK, Europe Among US Trade Partners Targeted | Daybreak Europe 06/03/2026

Bloomberg Daybreak Europe is your essential morning viewing to stay ahead. Live from London, we set the agenda for your day, catching you up with overnight markets news from the US and Asia. And we'll tell you what matters for investors in Europe, giving you insight before trading begins. The US is proposing new tariffs of at least 10% on imports from 60 trading partners following an investigation into goods allegedly produced by forced labor, as President Donald Trump seeks to rebuild the sweeping tariff wall struck down by the US Supreme Court. In the Middle East, US forces intercepted Iranian ballistic missiles and drones aimed at neighboring countries and struck a command center in the Islamic Republic in response — the latest flare-up to test a fragile ceasefire. And Bloomberg learns that SpaceX could set the terms of its record-breaking IPO as soon as today, as Reuters reports it's looking to raise 75 billion dollars. (Source: Bloomberg)

İran-ABD hattında tırmanış: Kuveyt'te bir ölü onlarca yaralı

ABD ile İran'ın karşılıklı saldırıları, Ortadoğu'da gerilimi tırmandırıyor. İran'ın, ABD'nin saldırısına yanıt verme iddiasıyla vurduğu Kuveyt havalimanında bir kişinin öldüğü, en az 63 kişinin de yaralandığı açıklandı.

'US war on Iran not about the Iranian people: Europe can put the issue of human rights on the table'

Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam, President of Iran Human Rights and Professor of Neuroscience at University of Oslo. He offers a stark assessment of the Iranian regime's response to recent unrest and wartime conditions. Speaking from Oslo after the partial lifting of a prolonged internet blackout, Professor Amiry-Moghaddam argues that the authorities have exploited international attention on regional conflict to intensify domestic repression. Civilians are effectively "risking their lives" so that "the world [can] know what is happening in Iran," underscoring both the scale of repression and the resilience of civil society under authoritarian pressure.

Körfez’de tansiyon yeniden yükseldi

ABD ve İran arasında bir anlaşma sağlanmasına yönelik çabalar sürerken, iki ülke arasında Hürmüz Boğazı çevresinde önceki gece karşılıklı saldırı dalgası gerçekleşti. ABD Ordusu, İran’a karşı “savunma amaçlı” saldırılar düzenlediğini, Körfez ülkelerine ateşlenen balistik füzeleri ve İHA’larıdüşürdüklerini açıkladı. CENTCOM, Hürmüz Boğazı’ndaki Keşm Adası’na yapılan saldırıların “İran’ın Ortadoğu genelinde gerçekleştirdiği saldırı girişimlerine yanıt” olarak gerçekleştirildiğini belirtti. CENTCOM ayrıca, Hürmüz Boğazı’ndaki deniz ablukasını ihlal eden ve İran’a doğru seyreden Botsvana bandıralı yüksüz bir petrol tankerini vurduğunu ve etkisiz hale getirdiğini de açıkladı. İran ise misilleme olarak Kuveyt’tekiABD üslerive helikopterlerine, füze ve insansız hava araçlarıyla saldırdığını duyurdu. Devrim Muhafızları, “Hürmüz Boğazı’nın güvenliğinin bozulmasının, saldırgan ABD ordusu için ağır bir bedeli olacağı” tehdidinde bulundu. Kuveyt’teki saldırıda hedef alınan üslerin imha edildiği ve Amerikan askerlerinin sığınaklarının yıkıldığı öne sürüldü. CENTCOM ise, İran’ın Kuveyt’teki ABD güçlerine İHA saldırısının “başarısız olduğunu” açıkladı. CENTCOM, Tahran’ın Kuveyt’e iki, Bahreyn’e ise üç füze fırlattığını ve bunların hepsinin vurulduğunu veya engellendiğini duyurdu. Kuveyt’te 60 yaralı! Bununla birlikte İran’ın düzenlediği İHA saldırısı nedeniyle Kuveyt Havalimanı yolcu terminal binasında hasar oluştuğu açıklandı. Uçuşlara bir süre ara verilirken, daha sonra başka bir terminal üzerinden devam edildi. Kuveyt Dışişleri Bakanlığı’ndan yapılan ve saldırıların şiddetli bir dille kınandığı açıklamada, sonuncusu havalimanına yönelik olmak üzere İran’dan yapılan saldırılarda 1 kişinin hayatını kaybettiği, 60’tan fazla yaralı olduğu belirtildi. Kuveyt, İran’ın düzenlediği saldırılar nedeniyle 2 İranlı diplomatı istenmeyen kişi ilan etti. Bahreyn ordusu ise, İran’dan atılan 3 füze ile birkaç insansız hava aracının etkisiz hale getirildiğini duyurdu. Açıklamada, sivil yerleşim yerlerinin hedef alınmasının uluslararası insancıl hukukun açık bir ihlali olduğu vurgulandı. ‘Bibi ileiyi anlaşıyoruz’ ABD Başkanı Donald Trump, Amerikan haber platformu “Axios”ta yer alan ve İsrail Başbakanı Binyamin Netanyahu’ya “Sen delisin” ve “Ben olmasaydım şu an hapiste olurdun” gibi ifadelerle sert çıkıştığı öne sürülen habere ilişkin, “Yaptım, kızgındım diyemem. Sürekli olarak Lübnan’la çatışma halinde olmasından biraz rahatsız olmuştum” diye konuştu. Trump, buna rağmen Netanyahu ile ilişkilerinin çok iyi olduğunu belirterek, “Ben savaş dönemi başkanıyım, o da savaş dönemi başbakanı. Dünyanın çok önemli bir bölgesinde. Bence birlikte çok iyi işler yaptık ve iyi anlaşıyoruz” dedi. Trump: Hamaney ile görüşmek isterim ABD Başkanı Donald Trump, New York Post’a verdiği röportajda İran konusuyla ilgili açıklamalarda bulundu. Trump, müzakerelerle ilgili, “İran ile durum hızla gelişiyor, her şey çok iyi olacak” ifadelerini kullanırken, İran dini lideri Mücteba Hamaney’in müzakerelere dahil olduğunu belirtti. Trump, “Onunla görüşmek isterim. Onunla bir noktada görüşmem gerekecek” diyerek ikili görüşme ihtimaline dikkat çekti. Trump, “İran nükleer silaha sahip olmamayı çoktan kabul etti” ifadelerini kullanırken, Beyaz Saray’da basın mensuplarına verdiği demeçte ise “İran ile pazarlık süreci çok iyi gidiyor. Gerçekleşmeyebilir, ama eğer gerçekleşirse, bu hafta sonu olabilir” dedi. Uranyumu almaya çok yakın olduklarını dile getiren Trump, “İlk kez Hizbullah’la görüştük ve ateş açmamayı kabul ettiler. İsrail de ateş açmayacak” diye konuştu. ABD Başkanı Ankara’ya geliyor ABD Dışişleri Bakanı Marco Rubio, ABD Başkanı Donald Trump’ın Ankara’daki NATO Zirvesi’ne “bizzat katılacağını” bildirdi. Rubio, Temsilciler Meclisi Dış İlişkiler Komitesinin sorularını cevapladı. NATO Zirvesi ile ilgili Temsilciler Meclisi üyelerine bilgi veren Rubio, “Başkan, bir sonraki NATO Devlet Başkanları Toplantısı’na bizzat katılacak. Muhtemelen NATO tarihinin en önemli toplantısı olacağını düşünüyorum” dedi. ABD, Lübnan ordusuna destek verecek İsrail ile Lübnan arasında ABD arabuluculuğunda yürütülen doğrudan müzakerelerin dördüncü turu Washington’da gerçekleştirildi. ABD Dışişleri Bakanlığı, görüşmelerde siyasi ve güvenlik alanlarında ilerleme kaydedildiğini duyurdu. Öte yandan Amerikan askeri güçlerinin Hizbullah’a karşı Lübnan ordusuna eğitim vereceği iddia edildi. İsrail devlet televizyonu KAN’ın ismini paylaşmak istemeyen kaynaklara dayandırdığı haberine göre, ABD askeri güçleri, Hizbullah’ın silahsızlandırılmasını sağlaması için Lübnan ordusuna eğitim verecek.

India among Russia's top foreign trade partners: PM Mishustin

In the financial year 2024–25, total India-Russia trade reached an all-time high of about $68.7 billion, up sharply from roughly $13 billion in 2021, marking nearly a five - to six- fold increase over four years.

Rosneft CEO'su Seçin, Hürmüz Boğazı'ndaki gerilimin ABD'li enerji şirketlerine yaradığını söyledi

Rusya'nın en büyük petrol şirketi Rosneft'in Üst Yöneticisi (CEO) İgor Seçin, Hürmüz Boğazı çevresindeki gerilimin küresel enerji piyasalarında ABD'li şirketlere avantaj sağladığını belirtti.

Ateşkes havaya uçtu, füzeler devreye girdi! ABD ile İran arasında Hürmüz Boğazı'nda İHA düellosu

CENTCOM'un X sosyal medya platformundaki hesabından konuya ilişkin açıklama yapıldı. Açıklamada, ABD ordusunun, Hürmüz Boğazı üzerinde uluslararası deniz trafiğine tehdit oluşturan İran'a ait 2 "tek yönlü saldırı" İHA'sını düşürdüğü belirtildi. ABD ordusunun, "İran'ın saldırganlığına karşı teyakkuzda olmaya devam edeceği" kaydedildi. İRAN'DAN ABD'YE KINAMA İran Dışişleri Bakanlığı'ndan yapılan açıklamada, ABD'nin Sirik kenti ile Keşm adasındaki gözetleme radarlarına gerçekleştirdiği saldırıların ateşkes ihlali olduğu belirtildi. Bu eylemin İran’ın egemenliğine saldırı niteliği taşıdığı ve İran’a karşı düşmanca tutumun devamı olduğu kaydedildi. Açıklamada, ABD’nin İran’a yönelik saldırıları kınandı. Ermenistan'da Rusya ve Batı gölgesinde kader günü! Paşinyan 'asıl kazananı' işaret etti İran Silahlı Kuvvetleri’nin, saldırıdan doğan meşru müdafaa hakkını kullandığının vurgulandığı açıklamada, “hukuk dışı eylemlerden” kaynaklanan sonuçlardan ABD’nin sorumlu olacağı dile getirildi. Bakanlık, Birleşmiş Milletler Genel Sekreteri ile BM Güvenlik Konseyi’ni ABD’nin ateşkesi ihlal eden saldırılarına tepki göstermeye davet etti. ABD Merkez Kuvvetler Komutanlığı (CENTCOM), Hürmüz Boğazı ve Körfez ülkelerine yönelik saldırıların ardından İran'ın Sirik bölgesi ile Keşm Adası'ndaki kıyı gözetleme radar noktalarını vurduğunu açıklamıştı. İran Devrim Muhafızları Ordusu (DMO), ABD ordusunun Sirik ve Keşm Adası'na yönelik saldırısı sonrası, bölgedeki ABD üslerinin füzelerle hedef alındığını duyurmuştu. Dünyanın en iyi 30 yemeği listesi açıklandı! Türkiye mutfağından hangi lezzetler var?

ABD'de silahlı saldırı: 12 yaralı

ABD'nin Ohio eyaletinde düzenlenen bir festivalde gerçekleşen silahlı saldırıda 2'si ağır 12 kişi yaralandı. Olayın ardından kaçan silahlı 2 şüpheliyi yakalamak için çalışma başlatıldı.

Israel and Iran Trade Missile Attacks, Jeopardizing Peace Talks | Daybreak Europe 06/08/2026

Bloomberg Daybreak Europe is your essential morning viewing to stay ahead. Live from London, we set the agenda for your day, catching you up with overnight markets news from the US and Asia. And we'll tell you what matters for investors in Europe, giving you insight before trading begins. Stocks and bonds dropped as investors faced a trio of headwinds with a pullback in the artificial-intelligence trade, mounting bets on a US interest rate hike and rising oil prices due to a worsening of the Middle East conflict. Israel and Iran exchanged missile strikes on Monday despite President Donald Trump’s calls for both sides to halt the fighting and give peace talks a chance to succeed. And Intesa Sanpaolo offered to buy Monte dei Paschi for €30.6 billion ($35.3 billion) in a move that’s set to spur a new phase of dealmaking in Italian finance. Today's guest: Lauren van Biljon, Allspring Global Investments, Senior Portfolio Manager (Source: Bloomberg)

OpenAI Files for IPO with SpaceX Debut Well Oversubscribed | Daybreak Europe 6/09/2026

Bloomberg Daybreak Europe is your essential morning viewing to stay ahead. Live from London, we set the agenda for your day, catching you up with overnight markets news from the US and Asia. And we'll tell you what matters for investors in Europe, giving you insight before trading begins. OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, filed confidentially for an IPO, joining artificial intelligence rivals in tapping public markets to fund ambitious growth plans. SpaceX’s initial public offering is well oversubscribed with multiple institutional investors placing orders for about $10 billion or more of shares in the Elon Musk-led company, according to people familiar with the matter, as demand builds for a potentially record-setting debut. A rebound in equities that began on Wall Street extended into Asia, as cheaper valuations for artificial intelligence shares lured investors. Crude oil declined as tensions in the Middle East eased. (Source: Bloomberg)

China Overtakes Russia As Central Asia's Top Foreign Investor

China has overtaken Russia as the largest source of foreign direct investment in Central Asia, according to the Eurasian Development Bank. China’s accumulated investment in the region exceeded $35 billion in 2025, it said.

Son dakika...Johannesburg'da silahlı saldırı! Çok sayıda can kaybı ve yaralı var

Johannesburg'un Cleveland bölgesindeki Jumpers Gecekondu Bölgesi'nde meydana gelen silahlı saldırıda en az 12 kişi öldü, 9 kişi yaralandı. AYRINTILAR GELİYOR... Türkiye'nin hamlesi İsrail'i alarma geçirdi! 'Ölümcül darbe' diyerek duyurdular: 'Ankara, Tel Aviv'i resmen kilitleyecek' Orta Doğu diken üstünde! İran'dan misilleme füzeleri peş peşe ateşleniyor: ABD'nin F-35 hangarları vuruldu

US & Iran Trade Strikes, Testing Ceasefire Agreement | Daybreak Europe 6/10/2026

Bloomberg Daybreak Europe is your essential morning viewing to stay ahead. US forces carried out strikes against Iran hours after President Donald Trump blamed Tehran for shooting down an American military helicopter off the coast of Oman. Iran’s joint military command said it had targeted “several US bases in the region.” Stocks resumed their slide as technology shares remained under pressure and investors trimmed positions ahead of a key inflation reading in the US. Gold dropped. And Anthropic is widely releasing a version of Mythos that will be blocked from carrying out cybersecurity tasks, months after warning that the powerful artificial intelligence model could spot and exploit vulnerabilities in critical software. Today's guests: Pilar Gomez-Bravo, MFS Investment Management, Co-CIO of Fixed Income; Julian Salisbury, Co-CIO, Sixth Street. (Source: Bloomberg)

ABD'den İran'a yeni saldırılar. Hürmüz Boğazı'ndaki ada ve kentler vuruldu

ABD Başkanı Donald Trump'ın "Çok sert şekilde vuracağız" açıklamasının ardından gece saatlerinde saldırılar başladı. İran'ın birçok bölgesinde patlama sesleri duyuluyor. ABD Başkanı Donald Trump'ın “İran'ı bugün çok sert şekilde vuracağız” açıklamalarının ardından saldırılar gece saatlerinde başladı. ABD Merkez Kuvvetler Komutanlığı Centcom, saldırıların İran'daki askeri hedeflere yönelik olduğunu ve meşru müdafaa için başlatıldığını duyurdu. İRAN'IN BİRÇOK BÖLGESİNDE PATLAMA SESLERİ Hürmüz Boğazı yakınlarındaki Sirik ve Minab kentlerinden patlama sesleri geldiği bildirildi. İran medyası, ülkenin batısında, Fars ve Aseluye eyaletinde hava savunma sistemlerinin devreye girdiğini bildirdi. Minab, Bender Abbas, Kiş ve Sirik adalarında da patlama seslerinin duyulduğu belirtiliyor. İran'ın Mehr Haber Ajansının haberinde, "Deniz üzerinde de İran ve ABD güçleri arasında çatışmalar meydana geldi." ifadelerine yer verildi. Hürmüz Boğazı yakınlarındaki ABD gemileri İran tarafından fırlatıla füzeler ve insansız hava araçlarıyla vuruldu. TRUMP ”SERT VURACAĞIZ" DEMİŞTİ Trump, akşam saatlerinde, "İran'ı bugün çok sert şekilde vuracağız. İran'ın altyapısına saldırabilirim ama size söyleyemem" demişti. İran ile anlamlı ve işe yarayan bir anlaşma istediklerini söyleyen Trump, "İranlılar bizi oyalayıp duruyor. Anlaşma konusunda ne olacağını göreceğiz. İran nükleer silaha sahip olmamayı kabul etti, tek yapmaları gereken belgeyi imzalamak" dedi. HEGSETH: CENTCOM BU GECE MEŞGUL OLACAK ABD Savunma Bakanı Pete Hegseth de bu gece İran sert vuracaklarını söyledi. Hegseth, “ABD Merkez Komutanlığı bu gece meşgul olacak. İran'daki kilit tesisleri hedef alacağız. Bu gece saldırılar güçlü ve net olacak. Saldırılar ABD'nin askeri çıkarlarına hizmet edecek ve diplomatik konumunu güçlendirecek" dedi. ABD'nin Bağdat Büyükelçiliği, Irak'taki Amerikan vatandaşlarından son bölgesel gelişmeler nedeniyle alarm durumunda olmasını istedi. PEZEŞKİYAN: ALTYAPIYA DÖNÜK TEHDİTLER ÇARESİZLİĞİN İŞARETİ İran Cumhurbaşkanı Mesud Pezeşkiyan ise altyapıya dönük tehditlerin güç gösterisi değil, çaresizliğin işareti olduğunu söyledi. Pezeşkiyan, “İran her türlü baskı veya tehdide karşı dik duracaktır” dedi. SAHADA SON DURUM NE? Hürmüz Boğazı üzerinde devriye görevi yapan bir ABD Apache helikopterinin düşürülmesinin ardından ABD ile İran arasında gerilim yeniden tırmandı. Washington, olaya misilleme olarak Hürmüz yakınlarındaki İran hava savunma sistemleri, radar tesisleri ve yer kontrol istasyonlarına yaklaşık dört saat süren saldırılar düzenlediğini açıkladı. İran ise saldırılara karşılık olarak ABD'nin bölgedeki üslerini hedef aldığını duyurdu. Devrim Muhafızları, Bahreyn'deki ABD 5. Filosu ile Ürdün'deki Muvaffak Salti Hava Üssü dahil 21 hedefin vurulduğunu öne sürdü. Ayrıca İran, Buşehr üzerinde bir ABD MQ-9 Reaper İHA'sının düşürüldüğünü açıkladı. İRAN GERİ ADIM ATMIYOR Tahran cephesinden gelen açıklamalar ise geri adım sinyali vermedi. İran Meclis Başkanı Muhammed Bakır Galibaf ve Dışişleri Bakanı Abbas Arakçi, diplomasiye açık olduklarını ancak gerekirse farklı yollarla da karşılık vereceklerini ifade etti. ABD'nin doğrudan İran hedeflerine yönelik son saldırıları ve İran'ın bölgedeki Amerikan varlığına karşı hamleleriyle taraflar arasındaki askeri gerilim devam ediyor…

US Strikes Iran in Trump Escalation Over Stalled Peace Talks

The American military launched strikes against “multiple” targets in Iran for the second straight day after President Donald Trump accused the country of dragging out talks on an interim peace deal.

US, Iran trade threats after tit-for-tat strikes

• Trump warns will ‘hit Iran hard’ again; says PM Shehbaz, CDF Munir convinced him to give Tehran ‘a break’ • Pezeshkian vows Tehran will ‘stand firm’ amid threats; spox calls out ‘ceasefire violations’ by Washington • IRGC says US bases in Kuwait, Jordan struck; US bombs Iranian targets, hits Indian tanker • Guterres, Russia & China urge calm; Qatari team in Iran for dialogue TEHRAN / WASHINGTON: After a US helicopter triggered a latest round of tit-for-tat strikes between the United States and Iran, President Trump on Wednesday said Iran will be “hit hard” for taking too long to negotiate a deal that would have ended the weeks of violence. The US president made these remarks after the US forces struck Iranian targets along the Strait of Hormuz overnight, forcing Iran to strike the US bases in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain with drones and missiles. These strikes reignited fears of fresh hostilities as the global powers urged both sides to exercise restraint. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office he wanted a “meaningful deal” but he refused to rule out the use of force against Iran. “I’ve been working with Iran for a number of months, and they should sign their deal,” he said. “It’s a good deal, it doesn’t give them the right to have a nuclear weapon, in fact, it totally prohibits them from ever having a nuclear weapon.” “We hit them hard yesterday, and we’re going to hit them again hard today,” he said, adding that a deal was close. “We’ll see what happens with the deal. We were really close to a deal. But they keep tapping us along.” He also mentioned that he “gave them (Iran) a break” at the request of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir, calling them “great”. “They’re close to Iran, and they still are working on trying [to get] them to do what’s right,” he added. “We want a deal that’s meaningful; we want a deal that works.” ‘Will stand firm’ Iran’s President Masoud Peze­shkian said the country will “stand firm” amid threats of more attacks against the country. In a post on X, President Pezeshkian also den­ounced warnings to target Iranian infrastructure. “Threats to target them — from transportation networks to the electricity and water industries — are not a show of strength but a sign of desperation in the face of a nation’s will,” he said. Earlier, Fox News reported Trump told them in an interview that he was close to ordering new strikes against Iranian power plants and bridges. In a later media talk, he refused to confirm if the US would bomb Iranian infrastructure. The Iranian president also said Iran “must move” beyond the current “no war, no peace” situation in the region. “War is certainly not in the country’s interest, but if they seek to violate our dignity, our land, and our territory, we will not surrender,” he said during an event in Tehran, according to state news agency IRNA. Latest attacks In a statement published by Iran’s state media on Wednesday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it launched drone attacks on the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain and the Ali Al Salem airbase in Kuwait, as well as a long-range missile strike on an airbase in Azraq, Jordan. According to Al Jazeera, Iran attacked 21 US targets and destroyed four of them, including an F-35 fighter jet hangar at the base in Jordan. All projectiles were intercepted without casualties in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, the Qatar-based outlet reported. The IRGC warned that its forces remain fully prepared to deliver a “crushing and decisive” response to any US military actions and that Washington would bear full responsibility for the consequences of further escalation. Iran’s Fars news agency reported that long-range ballistic missiles and drones of Iran’s armed forces, by passing through air defence systems, struck approximately 70 per cent of the targets with precision at US bases in West Asia. The Iranian attacks on the Gulf states were denounced by Saudi Arabia, the UAE and other regional countries. The latest flare-up came after US military attacked Qeshm Island and ports along the Iranian coast in the Strait of Hormuz after accusing Iran of downing a US Apache helicopter on Tuesday. Thousands of Iranians in the southern port town of Sirik lost access to drinking water after US strikes hit two reservoirs in the area, Iranian state media said, according to AFP. The strikes damaged two reservoirs supplying Bemani and Kouhestak areas of Sirik town. As tensions escalate, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned of the risk of returning to “full war” in the Middle East after Iran and the United States traded strikes overnight, AFP reported. “We should not minimise the risks of a lesser fire becoming full fire, or in another word — full war,” Mr Gut­­erres said at a meeting of the UN Security Council on the situation in the region. Russia urged “restraint” in the Iran war after Washington and Tehran traded new strikes in the worst escalation since their April 8 ceasefire. “We are extremely concerned about the new round of US-Iranian armed confrontation, which began with the unprovoked US-Israeli aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran. We call on both sides to exercise restraint and to immediately cease military attacks,” the Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman told reporters. China said it was “deeply concerned” over the conflict in the Middle East and urged against escalation after Washington carried out strikes on Iran over the downing of a US helicopter, according to AFP. “Various relevant parties should maintain calm and exercise restraint, stop intensifying the conflict and escalating the situation, take concrete measures to ease and cool down tensions,” Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian told a news briefing. Meanwhile, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said diplomatic efforts with the US cannot advance un­­der repeated ceasefire violations. He accused Washi­ngton of undermining dipl­o­­­­m­­acy through contradictory messages, shifting positions and repeated cea­sefire violations, and said Israel was also damaging the process through repeated ceasefire breaches in Lebanon. A Qatari delegation also arrived in the Iranian capital to discuss and exchange views on bilateral relations and regional developments, Al Jazeera reported. US diplomat summoned Meanwhile, India summoned a top US diplomat in Delhi over a strike on a tanker off the coast of Oman, where three Indians were missing, two Indian sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. India has lodged a “strong protest” with the US deputy chief of mission to the country, Jason Meeks, the sources said. Centcom said it has disabled an oil tanker which has violated Washington’s naval blockade by attempting to transport oil from Iran. Centcom has “disabled Palau-flagged M/T Settebello as it transited the Gulf of Oman”, it said in a statement. Published in Dawn, June 11th, 2026

Middle East crisis live: US and Iran trade strikes again, after Trump warns Tehran will ‘pay the price’ for stalled talks

US launches second round of airstrikes on Iran, and Tehran responds by targeting Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan US strikes Iran for second day, as ceasefire appears close to collapse Thursday’s strikes are more evidence that Iran has the leverage in the negotiations with the Trump administration, according to Dan Shapiro, the former US ambassador to Israel. It is Trump that is desperate for them to sign the agreement, as his statements reveal, and Iran that is dragging their feet.” A deal that punts nuclear negotiations to a second phase and requires some sanctions relief is a lousy deal — and still the least bad available alternative.” US Central Command said it had “completed” its latest round of airstrikes just before sunrise in Iran. It said the strikes targeted “Iranian military surveillance capabilities, communication systems and air defense sites,” and were carried out by the US air force, Marines and Navy. The sounds of explosions echoed around Tehran, the port city of Bandar Abbas and other southern areas along the strait of Hormuz. Iran responded by launching strikes on Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan. Kuwait closed its airspace as its air defences fought off the attack. Kuwait’s directorate general of civil aviation said flights were being diverted to other airports, without elaborating. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had fired ballistic missiles at a US command centre in Jordan, according to state media. Iran’s UN envoy said the US should refrain from threats of force if it wants a deal. Israel early on Thursday warned residents in the north to seek shelter after the detection of suspected incoming fire from Lebanon. The international benchmark for crude oil traded above $93 a barrel on Wednesday, up more than 25% since the start of the war. Continue reading...

US, Iran trade airstrikes for 2nd day as Trump warns of escalation

The United States and Iran carried out fresh airstrikes on Thursday, marking a second straight day of escalating hostilities, while President Donald Trump warned that further milit...

Trump says Iran taking 'too long to negotiate,' will have to 'pay the price'

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that Iran has taken too long to negotiate a deal over the conflict in the Middle East and will now "have to pay the price." Trump's social media post, in which he asserted that the Iranian military has been "completely defeated," came after the United States and Iran exchanged fire, straining a ceasefire that took effect in April. "The Bully of the Middle East is DEAD!!! They've taken too long to negotiate a deal that would have been great for them, no

US and Iran trade fire after Trump threatens Tehran over stalled talks | First Thing

Iran says US attacks make ceasefire ‘practically meaningless’. Plus, Trump says ‘I love the inflation’ when asked about jump to 4.2% Good morning. Has the ceasefire collapsed yet? What is the status of negotiations? Talks to turn the ceasefire into a durable peace deal have stalled for weeks, with periodic flare-ups as both sides continued to launch limited strikes and trade blame for violating the truce. What do the two side want? Iran seeks the lifting of international sanctions, the unfreezing of billions of dollars in assets, and control over the strait of Hormuz. Trump has said any future peace deal must prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, which Tehran denies it is seeking to do. This is a developing story. Follow our live coverage here. What did Gates say? “I support the release of all the Epstein files and sincerely hope that, through your efforts and those of others advocating on their behalf, the survivors of Epstein’s crimes can get the justice that they deserve.” Continue reading...

US and Iran swap strikes as ceasefire hangs by a thread

Iran has struck Gulf countries in retaliation for overnight US attacks that Tehran says render a ceasefire "meaningless." Meanwhile, India said 3 sailors were killed as the US strikes commercial vessels. Follow DW.

African Union urges restraint as US-Iran tensions escalate

The African Union (AU) Commission has expressed deep concern over the renewed escalation of hostilities between the United States and Iran, warning that continued tensions threaten international peace and security and could have far-reaching consequences for African economies.

Trump vows fresh Iran strikes and seizure of oil terminals

US President Donald Trump vowed fresh attacks against Iran on Thursday, saying American forces would also soon seize the country's key oil infrastructure after the two sides exchanged strikes overnight. His threat came after Iran warned the shaky ceasefire in their three-month war was "practically meaningless" following the latest strikes by the United States, which saw Tehran respond with attacks around the region.

Trump cancels new strikes on Iran, suggests progress toward peace deal

Trump wrote on social media that 'discussions and final points have been, in both concept and great detail,' approved by United States, Israel, and other regional allies.

Trump cancels planned strikes on Iran

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had cancelled planned military strikes against Iran after negotiations with Tehran reached what he described as the highest levels of the Iranian leadership and received approval from all parties involved. “Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have, as President of the United States of America, cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings...

Trump cancels planned Iran attacks, says deal nearly 'finalized'

'I have, as president of the United States of America, cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran this evening,' says US president

Trump says deal with Iran could be signed in Europe in coming days

U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a 'great settlement' with Iran to end the Middle East war, saying he expected a deal to be signed in Europe in the coming days. '...

Trump cancels strikes against Iran planned for Thursday evening

WASHINGTON, June 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said he has canceled planned strikes against Iran on Thursday, hours after threatening more bombings and a desire to "take" oil export hub Kharg Island. "Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have, as President of the United States of America, cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran this evening," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.

Trump says great settlement on Iran to be signed soon and strait will open

WASHINGTON, June 11 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday the Strait of Hormuz would be opened as soon as a "great settlement" of the war in Iran was signed, an event he said he expected would happen within days. "We just made a great settlement of the war with Iran", Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. "The strait will officially open as soon as we sign, which could be soon, very soon, maybe over the weekend in Europe," he said. (Reporting by Humeyra Pamuk, Katharine Jackson;Editing by David Ljunggren)

US stocks close with sharp increases after Trump cancels attacks on Iran

Dow Jones up 1.86%, S&P 500 1.75%, Nasdaq 2.54%; European indexes end day in positive side

'Break their will' Republicans want Trump to fight Iran, not make deal

As signals mounted early Thursday that President Trump planned to escalate with Iran, two congressional Republicans urged him to abandon what they said are fruitless negotiations with the Islamic Republic. While saying they wanted to see the war with Iran end, Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) and Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) told the audience at the Center for a New American Security’s annual conference that the best way to accomplish that goal was through continued military action. “If we’re gonna get an agreement that’s good, we’ve got to break their will,” Bacon said during his panel with Reps. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Jason Crow (D-Colo.) “We’re going to have to put military pressure and block every single dollar from coming into Iran if we’re going to get them to the right spirit to negotiate.” At this point, “the president looks too eager to get a deal,” Bacon said. “That does not work with Iran.” The congressman made the comments before Trump declared that he had canceled a planned round of strikes and that “discussions” with the Iranian government had been “approved.” Trump has announced an imminent agreement at least 38 times since the war started at the end of February, according to CNN — which Ernst interpreted as a sign that Tehran was not prepared to strike a deal. “We continue to go down this path of trying to keep Iran at the table in good faith negotiations, but we have seen that the Iranians don’t negotiate in good faith,” she said. “I have called him the ‘president of peace’ before because he is truly trying to get to a point where we have a much more stable Middle East, and in order to do that we really have to put the bully, Iran, back on its heels.” Ernst described the current state of affairs as a “tenuous ceasefire” even though the U.S. and Iran have exchanged strikes across the Middle East over the past few days. The war recently crossed the 100-day mark, and congressional skepticism continues to grow. Recent war powers votes in both chambers have been supported by a majority of those voting, including a handful of Republicans. Ernst however, told CNAS CEO Richard Fontaine that Trump acted within his authority to go to war with Iran. “I don’t think the president did need authorization. There was a clear danger and the intelligence points to that,” Ernst said. Tulsi Gabbard, the outgoing Director of National Intelligence, testified in March that since the June 2025 U.S.-Israel strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities, Iran had undertaken “no efforts” to “try to rebuild their enrichment capability.”

Trump says deal to end US-Israeli war on Iran could be signed as soon as this weekend

'We just made a great settlement of the war with Iran, and we’re going to be, subject to finalization of documents, which should get done over the next few days, probably have a signing, maybe in Europe,' says US president

Trump "Anlaştık" dedi, İran "henüz anlaşmadık"

ABD Başkanı Donald Trump, İran ile bir mutabakat zaptı üzerinde uzlaşıya vardıklarını söyledi. Belgenin birkaç gün içinde bir Avrupa ülkesinde imzalanabileceğini duyurdu. İran ise henüz bir anlaşmaya onay verilmediğini belirtti. ABD Başkanı Donald Trump, saldırı talimatı verdiği İran'la askeri gerilimi düşürdü. Beyaz Saray'da gazetecilerin sorularını yanıtlayan Trump, gelecek pazartesiye kadar bir ön mutabakat zaptının imzalanmasını beklediğini dile getirdi. Trump, “İran ile harika bir anlaşma yapıldı. Anlaşma önümüzdeki günlerde imzalanabilir, belgeler son aşamada. Anladığım kadarıyla İran lideri Hamaney anlaşmayı kabul etmiş. İran'da herkes anlaşmayı onayladı.” dedi. Hark Adası operasyonun masadan kalktığını belirten Trump, “Anlaşma işi olacak. Belki Avrupa'da imzalanabilir. İmza için Başkan yardımcısı JD Vance Avrupa'da olacak. Anlaşma imzalanır imzalanmaz Hürmüz Boğazı açılacak.” ifadelerini kullandı. “CUMHURBAŞKANI ERDOĞAN BU SÜREÇTE HARİKAYDI” Trump, süreçte Ankara'nın rolüne ilişkin "Türkiye ile de görüşeceğiz. Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan bu süreçte harikaydı." dedi. Basın toplantısı öncesinde sosyal medya paylaşımı yapan Trump, anlaşmaya dair görüşmelerin ve nihai hususların, "Türkiye dahil bölge ülkeleri tarafından onaylandığını" da öne sürdü. Amerikan Başkanı, bölgedeki ülkelerin liderleriyle de telefon diplomasisi yürüttü. Görüştüğü isimler arasında İsrail Başbakanı Benyamin Netanyahu da vardı. İsrail açıklamasına göre mutabakat zaptı, Tahran'ın zenginleştirilmiş uranyumunun çıkarılmasını ve füze programının kısıtlanmasını da içerecek. İRAN'DAN YALANLAMA Washington'ın açıklamalarına karşın Tahran henüz bir anlaşmaya varılmadığını duyurdu. İran Dışişleri Bakanlığı Sözcüsü İsmail Bekayi, müzakere metninin büyük kısmının tamamlandığını doğruladı. Ancak sözcü, Tahran'ın kırmızı çizgilerinden asla ödün vermeyeceğini vurgulayarak, "İran anlaşma konusunda henüz nihai bir sonuca varmış değildir." dedi. İran devlet medyası ise Trump'ın son iki ayda 38 kez "anlaşma yakın" dediğini hatırlatarak, bu iddialara şüpheyle yaklaşılması gerektiği uyarısında bulundu.

Iran war live: Trump claims Tehran deal ‘approved’, cancels new strikes

The International Rescue Committee warns that people displaced by Israeli attacks in Lebanon are at 'breaking point'.

Equities rally, dollar dips with oil as Trump cancels Iran attacks

NEW YORK/LONDON: MSCI's global equities index rallied on Thursday while the dollar and bond yields fell, along with oil futures, on renewed hopes for peace in the Middle East after US President Donald Trump said he had canceled planned strikes against Iran and a peace agreement could soon be signed.

Trump: İran ile savaşı sona erdirdik

ABD Başkanı Trump, telekonferans yoluyla katıldığı mitingde "İran ile savaşı bitirdik" dedi ve Tahran'ın nükleer silah sahibi olmamayı kabul ettiğini öne sürdü. İran ise müzakere metninin büyük bölümünün tamamlandığını ancak anlaşma konusunda henüz nihai karar verilmediğini açıkladı

Middle East crisis live: Iran says no final peace agreement reached, after Trump claims deal could be signed soon

US president says ‘great settlement’ reached but Iranian spokesman says there has been no final conclusion Full report: Trump claims US and Iran on verge of signing peace agreement Hello and welcome to the Guardian’s continuing coverage of the crisis in the Middle East. Iran’s foreign ministry has contradicted claims from Donald Trump that a peace deal between Washington and Tehran could be signed as soon as this weekend. Trump said he was cancelling a third day of US airstrikes and bombings that he had earlier said would happen because “discussions” with Iran “have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved”. He also said on social media: “Discussions and final points have been, in both concept and great detail, approved by all parties involved, including the United States, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt, and others.” Israel, however, said it was “not a party to” what prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office described as an emerging memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran. But the office said Netanyahu had spoken with Trump and that the final agreement at the conclusion of negotiations would include the removal of enriched material, the dismantling of enrichment infrastructure, limits on missile production, and the cessation of Iran’s support for its terrorist proxies in the region – measures that have been red lines for Iran in the past. The strait of Hormuz would open “as soon as we sign” the documents of the “great settlement” reached with Iran, Trump said. “The whole Middle East is happy.” Iranian media said the country’s forces had stopped a “violating tanker” from entering the strait of Hormuz. The report from the Fars news agency – closely linked to Iran’s Revolutionary Guards – came shortly after the sound of explosions were reportedly heard near the port city of Bandar Abbas. Trump had earlier posted on social media that the US would seize Iran’s Kharg Island “in the not too distant future”, but later said the seizure would be off the table “if we sign this agreement”. The price of oil rose after Trump threatened a “very hard” attack on Iran, but plunged hours later after he said he was cancelling the strikes. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 1.9% to $86.08 a barrel, on top of a 2.6% drop overnight, and Brent dropped 1.5% to $89.08 a barrel, having fallen nearly 3% overnight. Asian stocks joined a global rally, with South Korea’s Kospi surging 7.4% and Japan’s Nikkei up 2.7%. A strike wounded 10 staff members of a hospital in the Lebanese city of Tyre on Thursday, the facility’s director told the AFP news agency, as Israeli raids continued in the country’s south. All three of the historic city’s hospitals have been hit since the start of the latest war between Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah and Israel in early March. India’s government voiced a “strong protest” after three Indian seafarers were killed in US military strikes against oil tankers travelling through the strait of Hormuz. Continue reading...

US-Iran ceasefire? Not for Indian sailors being killed in Hormuz

The United States military has struck three vessels in the Strait of Hormuz this week, killing three Indian sailors.

Trump says G7 support ‘irrelevant,’ claims ‘victory’ in Iran war

This comes ahead of G7 summit scheduled for June 15-17

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US-Iran peace memorandum could be signed on Sunday in Geneva, source says

A senior Iranian source told Reuters on Friday that the draft would waive sanctions on Iran’s oil, unfreeze billions of dollars of its funds, and require a cessation of hostilities on all ​fronts, including in Lebanon.

Hezbollah confident any US-Iran deal will include Lebanon, politician says

BEIRUT, June 12 (Reuters) - Hezbollah is confident that Iran will insist on Lebanon being included in a deal with the United States, a leading Hezbollah politician said on Friday, as hopes grew for an agreement between Tehran and Washington. Hezbollah, founded by Iran's Revolutionary Guards in 1982, entered the regional conflict in support of Tehran on March 2, opening fire at Israel and prompting an Israeli offensive that has killed thousands of people in Lebanon. Iranian officials have repeatedly insisted on an end to fighting in Lebanon as part of any wider agreement.

Reuters: "ABD-İran barış mutabakatı, pazar günü Cenevre'de imzalanabilir"

İngiliz Reuters haber ajansı, ABD ve İran arasında savaşı durdurmaya yönelik mutabakat zaptının pazar günü Cenevre'de imzalanabileceğini aktardı. Mutabakat zaptının ABD Başkan Yardımcısı James David Vance...Devamı için tıklayınız

Trump claims Iran attacked Indian ships leaving Strait of Hormuz

Meanwhile, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson criticised US strikes that killed three Indian seafarers.

Opinion: Opinion | Why No 'Law' Can Bring Justice For 3 Indian Sailors Killed In US Attack

This is Trump's war, and he will do whatever it is that he wants with his 'big beautiful' navy.

Trump to discuss Strait of Hormuz demining efforts at G7

US President Donald Trump is expected to discuss plans to demine the Strait of Hormuz with allies during next week’s Group of Seven summit in France, a senior US administration official said on Saturday, as mediators said an agreement to end the war was close. Britain and France, who are both members of the G7, have expressed interest in assisting with demining the critical waterway once the conflict is paused. The official, who briefed reporters on the condition of anonymity on ground rules set...

Trump says Iran peace deal could be signed by Sunday, with strait of Hormuz to open shortly after

US president says in online post he reserves ‘ultimate alternative’ if Tehran refuses to sign agreement Donald Trump said on Saturday that the US is set to sign a new agreement with Iran the following day, claiming that the deal would prevent Tehran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, as well as reopen the strait of Hormuz to international shipping. In a Truth Social post, Trump said that Iran “no longer want a Nuclear Weapon, nor will they have one, either through purchase, development, or any other form of procurement”. Continue reading...

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By Phil Stewart, Eman Abouhassira and Saad Sayeed WASHINGTON/DUBAI, June 13 (Reuters) - U.S. and Pakistani leaders forecast a Sunday signing of a long-elusive framework agreement to end fighting between the United States and Iran, but Tehran cast doubt over the timing and hardline protesters in Iran voiced opposition.

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Emerging US-Iran deal meets none of Israel's war goals: Ex-PM

Opposition leader Yair Lapid said Saturday that the emerging US-Iran agreement represents a "complete failure" for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, warning that the deal would leave Iran's government and missile program intact while allowing Tehran to rebuild its nuclear capabilities and reducing Israel to a "satellite state" taking orders on national security.

A US-Iran deal to stop the war is imminent. Here's what we know about its contents so far

For a few hours on Saturday, it appeared that the long diplomatic effort led by Pakistan to end the US-Iran war was approaching its culmination. President Donald Trump spoke of signing an agreement on Sunday, while Pakistani and Qatari mediators echoed the same with high confidence. Interestingly enough, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi also remarked that a deal had never been closer. Still, within hours, Tehran publicly pushed back against reports that a signing ceremony was imminent, with Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei making it clear that no agreement would be signed that day. Still, as these lines were being written, it was not clear whether the delay was temporary or whether the negotiators were struggling to bridge differences that remain unresolved. Such uncertainty, in any case, isn’t unusual in diplomacy especially when it is taking place between arch rivals like the US and Iran. Even so, the broad contours of the proposed arrangement are now sufficiently visible to assess what kind of agreement is taking shape and why it is generating sharply different reactions among the stakeholders. More of a stopgap measure The first point to understand is that the proposed memorandum does not appear to be a peace agreement in the conventional sense. It has not been, as per the details leaked so far, formulated to resolve the dispute over Iran’s nuclear program, settle issues pertaining to sanctions, address the regional balance of power, or settle the future of Iran’s regional partners and allies. Instead, it is emerging as an armistice plus framework essentially prepared to stop escalation, reopen the Strait of Hormuz for restarting regional trade halted due to hostilities and create a structured negotiating process for unresolved disputes. That distinction matters because the agreement is being driven less by reconciliation than by exhaustion of the warring sides. After months of confrontation, missile exchanges, attacks on military facilities, disruption of maritime traffic and mounting economic losses, both sides appear to have concluded that continued escalation carried greater risks than an imperfect compromise. The emerging arrangement, therefore, looks less like a grand bargain and more like a temporary stabilisation mechanism reached after a costly confrontation in which neither side achieved enough to justify prolonging the conflict. The most defensible reading of the draft texts and public statements available so far is that the agreement would establish a renewable 60-day truce built around a limited number of practical measures. Those measures include the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, removal of obstacles affecting maritime traffic, gradual easing of the American blockade affecting Iranian shipping and ports, temporary sanctions waivers, partial release of frozen Iranian funds and the launch of a diplomatic process to address more difficult questions at a later stage. Therefore, a conservative reading of the imminent deal is that its immediate objective is to restore stability in the Gulf rather than resolve the disputes that produced the war. That also explains why the nuclear file remains the least settled aspect of the proposed arrangement. The emerging framework has, therefore, been designed not to resolve the issue but to postpone it until after a broader agreement is secured. The nuclear issue American officials continue to present the process as a pathway towards eventual dismantlement of Iran’s nuclear program and disposition of its highly enriched uranium stockpile. Iranian officials, meanwhile, insist that the memorandum presently under discussion is focused on ending hostilities and restoring stability, while nuclear issues would be addressed separately at a later stage. The available drafts appear to reflect this contradiction rather than resolve it. References reportedly exist to future discussions on stockpile management, downblending and longer-term enrichment restrictions, yet the same texts suggest that the nuclear file is effectively deferred until after the expected MoU takes effect. Diplomatically speaking, it is a process agreement intended to create conditions under which such negotiations might later become possible. The same caution applies to reports that the imminent MoU includes mutual non-attack guarantees and non-interference commitments in Iran’s domestic affairs by the US. Economic terms The economic component of the proposed MoU is equally important. According to details circulating in diplomatic and regional circles, Iran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz for commercial navigation without imposing transit tariffs on passing vessels, although it would be able to charge for ancillary services such as fuel, insurance, port support and environmental protection measures. The arrangement would also create a pathway for the release of approximately $12 billion in Iranian assets frozen abroad, though not entirely in the form Tehran had originally sought. Iranian negotiators reportedly pressed for direct access to the funds, while the US wants a mechanism under which a substantial portion of the money would used only for humanitarian purposes. Draft texts circulating in diplomatic circles contain language relating to reciprocal restraint and respect for sovereignty. However, these provisions remain unconfirmed and should be best seen as draft level formulations rather than established commitments. Their inclusion, if it finally happens, would carry considerable political significance, particularly for Tehran, but one can only hope that they will survive into the final text. These issues, besides others, may explain the reluctance by the relevant stakeholders despite visible diplomatic momentum. The symbolism of it all Some commentary in Iran has attributed the objection to signing on Sunday to symbolism. Those pushing this notion suggest that Tehran may be reluctant to hand President Trump a diplomatic success on his birthday. Similar explanation has also been given for having the MoU digitally signed. Tehran doesn’t want to give a picture of peace deal signing to Trump, which he can flaunt around. Symbolism undoubtedly matters in Iranian politics, where perceptions of dignity and resistance often influence political decision making. But as external observers, merely focusing on symbolism risks overlooking the more substantive debate already underway inside Iran. The strongest resistance to the MoU is coming from conservative political circles and constituencies associated with the Revolutionary Guards, who are deeply concerned about the sequencing of concessions that Iran is believed to be giving to the US, especially with regard to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Their argument is relatively straightforward, which is that after reopening Hormuz, Iran will be left with reduced leverage, which it accumulated during the conflict as it would enter the main negotiations. The critics, who include some powerful voices, insist that Iran, in return, is merely getting promises of sanctions relief, access to frozen assets and economic normalisation that would unfold gradually and remain subject to future political decisions in Washington. For many in Tehran, the memory of the 2015 nuclear agreement and the subsequent US withdrawal from it remains difficult to ignore. The central question raised by critics is therefore not whether diplomacy is desirable, but whether Iranian concessions are being front loaded while American obligations remain conditional and reversible. This internal debate appears to be exerting greater influence on the timing of the agreement than procedural issues surrounding the signing of the MoU itself. The intensive diplomatic activity that followed Tehran’s hesitation to signing on the day announced by Trump reflected the fear among mediators that a delay may lead to unexpected complications. Flurry of diplomatic activity Reports from multiple diplomatic channels suggest that both Pakistan and Qatar intensified contacts with Iranian officials after the statement that signing will not be done on Sunday. Qatari engagement has been publicly acknowledged, while regional diplomats suggested that a late-night conversation between the Chief of Defence Forces and the Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir and Araghchi on the issue also took place. Although not all such accounts have been independently verified, they illustrate the degree to which regional actors have become invested in securing an agreement. That investment is understandable because almost every regional actor sees potential benefits in stabilisation, even if their reasons differ. For Gulf states, the priority is straightforward. They are eagerly waiting for reopened shipping lanes, reduced risks to energy infrastructure and lower prospects of a wider regional war. For Washington, the agreement would provide an opportunity to prevent renewed escalation while preserving diplomatic leverage over the nuclear issue and also something for President Trump to celebrate after a war, which he launched, but didn’t go as per his design. For Tehran, the arrangement offers economic breathing space and partial relief from the pressures created by war and sanctions. But Iran appears to also be placing a premium on dignity and showing that it is keeping an upper hand in the process. Israel’s calculations remain more complicated. Israeli policymakers would welcome any arrangement that constrains Iran, but remain sceptical of agreements that leave Tehran with residual nuclear capabilities or place limits on Israel’s future military options. The Lebanon file, meanwhile, may provide an early indication of the durability of the broader framework. Although the emerging agreement appears to promise wider regional de-escalation, the future of Hezbollah remains unresolved. Events over the past 10 days leave little doubt that any serious deterioration in the Israel-Lebanon theatre could quickly test the understandings currently being negotiated. Ultimately, the significance of the agreement will depend less on the ceremony surrounding its signature than on the details contained in the final text. Once the details become fully public, subsequent to the signing of MoU, it will be crucial to find out how sanctions relief is sequenced, whether frozen assets are released immediately or conditionally, what obligations become effective at the outset, what commitments are postponed to later phases, and what mechanisms exist for dealing with violations and importantly can Iran revert to closure of Strait of Hormuz if it feels that promises have not been kept. Those details will determine whether the memorandum becomes the starting point of a broader diplomatic process or merely a pause before another cycle of confrontation.

Pakistan Başbakanı Şerif: ABD ve İran anlaşmaya vardı

Pakistan Başbakanı Şahbaz Şerif, ABD ile İran'ın anlaşmaya vardığını duyurdu. Pakistan Başbakanı Şahbaz Şerif, ABD ile İran'ın anlaşmaya vardığını ve imzaların 19 Haziran'da İsviçre'de atılacağını duyurdu. TRUMP İSRAİL SALDIRILARININ GECİKTİRDİĞİNİ AÇIKLAMIŞTI ABD Başkanı Donald Trump, İran ile anlaşmanın imzalanmak üzere olduğunu ve İsrail'in Lübnan'a saldırılarının birkaç saat geciktirdiğini söyledi. Trump, “Şu an olması gerekiyordu. Şimdi birkaç saat sonrası için planlama yapıldı.” dedi. Trump, Fox News kanalına telefonda yaptığı açıklamada, İsrail Başbakanı Netanyahu ile görüştüğünü bildirdi. Kanal muhabirinin aktardığına göre, Trump, İsrail'in Beyrut'a saldırısına işaret ederek, İsrail Başbakanı Netanyahu için "Bibi neden böyle kahrolası bir saldırı düzenlemek zorunda kaldı ki? Çok sinirlendim. Ona bunu söyledim. Hiçbir muhakeme yeteneği yok." dedi. Netanyahu ile görüşmesinde ona "Sen ne yaptığını sanıyorsun?" dediğini belirten Trump, ondan Hizbullah'a yönelik başka saldırı düzenlememesini ve böylece anlaşmaya varılmasını engellememesini istediğini kaydetti. Trump, İran ile anlaşmanın 2-3 saat içinde elektronik olarak, gelecek hafta Avrupa'da bir yerde de yüz yüze imzalanacağına inandığını bildirdi. TAHRAN'DAN İSRAİL'E TEHDİT İsrail'in saldırılarının ardından Tahran, buna karşılık verileceğini açıkladı. İran ordusu, "Parmağımız tetikte, düşmanın kalbine ateş etmeye hazırız" açıklamasını yaptı. İran ordusu, İsrail'e unutamayacaklarını bir ders vereceklerini açıkladı. İran Parlamentosu Ulusal Güvenlik Komitesi Başkanı, "İsrail'in Beyrut'un güneyine düzenlediği saldırıya güçlü bir yanıt verilecek." ifadesini kullandı. İran lideri Mücteba Hamaney'in Başdanışmanı ve ülkenin önde gelen siyasetçilerinden Ali Ekber Velayeti, İsrail'in Lübnan'a yönelik saldırısına karşı misilleme gerçekleştireceklerine atıf yaparak, "Sıfır saati geldi, füze rampaları hazırlanıyor." ifadelerini kullandı. ANLAŞMA MADDELERİNDEN NELER VAR? Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ile İran, yaklaşık üç aydır savaşı sona erdirecek bir anlaşma üzerinde görüşüyor. Mutabakat zaptında artık son aşamaya gelse de içeriği hala kamuoyuyla paylaşılmadı. İranlı bir yetkili, mutabakat zaptı taslağının son haline ilişkin Reuters haber ajansına açıklama yaptı. İranlı yetkiliye göre Tahran, mutabakat zaptıyla nükleer silah üretmeyeceğini veya edinmeyeceğini beyan edecek. İran, nihai bir anlaşmaya varılana kadar, uranyum zenginleştirme ve nükleer tesislerin genişletilmesi de dahil olmak üzere nükleer statükoyu korumayı da kabul etti. İranlı yetkiliye göre Amerika Birleşik Devletleri de, yüksek oranda zenginleştirilmiş uranyum stokunun İran'da seyreltilmesine onay verdi. Amerikan yönetimi, nihai anlaşmaya varılana kadar İran'a yeni yaptırım uygulamamayı da kabul etti. İRAN'A PETROL YAPTIRIMLARI ASKIYA ALINACAK İranlı yetkiliye göre Amerikan Yönetimi anlaşmayla İran'a uyguladığı petrol yaptırımlarını belirli bir süre için askıya alacak, Tahran'ın petrol satmasına izin verecek. İRAN DONDURULMUŞ VARLIKLARI SERBEST KALACAK Trump yönetimi, İran'ın dondurulmuş varlıklarından 25 milyar doları, doğrudan nakit transferleri, bölgesel ülkeler arasındaki işbirliği ve finansal kredi hatları yoluyla serbest bırakmayı da kabul etti. Amerikan Başkanı, mutabakat zaptı imzalanır imzalanmaz Hürmüz Boğazı'nın açıklacağını duyurmuştu. İranlı yetkili de, Hürmüz Boğazı'nın derhal bütün ticari gemilere açılacağını doğruladı. Yetkili, Amerikan Yönetimi'nin de İran limanlarına deniz ablukasını kaldıracağını söyledi. TRUMP: ANLAŞMA BUGÜN İMZALANABİLİR ABD Başkanı Donald Trump son yaptığı açıklamada, İran ile anlaşmanın bugün imzalanabileceğini söyledi. Trump, İran ile anlaşmanın imzalanmasıyla Hürmüz Boğazı'nın herkese açılacağını belirtti. ABD Başkanı, İran ile ilişkilerin önceki yönetimlerin sahip olduğundan çok daha iyi olduğunu iddia etti. Anlaşmanın ardından uygun bir zamanda B-2 bombardıman uçakları ile İran'da gömülü nükleer kalıntıları çıkaracaklarını savundu. "Bunları ister İran'da ister Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nde olsun, seyrelterek etkisiz hale getirip yok edeceğiz." ifadelerine yer verdi. İran ve Ortadoğu ülkeleri ile uzun yıllar birlikte çalışmayı sabırsızlıkla beklediklerini paylaştı. TAHRAN YÖNETİMİ TEMKİNLİ Tahran yönetimi anlaşmaya dair temkinli tutumunu koruyor. İran Dışişleri Bakanlığı Sözcüsü İsmail Bekayi, "mutabakatın tam olarak ne zaman imzalanacağı konusunda beklememiz gerekiyor" ifadelerini kullandı. Bekayi İran'ın dondurulmuş varlıklarının serbest bırakılması meselesinin anlaşmanın vazgeçilmez bir parçası olduğunu sözlerine ekledi.

Pakistan, ABD ve İran arasında anlaşmaya varıldığını duyurdu

Pakistan Başbakanı Şahbaz Şerif, ABD ve İran arasında barış anlaşmasına varıldığını bildirdi. Her iki tarafın da "Lübnan dahil tüm cephelerde askeri operasyonların derhal ve kalıcı olarak sona erdirildiğini...Devamı için tıklayınız

US and Iran Reach a Peace Deal to Reopen Strait of Hormuz

The US and Iran have reached a peace deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, setting the stage for talks on Tehran’s nuclear program and halting a war that killed thousands of people and roiled the global economy.

Cumhurbaşkanı Erdoğan: ABD ve İran arasında varılan mutabakatı memnuniyetle karşılıyorum

İşte Erdoğan'ın ABD ve İran anlaşmasına ilişkin o açıklamaları; ABD ve İran arasında varılan mutabakatı, bölgemizde sulh-u sükûnun hâkim kılınması adına önemli bir gelişme olarak görüyor, memnuniyetle karşılıyorum. Tüm dünyanın uzun süredir ihtiyaç duyduğu bu haberin bölgemizde kalıcı huzur ve güven ortamının tesisine vesile olmasını yürekten temenni ediyorum. İmzaların atılacağı güne kadarki süreçte gerilimi tırmandıracak söylem, tahrik ve eylemlerden kaçınılması ve olası sabotajlara karşı dikkatli olunması gerektiğinin altını önemle çiziyorum. Bu neticenin alınmasında ABD ve İran liderlikleri başta olmak üzere müstesna ara buluculuk gayretleri için Pakistan’a teşekkür ediyorum. Ayrıca Katar ve Suudi Arabistan’ın diplomatik girişimlere sağladıkları desteği takdirle karşıladığımı ifade etmek istiyorum. Türkiye olarak bölgemizde barışın, istikrarın ve huzurun tesisine yönelik her türlü çabayı desteklemeye, diplomasi ve uluslararası hukuk temelinde kalıcı çözümlere katkı sunmaya devam edeceğiz.

US, Iran reach deal to end war

The United States and Iran agreed a peace deal and an "immediate and permanent" end to military operations on all fronts including Lebanon, mediator Pakistan said, signaling the apparent end to more than three months of war in Middle East. Pakistani Prime Minister Shebhaz Sharif posted on X that a peace deal "has been REACHED" and an official signing ceremony will be held on June 19 in Switzerland. "The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete," US President Donald Trump swiftly confirmed with his own statement on Sunday, as he marked his 80th birthday. The accord is set to be signed in Switzerland on the 19th of June. It follows weeks of discussions and back and forth attacks from both nations, with Iran threatening as late as Sunday to retaliate for Israel's deadly strikes on Lebanon.

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World leaders welcome U.S.-Iran deal as Europe signals sanctions relief, urges Hormuz reopening

The agreement came after more than three months of stop-start negotiations and bouts of fighting since late February, roiling global energy and commodities markets.

US, Iran reach agreement to end war, signing set for Friday

DUBAI/WASHINGTON: US and Iranian officials said on Sunday they had agreed on a framework to end their war, halt the US blockade of Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a preliminary pact that sent oil prices falling but leaves the fate of Iran’s nuclear programme to further negotiations.

Pakistan PM says US and Iran reach peace deal after talks

June 15 (Reuters) - Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said early on Monday that the United States and Iran have reached a peace deal. "Both sides have declared the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon," Sharif said in a post on X. The official signing ceremony will be on June 19 in Switzerland, Sharif added. (Reporting by Gnaneshwar Rajan in Bengaluru; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)

Strait of Hormuz still eerily quiet as doubts remain over ‘fragile’ peace deal

The Strait of Hormuz was still largely devoid of shipping traffic in the hours following the announcement of a US-Iran peace deal, as analysts warned it remained uncertain how and when normal operations along the waterway would be restored. The only vessel moving in the strait on Monday morning was broadcasting its status as a patrol ship, according to data from vessel tracking platform MarineTraffic, as hundreds of commercial ships remained stranded in the region. The United States and Iran...

G7 leaders meet in France after U.S. and Iran declare agreement to end war

EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 15 - Leaders of the Group of Seven wealthy nations meet at a French lakeside resort on Monday shortly after the U.S. and Iran said they had reached a preliminary deal to end their war.

Explainer-What is the G7 and what's on the agenda at the Evian-les-Bains summit?

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Lebanon ceasefire, Hormuz reopening, sanctions relief: What the 14-point US-Iran peace deal contains

A draft memorandum between the US and Iran reportedly includes an immediate end to military operations, lifting of sanctions on oil exports, and a $300 billion reconstruction package. The agreement, expected to be signed June 19, focuses on ending hostilities and paving the way for future nuclear talks.

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Iran, US agree to halt war and reopen Hormuz, sending oil prices tumbling

DUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 15 - U.S. and Iranian officials said they had reached an agreement to end their war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a preliminary pact that sent oil prices falling but leaves the fate of Tehran's nuclear program to further negotiations.

Oil prices slip to their lowest since March as US, Iran reach preliminary agreement to reopen Hormuz

Oil prices slipped to their lowest since March on Monday after US President Donald Trump and Iran’s deputy foreign minister said they had reached an initial deal to end the war and to resume traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures fell $4.08, or 4.7 per cent, to $83.25 a barrel by 0415 GMT and US West Texas Intermediate was at $80.53, down $4.35, or 5.1pc. Both contracts fell to their lowest levels since March 10 on Monday after tumbling more than 3pc on Friday. The US and Iran will sign a memorandum of understanding in Switzerland on Friday, said Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who first announced the agreement. Trump said on Sunday that the Strait of Hormuz would be open “toll free” and that a US naval blockade of Iranian ports would also end. Iran’s semi-official Mehr news agency said the draft deal called for reopening the Strait of Hormuz within 30 days under Iranian arrangements. “The geopolitical risk premium that had been built into crude is now being unwound quite aggressively as traders price in the prospect of restored oil flows,” said Tim Waterer, chief market analyst at KCM Trade. The world has lost millions of barrels of oil and gas supply since the war closed the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies, for more than three months. Investors are also watching cautiously how quickly Middle Eastern producers can resume oil production and exports following damage from the war and whether more ships will enter the region. “While these uncertainties suggest upside risks to our forecast for Brent oil futures to reach $80/bbl by the end of the year, it’s worth noting that oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz just need to reach 60-70pc of pre-war levels to return oil markets to pre-war oversupply expectations,” Vivek Dhar, a commodities strategist at Commonwealth Bank of Australia, said in a note. Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, said a more expansive agreement would be negotiated during a 60-day ceasefire period. E4 nations, which include the UK, France, Germany and Italy, said on Sunday that the countries were prepared to lift sanctions on Iran in response to steps on its nuclear programme. “Beyond the immediate price reaction, attention will now shift toward the pace of actual supply normalisation and compliance with the agreement,” said Priyanka Sachdeva, senior market analyst at Phillip Nova. “While the conflict may have come to an end and oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz may gradually return to normal, the damage already done cannot be reversed overnight. This includes not only any physical damage to oil infrastructure but also the economic strain endured by oil importing economies that have faced elevated energy costs for months.”

US, Iran offer conflicting narratives on newly announced peace deal as Israel raises concerns

Major disagreements center on Iran's nuclear program, with Israel raising objections over Lebanese front

US, Iran Agree to Halt War But Key Questions Unanswered | Daybreak Europe 6/15/2026

Bloomberg Daybreak Europe is your essential morning viewing to stay ahead. Live from London, we set the agenda for your day, catching you up with overnight markets news from the US and Asia. And we'll tell you what matters for investors in Europe, giving you insight before trading begins. The US and Iran said they reached an interim agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, halting a war that killed thousands of people and setting the stage for 60 days of negotiations on the fate of Tehran’s nuclear program. Officials from the two countries will meet in Switzerland on June 19 to formally sign the agreement, a decision that suggests aspects of the deal remain unresolved. Neither side has released a text, leaving key sticking points for the next stage of talks. Today's guest: Sheri Hickok, Climate Impact Partners CEO. (Source: Bloomberg)

Iran War Live Updates: U.S. and Tehran Agree on Framework for Peace

The deal was expected to open the Strait of Hormuz, lift the U.S. naval blockade on Iranian ports and pave the way for further talks. It did not address Iran’s nuclear program.

Global relief as Iran, US sign deal to end war

Pakistan, Qatar applaud agreement as a step towards peace and lasting tranquillity in the region.

European stock markets hit record high and oil price falls to three-month low after US-Iran peace deal – business live

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Oil prices tumble amid hopes strait of Hormuz will soon reopen European stock markets have hit a record high at the start of trading, as relief over the US-Iran peace deal ripples across global markets. The pan-European Stoxx 600 index has jumped by 0.9% to 639 points, over the previous record high set just before the Iran war started, with shares rising in London, Frankfurt, Paris, Madrid and Milan. The move has given investors a clear reason to dial back some of the geopolitical risk premium that has hung over markets, especially as the Strait of Hormuz is expected to reopen and oil prices move sharply lower. Energy prices have been one of the clearest transmission channels from Middle East tensions into inflation, bond yields and equity sentiment, and there is likely to be a concerted effort to get prices down even further once this deal is finalised. Continue reading...

EU leaders welcome US-Iran deal to end war as Macron says mission to aid Hormuz reopening 'ready'

The US and Iran said they had reached a deal to end the war on all fronts, including Lebanon, and reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz, though they offered few details about Tehran's nuclear programme.

Brent petrol sert düştü

Petrol, ABD ile İran'ın savaşlarını sona erdirmek için bir anlaşmaya varmasının ardından yüzde 4 düştü. böylece brent petrol mart ayından bu yana en düşük seviyesine gerilemiş oldu. İran'ın yarı resmi Mehr haber ajansı, taslak anlaşmanın İran'ın düzenlemeleri çerçevesinde Hürmüz Boğazı'nın 30 gün içinde yeniden açılmasını öngördüğünü bildirdi

EU welcomes US-Iran deal to end ‘costly war’

The US and Iran said they had reached a deal to end the Middle East war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, though questions over Tehran’s nuclear programme remain.

Hormuz to Reopen as Iran, US Agree to Pause War

The U.S. and Iran said they reached an interim agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, halting a war that killed thousands of people and setting the stage for 60 days of negotiations on the fate of Tehran's nuclear program.

Europe Says Ready for Hormuz Mission Once Iran Peace in Place

European leaders said they’re ready to deploy military assets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz once the peace agreement announced between the US and Iran is implemented.

World leaders welcome Iran peace deal, pray for a long-term settlement to end disruptive war

They are hopeful it will lead to a long-term settlement and free up a key peg in global trade.

US-Iran peace deal gets cautious welcome amid unresolved tensions

The United States and Iran are set to sign an interim peace deal on Friday that will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and potentially end a nearly four-month-long conflict that has killed thousands and upended the global economy. “The deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete,” US President Donald Trump said on social media on Sunday, which was also his 80th birthday. “I hereby fully authorize the toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz” along with the “immediate removal” of the US...

US, Iran reach preliminary agreement to end war

US and Iranian officials said they had agreed on a framework to end their war, halt the US blockade of Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but the question of the fate of Iran's nuclear program was left to further negotiations. The memorandum of understanding is scheduled to be officially signed on Friday in Switzerland.

G7 summit gets underway with spotlight on US-Iran deal

Allies from the G7 group of leading powers will meet on Monday at a summit in France, which gets underway hours after the US and Iran agreed a deal to end the Middle East war. France 24's international affairs editor Philip Turle reports from the summit.

U.S.-Iran peace deal: what we know so far?

As Washington and Tehran edge closer to sign peace deal, concerns remain over Iran’s nuclear programme, the Strait of Hormuz, and Israel’s ongoing hostility with Hezbollah. Here’s what we know so far on the peace deal

'Critical Step:' Global Leaders Welcome US-Iran Peace Deal

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres welcomed the peace deal as a "critical step towards the peaceful settlement of the conflict."

Global stocks rally, oil tumbles on US-Iran peace deal

The peace deal provided a strong boost to markets, reinforcing optimism generated by the recent record-breaking US$75 billion SpaceX IPO.

Vast Eurosatory weapons showcase gets underway

The Eurosatory World Defense exhibition is taking place in Paris's Villepinte exhibition centre for the next five days. It is the world's largest defense and security trade fair, and this year it is bigger than ever, with over 2,500 exhibitors participating from over 65 countries, driven by a surge in global military spending amid escalating conflicts over the past two years

Africa: AUC Chairperson Welcomes the Peace Agreement Between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran

[African Union] The Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, welcomes the peace agreement between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran that was announced today by both the parties and the mediation team.

Tehran residents cautiously welcome Iran-U.S. peace deal amid hopes and skepticism

European leaders have signaled a willingness to ease sanctions if Tehran takes verifiable steps on its nuclear program, while regional mediators are urging both sides to maintain momentum toward a lasting diplomatic settlement.

Pakistan wins global praise for brokering US-Iran agreement

US, Israel attacked Iran on Feb 28, assassinating former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

Breaking Down the Israel–Iran Conflict: What We Know So Far - Day 108

After more than three months of war, the United States and Iran have reached an agreement to end hostilities, paving the way for formal negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme, sanctions relief and regional security arrangements.

Hormuz Strait, Nuclear Program, Lebanon: Key Terms Of US-Iran Peace Deal

Iran and the US have both said the Strait of Hormuz would start to reopen and the US blockade on Iranian ports start to lift as soon as the memorandum is signed.

Global markets rally as US-Iran peace deal boosts risk appetite

Türkiye's 5-year credit risk falls to its lowest level since February as investors unwind war-risk positions across global markets

Oil prices hit three-month low and markets rally amid Iran deal breakthrough

Donald Trump posts ‘Let the oil flow’ as US-Iran peace deal sparks immediate drop for Brent crude Business live – latest updates Middle East crisis: live updates Global oil prices have tumbled to a three-month low and stock markets rallied amid fresh hopes that a US-Iran peace deal could end the greatest energy supply crisis in the history of the market. The price of Brent crude dropped 5% to below $83 (£62) a barrel as the new trading week began, amid optimism that the strait of Hormuz could reopen shortly and bring a return of Gulf oil exports to the market. Wholesale gas prices fell 6% in Europe. Continue reading...

Return to pre-crisis oil and gas supplies months away even if strait of Hormuz reopens

Markets welcome US-Iran peace deal but prices may stay high as buyers race to refill depleted emergency crude stockpiles Oil prices hit three-month low and markets rally Business live – latest updates After more than 100 days of the greatest recorded disruption to the world’s energy supplies, the global oil and gas markets have breathed a sigh of relief. Hours after Donald Trump confirmed that a US-Iran peace deal would lead to the reopening of the strait of Hormuz to tankers carrying millions of barrels of oil and gas, the price of Brent crude tumbled to lows of $83 a barrel. Wholesale gas prices fell about 6%. Continue reading...

Brazilian stocks slip as the US-Iran deal sinks oil prices and hits Petrobras

São Paulo's stock exchange closed on Monday down 0.42%, dragged by the plunge of the state oil company Petrobras after the international crude price fell, linked to the preliminary agreement between the United States and Iran. The Ibovespa, the benchmark index of Latin America's main exchange, ended the session at 170,415 points.

Thai fuel prices to stay high until Q4

Domestic oil prices in Thailand are expected to remain elevated until the final quarter of this year, even though global crude benchmarks have eased and the US is set to sign a peace deal with Iran this Friday to end nearly four months of conflict in the Middle East.

What we know about ‘14-point deal’ so far?

• Technical talks to begin this week • Geneva framework will be precursor to 60-day negotiations on N-programme, sanctions • Iran looks to administer Hormuz alongside Oman, wants ships to pay ‘maritime service’ fees MEDIATED by Pakistan and Qatar, a peace deal to end more than 100 days of war between the Iran and the United States is likely to be formally signed in Geneva on Friday. On Monday, US President Donald Trump said the Strait of Hormuz, which has been under a de facto Iranian blockade, will open to all shipping by June 19, while Tehran said the US naval blockade on its ports will be lifted immediately. In a statement, Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said that negotiations for a final agreement will be postponed until after the US has fulfilled its obligations. US Vice President J.D. Vance hoped the peace agreement would usher in “a new era with the Iranians”. Meanwhile, Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs, confirmed that an end to military operations was expected “soon”. According to remarks carried by Iran’s Tasnim news agency, Gharibabadi said an “immediate and permanent end to the war and military operations on various fronts, including Lebanon”, would be announced starting Monday. ‘14 points’ Although the text of the deal has yet to be publicly released, Iranian media reported that the draft agreement contained 14 points. According to the Mehr news agency, the draft envisages the release of $24 billion in frozen Iranian assets during a 60-day negotiation period, with half the amount to be made available before the talks begin. The draft also calls for the suspension of sanctions on the sale of Iranian oil, petrochemical products and their derivatives. Under the agreement, the US would lift what Iran describes as a naval blockade on its ports and coastlines, in place since April 13, and “withdraw its forces” from the vicinity of Iran. Mr Gharibabadi said final talks would only start after the US fulfils key commitments under the framework, including ending the naval blockade, ending military operations and releasing Iran’s blocked funds. The framework is intended as a precursor to 60 days of negotiations on key disputes, including Iran’s nuclear programme. Issues including Iran’s enrichment activities, its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, and longstanding US and UN sanctions are expected to be discussed during that period. Discussions concerning Iran’s missile programme and its support for resistance groups have been removed from the negotiating agenda, Mehr added. Hormuz ‘toll’ Upon announcing the agreement, US President Donald Trump said on social media that the crucial Strait of Hormuz would be open “toll free”. The Mehr news agency reported that Iran would reopen the waterway “within 30 days under Iranian arrangements”, without elaborating. On Monday, Iran’s Fars news agency said Tehran had added the imposition of maritime service fees in Hormuz in the final moments of negotiations. “The use of the term ‘maritime services’ means that the United States has accepted that fees will be paid to Iran,” it said, quoting what it said was an informed source. On Friday, Araghchi said charging tolls would not be acceptable under international law but that Iran would charge service fees, adding that any future arrangements would be implemented in cooperation with Oman. “Iran has made a firm decision that the administration of the Strait of Hormuz will no longer be the same as before,” he said, adding that the waterway remained an Iranian “instrument of deterrence”. 60 days for talks Announcing the deal on Sunday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said that a series of meetings will be held this week to lay the foundation for technical talks and the official signing ceremony, expected to be held in Geneva later this week. Another issue to be discussed there is post-war “reconstruction and economic development”, according to Gharibabadi, although he did not elaborate. He added that a mechanism ensuring compliance with the deal would also be discussed. Araghchi said on Friday that Iran’s preferred approach to its stockpile of highly enriched uranium would be “to dilute it inside Iran”. On Monday, the New York Times reported on a phone interview with Trump in which he said talks were ongoing over whether Iran would suspend its enrichment for 20 years but hinted that he might settle for a 15-year suspension. He also insisted that Iran’s uranium enrichment levels could never be used by the military and that it “can never go beyond a certain amount”. Published in Dawn, June 16th, 2026

Middle East peace hinges on Hormuz, Lebanon after ‘deal signed’

An Iranian woman waves a national flag at Tehran’s Valiasr Square, after the United States and Iran agreed on a peace deal to end the over 100-day war.—AFP • Trump ‘may or may not’ be at formal signing ceremony; Vance, Kushner and Witkoff expected to attend • US president claims strait open for ships; military says its blockade remains in place for now • Ghalibaf congratulates compatriots • Netanyahu claims Israel ‘saved from N-war’ • Officials say Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon ‘not part of deal’ • Experts see ‘pyrrhic victory’ for Washington TEHRAN / WASHINGTON: The US and Iran have ‘electronically’ signed an agreement to end the war in the Middle East, President Donald Trump said on Monday, although the pact may yet hinge on events in Lebanon, and defers tricky talks on Tehran’s nuclear programme until later. “The deal’s all signed,” Trump said after he arrived in France for a summit of the G7 group of big economies. The announcement marked the culmination of hectic efforts by Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Qatar — among other players — to seal a deal between Tehran and Washington, which has been imperiled by Israeli belligerence in Lebanon. A formal Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will be signed in Geneva on Friday by US Vice President J.D. Vance. “I may be involved, I may not, but JD was coming in for that specifically,” Trump told reporters. In addition, Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner and Middle East Special Envoy Steve Witkoff are also expected to be at the signing, US officials said. VP Vance said Iran’s foreign minister and parliament speaker will represent Iran at the signing in Switzerland on Friday and many details of the deal are still to be sorted out. The agreement would reopen the blockaded Strait of Hormuz and extend a ceasefire for 60 days, allowing negotiators to tackle difficult issues like the future of Iran’s nuclear programme. The deal is the most significant step yet to resolve the conflict, which has killed at least 7,000 people, mostly in Iran and Lebanon, and upended global energy markets. But much about the agreement remains unknown. Trump, who had earlier said the blockaded Strait of Hormuz would be open on Friday, said on Monday that ships had already begun transiting it. However, the US military told shippers it had not yet lifted its blockade of Iranian ports. On Monday, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf — who was also part of Tehran’s negotiating team — congratulated his compatriots over the signing of the deal, saying: “Iran has taken a great stride toward final victory”. While the text of the deal has not yet been released, VP Vance told CNBC he expected it to become public sometime this week. “You know that there are a lot of very important details to figure out that we’re actually going to sit at the table [for technical negotiations] and discuss together and figure out a path forward,” he said. The deal reportedly provides for a 60-day cessation of hostilities during which the two sides will negotiate a permanent settlement, including disputes over the country’s enriched uranium stockpile. According to Al Jazeera, the secretariat of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council said on Monday that the deal with the US includes the immediate suspension of hostilities on all fronts. Meanwhile, Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said more negotiations are expected to follow Friday’s signing ceremony in Switzerland. Speaking after a meeting with members of the Iranian parliament’s Economic Commission, Araghchi cautioned that negotiators are moving ahead amid a backdrop of distrust. Sticking points For the West, the Strait of Hormuz remains a major sticking point in the deal, while for Tehran, it is the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, which has uprooted 1.2 million people, that takes centre-stage. US officials said Monday that ships will move ‘toll-free’ through the Strait of Hormuz under an Iran peace deal signed by President Donald Trump, and insisted that Tehran would have to fulfill its commitments before getting any economic benefits. They included a possible $300 billion reconstruction fund for the war-battered country, but the release of funds will be “tied to performance”, a senior Trump administration official said in a call with reporters. The US officials also lashed out at former mediator Oman, which sits on the other side of the Strait of Hormuz from Iran, and which Trump threatened to bomb last month. “We were very unhappy with the job the Omanis did,” a second official said. “We felt they were very duplicitous, almost like employees of the Iranians. Iran has said the deal requires a full cessation of hostilities there, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel would keep its forces in southern Lebanon and would retain the right to respond to Hezbollah attacks. “Iran wanted us to withdraw from it, but I stood firm,” he said at a news conference, where he acknowledged that he and Trump have had their differences over the conflict. “The most important thing is that we saved the State of Israel from the threat of nuclear annihilation,” Netanyahu said, in what were his first comments after Washington and Tehran agreed to a deal to end the Middle East war. However, a US official told Reuters that Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon was not a condition of the deal. Security sources said fighting had tamped down after the agreement was announced but had not ceased entirely. Israeli figures from across the political spectrum quickly condemned the deal, saying it would not ensure their country’s security. ‘Pyrrhic victory’ Experts see it as a pyrrhic victory for the US, if at all, since no clear victors emerged and Iran, although weakened, succeeded in denying the United States and Israel their aims. “Strategically, geopolitically, the only real winner at this point is Iran,” said Ross Harrison, a senior fellow at the Middle East Institute. “But that’s a pyrrhic victory,” he added, in that “Iran has won by denying its adversaries… their war aims”, but for “a heavy price”. “There’s a lot of things that it (Tehran) is getting… that it didn’t have before the war. So by that metric, you could make an argument that Iran won,” Amir Handjani of the US-based Quincy Institute told AFP. Bernard Hourcade, a specialist on Iran at France’s CNRS research institute, said the deal for US was “perhaps a media victory, but not a political victory” and that Washington had lost global “credibility” through the conflict. The deferral of the nuclear issue is a setback for Israel, which has come out “the biggest loser” , Handjani said. Israel lost momentum with Gulf state relationships, he said, as well as losing leverage with key ally the United States. Published in Dawn, June 16th, 2026

First Thing: Trump promises ‘great things’ for Middle East and claims Iran deal ‘all signed’

The US president says Iran will not obtain nuclear weapons, ‘which is what it was all about’. Plus, how AI could help botanists combat the extinction risk to rare plants Good morning. Donald Trump has declared the strait of Hormuz will be “completely open” from Friday. “The deal’s all signed. And the strait ⁠is already partially opened,” the US president said as he arrived at the G7 summit in France. “I think a lot of great things are going to happen in the Middle East. And very importantly, the oil is plummeting down and the stock market is shooting up like a rocket today,” Trump said. “The main thing is that Iran will not have a nuclear weapon. They fully agreed to that with strong policing powers, and they won’t have a nuclear weapon, which is what it was all about.” What is the reaction in Israel? Analysts have pointed out that none of Benjamin Netanyahu’s promises at the beginning of the war – regime change in Tehran and the destruction of Iran’s nuclear programme – have been fulfilled. The Israeli prime minister did not denounce the deal, but distanced himself from the negotiations and said Israel would not leave the territory it was occupying in Lebanon. What else is on the agenda at the G7 summit? The G7 will seek to shore up waning US support for Ukraine, with the UK’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, vowing to “choke off” Russian revenue with further sanctions and provide hundreds of millions of pounds’ worth of energy support for Ukraine. What do experts say may have caused the crash? Jeff Guzzetti, an aviation safety expert, suspected a flight-control malfunction caused the crash, given how quickly the plane went down after takeoff. He noted that testing new equipment on a 70-year-old aircraft inherently heightened risks. “I think it was definitely a controllability issue,” he said. Continue reading...

Erdoğan urges global actors to shield Iran deal from Israeli sabotage

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on June 15 urged international actors to help preserve the newly announced agreement between the United States and Iran aimed at ending the Middle East conflict, warning that Israel could seek to undermine the process.

Door to peace in Middle East open — top Chinese diplomat

Wang Yi called on the international community to support the Iran-US talks and on the UN Security Council and other multilateral structures to play a bigger role

G7 Turns spotlight on Middle East as Trump unveils Iran deal

G7 leaders and invited partner nations gathered in Evian-les-Bains as attention shifted from Ukraine to the Middle East following Donald Trump’s announcement of a tentative deal with Iran, with Gulf leaders joining talks on regional security and global economic risks.

Iran can start selling oil once deal is signed

• US officials say banking, transportation and insurance services to facilitate the sales will also resume • Switzerland to hold signing of peace accord in mountainside resort of Burgenstock • US naval blockade of Hormuz ‘lifted’ as Iran reports ships sailing through • Deal proposes $300bn reconstruction fund for Tehran, paid for by neighbouring Gulf states WASHINGTON: The US will allow Iran to immediately begin selling oil and fuel under the memorandum of understanding (MoU) the two sides reached to end the war, a senior US official said on Tuesday. “Iran can only access any benefits of the MoU if they abide by all of the points they agreed to including no nuclear weapon, neutralising its enriched material, and not interfering with the free flow of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz,” the official told Reuters. The provision for waiving sanctions on Iranian oil sales takes effect once the agreement is signed this week, and also covers services including banking, transportation and insurance to facilitate the sales, the source said. The development came as Iran’s foreign minister announced that the upcoming negotiations would be broken up into two stages. The first stage, which Switzerland announced would kick off in the Swiss mountain resort of Burgenstock on Friday, will cover issues such as the status of the Strait of Hormuz, the US’s naval blockade, and reconstruction after US-Israeli bombardment of Iran’s infrastructure, Al Jazeera quoted Abbas Araghchi as saying. A later stage of negotiations will cover nuclear issues and sanctions relief to be resolved in a final agreement, he added. The uber-plush resort, perched high above Lake Lucerne in central Switze­rland, is difficult to access, with water on three sides, and therefore easily secured. The location, the Swiss foreign ministry said, “was proposed by the Pakistani and Qatari mediators, as well as by the US and Iran”. Details emerge Details began to emerge on Tuesday of the US and Iran’s interim deal to end the war in the Middle East, with Donald Trump saying it will rule out a nuclear weapon for Tehran. The interim deal is set to extend a tenuous ceasefire announced in April by another 60 days and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively blocked since the US and Israel attacked Iran in February. The US president said the text of the deal states clearly that Tehran will not have a nuclear weapon, and the full agreement would be made public in a formal setting in a few days. “Iran wants to get it done,” Trump told reporters about the next phase of negotiations with Iran. “They have to get back to business, and the relationship is now normalised, so I think it’s going to go pretty quickly.” Earlier he described the deal as “a wall to a nuclear weapon” for Iran. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian wrote on social media on Monday that the interim agreement was an “important step” towards stopping the fighting but noted a final deal for a lasting truce “has yet to take shape”. US and Iranian officials say the deal could eventually deliver substantial economic benefits to Iran by lifting sanctions and unfreezing foreign assets. It could also set up a $300 billion reconstruction fund, paid for by neighbouring Gulf states that host US military bases and were hit by Iranian attacks during the war. US officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Iran would have to satisfy US demands never to build a nuclear weapon and cut off support for militias such as Hezbollah in Lebanon in order to get those benefits. Iranian officials, who have always denied intending to build a nuclear wea­pon, say they have given up little by agr­e­eing to resume diplomatic discussions over Iran’s uranium enrichment programme that were interrupted by the war. Naval blockade eases Both sides say the Strait of Hormuz, which normally carries about one-fifth of the world’s trade in oil and liquefied natural gas, will be open from Friday. The Iran’s deputy foreign minister says the two-month US naval blockade on Iranian ports had been lifted ahead of the planned formal signing of a deal ending the war. “The lifting of the blockade was something we had emphasised from the outset. It has now begun, and the blockade has been lifted prior to the formal signing” scheduled for Friday, said Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi. On Tuesday, Iranian state television also reported operations to lift its maritime blockade, while stressing that vessels must still coordinate with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. It said that its oil tankers and other vessels had resumed shipping following a deal with the US, in what appears to be an easing of Washington’s naval blockade. The US said the strait would be open toll-free for 60 days and it would expect that provision to be part of a final agreement. Iran has suggested it will retain control with Oman over the strait. Shippers say a return to normal traffic will be gradual. Trump said on Monday that ships were starting to come out of the strait. He said it would “completely” reopen as soon as the accord is signed on Friday. However, maritime trackers indicated that shipping in the critical waterway remained at a trickle. As of 1500 GMT on Tuesday, tracking platform Kpler had detected just four crossings by vessels carrying raw materials. “The Strait of Hormuz continues to operate below normal commercial levels, despite signals of diplomatic progress,” Kpler said on X. Lebanon The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon, which has uprooted 1.2 million people, remains another complication. Iran has said the deal requires a full cessation of hostilities there, but Netanyahu said Israel would keep its forces in southern Lebanon and retain the right to respond to Hezbollah attacks. Trump has expressed frustration at Israel’s military campaign, saying on Tuesday he was “not happy” with the way Israel had handled itself. Israel has not directly participated in the peace talks with Iran. On Tuesday, Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf told his Lebanese counterpart, Nabih Berri that Israel must withdraw from occupied areas in Lebanon. “The people of southern Lebanon must return to their homes”, Ghalibaf added in a post on his Telegram channel. Published in Dawn, June 17th, 2026

Trump to Offer Iran Financial Boost in Peace Deal | Daybreak Europe 6/17/2026

Bloomberg Daybreak Europe is your essential morning viewing to stay ahead. Live from London, we set the agenda for your day, catching you up with overnight markets news from the US and Asia. And we'll tell you what matters for investors in Europe, giving you insight before trading begins. Iran is set to receive broad financial incentives as part of its agreement with the US, including the right to sell oil immediately, tap a $300 billion development fund and get eventual access to its frozen assets, according to a final draft of the deal seen by Bloomberg. Federal Reserve policymakers are expected to hold interest rates steady on Wednesday, posing an early test for new chairman Kevin Warsh as rising inflation erodes households’ purchasing power and President Donald Trump continues to press for lower borrowing costs. Today's guest: Maurice Levy, Publicis Chairman Emeritus & VivaTech Founder. (Source: Bloomberg)

Trump says U.S. will 'go right back to dropping bombs' if he doesn't like Iran deal

U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday at the G7 conference that the U.S. will "go right back to dropping bombs" if he doesn't like the Iran deal.

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 questions and they needed thorough briefings before it was finalized. Senator Lindsey Graham, a close ally of Trump and a longtime hawk on Iran, said: “The way Iran describes it, it’s awful. The way we describe it, it makes sense to me. Let’s look at it and see what it actually is.” How do people in Iran feel about the deal? The Guardian’s Deepa Parent found a shared sense of exhaustion, and anger that nothing has really changed. What does the deal mean for US-Israeli relations? The strategic interests of the US and Israel appear to be diverging and Benjamin Netanyahu has been left in a political bind, facing an election having led Israel in three wars – in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran – without a clear victory in any of them. How are authorities cracking down on protests against ICE? Fifteen people in Minnesota have been charged with conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers over their response to a deadly immigration enforcement crackdown in the state earlier this year. The prosecutors allege the defendants were part of two Minneapolis-based “antifa” groups that “violently oppose immigration law enforcement”. Continue reading...

Trump says he 'never cared' about Iranian regime change, denies report of $300b. US fund for Iran

Trump also said that the MoU would survive a potential Israeli attack on Lebanon, but noted that "Israel's fighting Hezbollah too long, and too many people are being killed."

Trump jokes ‘I’m the boss’ as he arrives for G7 meeting

Donald Trump joked that he was “the boss” as he arrived for a G7 meeting in France on Wednesday. The light-hearted remark came before leaders gathered for talks on trade, economic challenges and global financial stability alongside representatives from partner nations.

Trump says he did not want to see economic catastrophe as he defends Iran deal

By Steve Holland EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday defended the U.S. deal with Iran in his remarks at the close of a G7 summit in France, saying he did not want to see an economic catastrophe that could have been triggered by a continued war in the Middle East. "So the one thing I didn't want to see is, I didn't want to see economic catastrophe. If you kept this going, that could have happened," Trump told reporters in the lakeside resort of Evian-les-Bains.

Trump denies report on $300B Iran fund

United States President Donald Trump slammed a Reuters report on Wednesday that claimed the deal between Washington and Tehran includes a $300 billion private fund aimed at investments into Iran, calling it "false", AzerNEWS reports.

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 say...

Trump thanks Putin, Xi for Russian, Chinese attitude to US war with Iran

According to the US president, everything could have been made "much more difficult", but it was neutral

US would like to come to terms with Russia, China on reducing nuke arsenals — Trump

The US leader pointed out that the United States has the largest arsenal of nuclear weapons, followed by Russia in second, while China is actively building up its stockpiles

Open Hormuz, $300-Billion Fund, No Nukes: US Officials Release Iran Deal Text

Hormuz reopening, $300-billion reconstruction fund, no nuclear weapons: US officials release text of Iran deal

‘Mistakes Are Made,’ Trump Says About Deadly U.S. Strikes on Iranian School

More than 100 days after U.S. airstrikes demolished an elementary school in the southern Iranian city of Minab, the president said the episode was still under investigation.

US releases text of Iran peace plan as Trump says deal averts ‘worldwide depression’

Details of 14-point MOU revealed as senior US officials claim ‘major win’ despite significant concessions to Tehran Middle East crisis – live updates The Trump administration has released the text of its 14-point agreement with Iran, claiming it delivered a “major win” for the United States – even as it made significant political and financial concessions to Iran to reopen the strait of Hormuz and prevent a “worldwide depression”. In extraordinary remarks on Wednesday, Donald Trump went from threatening Iran with a new wave of attacks to suggesting that Iran had basic rights to enrich uranium for civilian use, that he would not pressure Tehran to abandon its ballistic missiles program and that the US was “going to have to give back” billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets. Continue reading...

US-Iran memorandum sets Hormuz reopening, $300 billion reconstruction and sanctions relief

The United States government on Wednesday released the official text of the agreement reached with Iran to end the war, a 14-point document called the "Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding" that provides for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a reconstruction plan of at least $300 billion and the lifting of sanctions. The text, read by a senior official of Donald Trump's administration, will be signed on Friday in Switzerland and will open a 60-day period to negotiate the definitive agreement.

Trump and Iran's President Pezeshkian sign memorandum aimed to end war

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

$300 billion, sanctions relief, Hormuz reopening: What Iran gets, what US gains from deal

Trump, İran savaşı ve Hürmüz krizini bitirecek ön anlaşmayı imzaladı

Trump, İran ile ABD arasındaki savaş öncesi statükoyu geri getirmeyi amaçlayan ilk barış anlaşması çerçevesini imzalayarak, 28 Şubat’ta İsrail’le başlattığı savaşı bitirmek için bir adım attı.

Trump says US must return frozen Iranian funds

Speaking at the conclusion of the G7 summit in France, US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Washington will have to return frozen Iranian funds held by the United States, warning that failing to do so would cause international investors to permanently lose faith in the dollar as a global reserve currency and undermine American financial credibility.

US and Iran presidents sign ceasefire agreement, but Trump says he could still resume attacks

Israel later said five of its soldiers had been injured in two Hezbollah drone attacks in...

Tehran and Washington sign interim peace deal to end US-Israeli war on Iran

President Donald Trump and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday signed an interim deal to end the US-Israeli war on Iran. The two countries now have 60 days to hammer out a lasting agreement that would see Tehran diluting its enriched uranium stocks in exchange for sweeping sanctions relief and a $300 billion reconstruction fund.

Trump signs deal that Iran labels ‘a record of US failure’ | First Thing

President hails ‘major win’ for US as he attempts to exit war having failed to achieve regime change in Tehran. Plus: an investigation into the murky world of OnlyFans ‘managers’ Good morning. Donald Trump has signed a 14-point agreement with Iran, claiming it delivered a “major win” for the US – even as it made significant political and financial concessions to Iran to reopen the strait of Hormuz and prevent a “worldwide depression”. How have US Republicans reacted to the deal? Senator Lindsey Graham, a key Trump ally, appeared to soften his view of the deal after a “very lengthy and productive” conversation with the the US special envoy Steve Witkoff. But his fellow senator Ted Cruz, who has backed the war, said: “History teaches that giving billions of dollars to theocratic lunatics who want to murder us is not a good idea. I think the president is receiving some very poor advice on this deal.” And Senator Bill Cassidy declared: “Reagan is rolling over in his grave.” Why is Ukraine newly concerned about Belarus? Russian spy drones flying into Ukraine from Belarusian airspace have sharply increased since the beginning of the year, leading to Kyiv reinforcing fortifications on its northern border. What concerns Ukrainian and European officials is that Moscow appears to be attempting to integrate Minsk ever more closely into its war efforts, including through joint nuclear exercises earlier this year. Continue reading...

US, Israel nukes brought no advantage in Mideast war talks: ICAN

The US-Iran framework agreement to end the Middle East war proves that nuclear weapons provide no strategic advantage, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) said Thursday. US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a deal Wednesday meant to end the Middle East war, which has rocked the global economy. The agreement lays the groundwork for detailed negotiations on Iran's nuclear programme and sanctions relief for Tehran.

IAEA offers help outlining 'concrete steps' to enact US-Iran deal

The International Atomic Energy Agency said Thursday it was ready to begin defining concrete steps needed to implement a U.S.-Iran deal to end the Middle East War. U.S. President...

'Wake up': US VP Vance rebukes Israeli critics of Iran deal

United States Vice President JD Vance on Thursday issued a rare rebuke of Israel during a White House press briefing, criticising Israeli lawmakers who had opposed the memorandum of understanding signed between the United States and Iran. Under the deal, the two sides have agreed on a framework to end the war, reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a 60-day timeline for further talks. Vance’s comments come amid rising tensions between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “If I was in the cabinet of the Israeli government, I might not be attacking the only powerful ally that I have anywhere left in the entire world,” Vance told reporters. “Anybody in Israel who thinks their biggest problem is the president of the United States needs to wake up and smell the reality of the situation.” Talking about the MoU itself, the vice president noted that Iran will “have to perform” and honour its end of the deal. “If they don’t perform as we’ve said before, they don’t get any of the benefits of the bargain,” he said. Vance, a war sceptic who has become the public face of the deal Trump signed at Versailles on Thursday, rejected claims that the deal rewards Iran without achieving Trump’s war aims. The most controversial points have been around oil sales, sanctions relief and a $300 billion reconstruction fund for Iran, while there is no firm mechanism for destroying Iran’s nuclear programme. But Vance said Iran would only get the rewards if it proves that it has complied with the terms that will be hammered out in a 60-day period that he said began on Thursday, following the signing of the MoU. “There’s a lot of discussion — the MoU, the gentleman’s agreements, the final deal. Words don’t matter, ladies and gentlemen, we’re about verification,” Vance told reporters, adding that oil prices were falling, and said the US had lifted its blockade of Iran. The US military “has allowed north of a dozen ships to go through our naval blockade, and so we’re also honouring our end of the early part of the agreement,” Vance told journalists. Trip to Switzerland on the cards Vance said he now planned to head to Switzerland for technical talks on a long-term deal, although the arrangements were not yet finalised. “I plan to go to Switzerland,” Vance said. “I suspect this weekend, but I’m not sure. It just depends on exactly when the Iranians can get there.” Vance’s new role as Iran pointman is a political gamble for a man who is widely expected to run for president in the 2028 US election. If a deal to end the war succeeds, it will be a boost for a long-term sceptic of US military entanglements — but if it fails, Trump has already said that he will blame Vance. “I mean, I think the president was joking, as he often does,” Vance said when asked if he feared that Trump would make him the fall guy. “But, no, look, the entire team has worked very well on this, and we’ve got this thing to a very good place for the American people.”

How ‘mistrust’ and ‘vocabulary’ nearly derailed US-Iran peace deal

ISLAMABAD: The announcement of the US-Iran peace deal came after talks nearly collapsed several times, including on the final night. Two sources and a diplomat briefed on the negotiations said securing the framework deal required Qatar to step in. Disagreements sometimes came down to single words, such as a 45-minute debate in late May on whether the text should use “etc.” or “including”, the diplomat said, without describing which clause the debate referred to. Achieving a final settlement on issues including sanctions relief and management of the strait as well as restrictions on Iran’s nuclear programme – all while Washington and Tehran distrust each other’s intentions – could prove even more challenging. Trump’s shifting public statements repeatedly complicated the effort “Washington and Tehran appear to have different interpretations of the same text,” said Alex Vatanka of the Middle East Institute. “Iran will try to turn ambiguity into leverage, while the US will try to preserve pressure until nuclear concessions are secured. Mediation will therefore remain central, but difficult.” Soon after the first round of talks in early April, the US blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz became one of the sharpest disputes, while at the end of May a call by President Donald Trump for Iran and Pakistan to join the Abraham Accords and normalise relations with Israel also disrupted negotiations, Pakistani sources said. One of the sources said the arrival of a Qatari delegation in Tehran at the same time as a Pakistani team in early June was a key moment, as Doha was able to provide financial assurances to the Iranian leadership. Doha had been reluctant to formally enter the process, the diplomat said, but that changed in mid-May after talks had stalled for about 10 days. Qatar agreed to become more directly involved only if a ceasefire held and it was not attacked, the diplomat said. Its team then made five discreet trips to Tehran, often via Turkiye, to work through gaps in Pakistani drafts. On May 19, after leaving Tehran with what they believed was a positive opening, the Qatari team flew to Washington, met senior US officials and made edits to the text while calling Iranian counterparts from inside the White House, the source said. One of the Pakistani sources, who was involved in the negotiations, said the final night showed how perilous the process remained up to the end. By around 11pm on Sunday in Pakistan, with officials gathered at the prime minister’s house and in a situation room, the talks were again falling apart after Israel attacked Lebanon, the source said. “Things were very fluid,” the source said, adding that army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir passed messages between the two sides through the night. Hours later, the agreement came through. An international source familiar with the negotiations said the Iranians were very careful about information security. “Messages get passed through many hands, and then come back days later,” they said. The Pakistani source involved in the negotiations said things improved after a representative of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei came to Islamabad, allowing Munir and his team to “get more direct communications running.” The international source said Pakistan grew frustrated with the differing communication styles. “With the Americans, you never really knew what their position was, and it could change. And with the Iranians, you often didn’t get a clear answer for days and days,” the source said. Published in Dawn, June 19th, 2026

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JD Vance İsviçre ziyaretini ABD-İran görüşmeleri için iptal etti

ABD Başkanı Donald Trump ile İran Cumhurbaşkanı Mesud Pezeshkian, İran savaşına son vermeyi hedefleyen ilk anlaşmayı çarşamba günü imzaladı.

CNN: İran, ABD görüşmeleri öncesi Lübnan için güvence istedi

İran, ABD ile başlaması planlanan görüşmeler öncesinde Lübnan'daki çatışmaların sona ereceğine ilişkin güvence talep etti. İsrail'in Lübnan'a yönelik saldırılarının ardından İsviçre'de yapılması planlanan görüşmelerin ertelendiği belirtildi.

Uncertainty remains amid postponed US-Iran talks and continued fighting in Lebanon

Switzerland has announced that talks planned between the US and Iran - are postponed. Iran's supreme leader voiced scepticism over the deal after it was signed and US Vice President JD Vance cancelled his trip to Geneva. Meanwhile, in Lebanon, fighting continued between the Israeli army and Hezbollah. Lebanon reported that 16 were killed on the morning of June 19, Hezbollah hit Israeli troops - killing 4 soldiers.

For Vance, Iran talks could shape political rise

WASHINGTON/LUCERNE, Switzerland, June 19 - U.S. Vice President JD Vance is poised to take on his biggest role yet on the international stage as President Donald Trump's chief negotiator to end the three-month war with Iran, a moment that could shape Vance’s prospects as a White House successor.

Trump says Pakistan 'really helped us' with Iran deal

United States President Donald Trump has said that Pakistan “really helped” Washington with the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Iran. He made the remarks during an interview with American news outlet Axios. During the interview, the US president was asked about which global leaders he “liked”. In addition to Chinese President Xi Jinping, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump talked about Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, before mentioning Pakistan’s leadership. “In Pakistan, you have the field marshal, who is great. Munir, he’s great. And you have the prime minister, and they just get along great … He totally respects the prime minister. It’s a beautiful thing to see,” he said, talking about Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir. “But they really helped us with this deal. They knew the Iranians, they knew the people and they were good,” he said. During the interview, Trump was also asked about the lessons he had learned about the “limits” on his power. “There are no limits,” he said. “I haven’t learned that lesson yet. I know there are, but there are no limits. We defeated them totally militarily. I was asked by Pakistan because they’re close to please not do anymore. I said, I like them a lot,” he said. Talking about last year’s military conflict with India, he said, “You know, I stopped Pakistan from fighting India, two nuclear nations, and the prime minister of Pakistan said, ‘President Trump saved 50 million lives’. They were going to use nuclear weapons. “Eleven planes were shot down. They were at it. And I was hearing about it, then I saw some really terrible pictures. They were going at it, Pakistan and India. They have gone at it in the past, but this was, and they’re both nuclear-armed, heavily, and they were going to use those nuclear weapons. And the prime minister of Pakistan said, ‘Donald Trump saved 50 million lives’. But it’s not 50. I think it was much more than that. Fifty is nothing when you look at 1.5 billion people just in India alone. So I think that there are no limits,” he said. “We have the most powerful military in the world by far. Who else could have done a blockade like that? I did a naval blockade where not one ship was able to get through. Some tried. They didn’t, you know, it didn’t last very long,” he said. It is worth mentioning that the US president has repeatedly commented on the brief military conflict between Pakistan and India in May 2025. He has also praised PM Shehbaz and CDF Munir on several occasions, specifically calling the latter a “highly respected general”, a “great fighter” and “my favourite”. Thursday proved to be a red-letter day for Pakistan, as the country awoke to news of a long-awaited peace deal finally being signed between the US and Iran, heralding an end to the bitter animosity that has afflicted the Middle East and plunged the world into crisis for months. The honour of announcing that the ‘Islamabad MoU’ had been ‘electronically’ signed by all parties, fittingly fell to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who put his signature to the historic document after US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, bringing it into effect two days earlier than previously expected. Earlier in the day, Trump signed the document during a reception at the Palace of Versailles — also the venue for the landmark treaty that ended World War I — with French President Emmanuel Macron looking over his shoulder. Meanwhile, Iranian media released photos of Dr Pezeshkian signing the deal in his office.

Technical-level talks between Iran, US scheduled for tomorrow in Switzerland: FO

The Foreign Office (FO) on Saturday announced that technical-level talks, as a follow-up to the signing of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), will be held in Buergenstock, Switzerland, on Sunday. Thursday proved to be a red-letter day for Pakistan, as the country awoke to news of a long-awaited peace deal finally being signed between the US and Iran, heralding an end to the bitter animosity that has afflicted the Middle East and plunged the world into crisis for months. “Representatives of the United States and Iran, along with mediators from Pakistan and Qatar, will participate in the discussions,” the FO said. “Pakistan will continue to facilitate the process in its role as mediator, with a view to advancing the understandings reached under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding.” Earlier today, US Vice President JD Vance said he intends to travel to Switzerland for talks “soon” and that US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, are already in Switzerland for negotiations. Speaking to Fox News, he said negotiations with Iran “are going well”, but that the US “has all the cards”. Meanwhile, Iran also announced that it will be sending a delegation to Switzerland for the talks, foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said in remarks carried by the Fars news agency. “In Switzerland, we intend to press for the fulfilment of the other side’s commitments and clarify how they plan to act on their obligations,” Baghaei was quoted as saying, emphasising that Iran adhered to its side of the agreement, and the United States is “obligated to compel the Zionist regime (Israel) to cease its attacks on Lebanon”. “If part of the counterpart’s commitments is not implemented, the entirety of the agreement will be jeopardised,” the spokesperson was quoted as saying. “The counterpart must take the necessary measures as soon as possible; otherwise, the agreement will be jeopardised,” he added. The 14-point agreement was signed early on Thursday by US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signing as mediator. Under the deal, Tehran and Washington have agreed on a framework to end the war, reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a 60-day timeline for further talks. The deal, ending more than 100 days of war, has been widely welcomed by the international community, after the conflict sent shockwaves across the globe as energy prices skyrocketed due to the Hormuz crisis. Under the deal, the US will lift its blockade of Iranian ports and Iran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz for international commercial shipping. Washington also committed to immediately waiving oil sanctions crippling Iran’s economy. And once a final agreement is reached on Iran’s nuclear ambitions, the US will also facilitate the release of a $300 billion reconstruction fund supported by regional nations, the deal says.

PM Shehbaz, Field Marshal Asim Munir depart for Switzerland for Iran-US technical talks

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir departed early on Sunday morning for Switzerland to attend technical-level talks between Iran and the United States in Burgenstock on June 21. The two are accompanied by a high-level delegation. FO announces talks in Switzerland Earlier on Saturday, the Foreign Office (FO) announced that technical-level talks, as a follow-up to the signing of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), will be held in Buergenstock, Switzerland, on Sunday. Thursday proved to be a red-letter day for Pakistan, as the country awoke to news of a long-awaited peace deal finally being signed between the US and Iran, heralding an end to the bitter animosity that has afflicted the Middle East and plunged the world into crisis for months. “Representatives of the United States and Iran, along with mediators from Pakistan and Qatar, will participate in the discussions,” the FO said. “Pakistan will continue to facilitate the process in its role as mediator, with a view to advancing the understandings reached under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding.” Earlier today, US Vice President JD Vance said he intends to travel to Switzerland for talks “soon” and that US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, are already in Switzerland for negotiations. Speaking to Fox News, he said negotiations with Iran “are going well”, but that the US “has all the cards”. Meanwhile, Iran also announced that it will be sending a delegation to Switzerland for the talks, foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said in remarks carried by the Fars news agency. “In Switzerland, we intend to press for the fulfilment of the other side’s commitments and clarify how they plan to act on their obligations,” Baghaei was quoted as saying, emphasising that Iran adhered to its side of the agreement, and the United States is “obligated to compel the Zionist regime (Israel) to cease its attacks on Lebanon”. “If part of the counterpart’s commitments is not implemented, the entirety of the agreement will be jeopardised,” the spokesperson was quoted as saying. “The counterpart must take the necessary measures as soon as possible; otherwise, the agreement will be jeopardised,” he added. The 14-point agreement was signed early on Thursday by US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signing as mediator. Under the deal, Tehran and Washington have agreed on a framework to end the war, reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a 60-day timeline for further talks. The deal, ending more than 100 days of war, has been widely welcomed by the international community, after the conflict sent shockwaves across the globe as energy prices skyrocketed due to the Hormuz crisis. Under the deal, the US will lift its blockade of Iranian ports and Iran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz for international commercial shipping. Washington also committed to immediately waiving oil sanctions crippling Iran’s economy. And once a final agreement is reached on Iran’s nuclear ambitions, the US will also facilitate the release of a $300 billion reconstruction fund supported by regional nations, the deal says.

PM Shehbaz, CDF Asim Munir head to Switzerland for Iran-US talks

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces Field Marshal Asim Munir departed early on Sunday morning for Switzerland to attend technical-level talks between Iran and the United States set for today. The development comes after the long-awaited peace deal was signed on Thursday, heralding an end to months of bitter animosity that had gripped the Middle East and plunged the world into an economic crisis. Under the agreement, the US and Iran have agreed on a framework to end the war, lift the US blockade of Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement issued in the morning, the Foreign Office (FO) said PM Shehbaz, accompanied by CDF and Chief of the Army Staff Munir, left for Bürgenstock to participate in “high-level talks on the implementation of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)”. The Prime Minister’s Office had confirmed the premier’s departure at around 1am. In its statement, the FO noted that the talks marked the first formal engagement between the US and Iran since the signing of the Islamabad MoU on June 17. It confirmed that high-level delegations from the US, Iran and Qatar will be part of the talks. “Pakistan will continue to support and advance the implementation of the understandings reached between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the US,” the FO affirmed. It added that PM Shehbaz is also “expected to hold bilateral interactions with the participating delegations from the Islamic Republic of Iran, Qatar, Switzerland and the US, to reaffirm Pakistan’s enduring commitment to dialogue and durable peace in the region”. “Pakistan’s facilitative role underscores its principled, balanced, and constructive approach throughout the crisis, including hosting earlier rounds of US-Iran talks and sustained diplomatic contacts that culminated in the Islamabad MoU.” US Vice President JD Vance took off for Switzerland on Saturday, saying negotiators would discuss Iran’s nuclear programme and the Lebanon ceasefire. “I think we’re going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we’re to be focused on,” Vance told reporters before departing from Joint Base Andrews, saying he could only join the talks “for a day or two”. Vance said the situation in Lebanon was “actually getting better”. “It’s going to be something we’re just going to have to continuously manage to ensure that… Israel and Lebanon are both safe and secure,” he said. “The big problem is that you have somebody will shoot and then somebody will respond, and you kind of have a chicken and egg problem where you’ve just got to stop the shooting for long enough to get the ceasefire to keep hold.” US negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff were already in Switzerland handling technical elements of the talks, Vance said earlier. Iran’s delegation also landed in Switzerland, the Swiss foreign ministry said in the early hours of Sunday. “The Iranian delegation is on its way to the Bürgenstock as part of the implementation of the MoU signed between the United States and Iran,” the ministry said on X. Iran’s official news agency IRNA said the delegation was led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and included Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Ali Bagheri (Deputy for International Affairs of the Supreme National Security Council Secretariat), Central Bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati, National Iranian Oil Company CEO Hamid Bovard, Deputy FM Kazem Gharibabad and Esmail Baqaei were also part of the team. FO announces talks in Switzerland Earlier on Saturday, the FO announced that technical-level talks will be held in Buergenstock, Switzerland, on Sunday. “Representatives of the United States and Iran, along with mediators from Pakistan and Qatar, will participate in the discussions,” the FO said. “Pakistan will continue to facilitate the process in its role as mediator, with a view to advancing the understandings reached under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding.” Speaking to Fox News, JD Vance said negotiations with Iran “are going well”, but that the US “has all the cards”. Meanwhile, foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei announced that Iran will be sending a delegation to Switzerland, according to remarks carried by the Fars news agency. “In Switzerland, we intend to press for the fulfilment of the other side’s commitments and clarify how they plan to act on their obligations,” Baghaei was quoted as saying, emphasising that Iran adhered to its side of the agreement, and the United States is “obligated to compel the Zionist regime (Israel) to cease its attacks on Lebanon”. “If part of the counterpart’s commitments is not implemented, the entirety of the agreement will be jeopardised,” the spokesperson was quoted as saying. “The counterpart must take the necessary measures as soon as possible; otherwise, the agreement will be jeopardised,” he added. The 14-point agreement was signed by US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, with PM Shehbaz signing as mediator. Under the deal, Tehran and Washington have agreed on a framework to end the war, reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a 60-day timeline for further talks. The deal, ending more than 100 days of war, has been widely welcomed by the international community. Once a final agreement is reached on Iran’s nuclear ambitions, the US will also facilitate the release of a $300 billion reconstruction fund supported by regional nations, the deal says.

Vance lands in Switzerland as Iran talks loom

United States Vice President JD Vance landed in Zurich, Switzerland, ahead of the high-stakes talks with Iran about its nuclear program, AzerNEWS reports.

İsviçre'de​ yapılan kritik ABD-İran müzakerelerinin gündeminde ne var?

Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ve İran heyetleri kalıcı barış için İsviçre'de buluştu. Müzakereler, Lübnan'daki çatışmalar ve Hürmüz Boğazı'nın kapatılma resti nedeniyle gergin bir atmosferde yapılıyor.

ABD ve İran heyetleri barış görüşmeleri için İsviçre'de

ABD Başkan Yardımcısı JD Vance, gazetecilere, nükleer meselede ilerleme sağlamayı ve Lübnan’daki ateşkes konusunda da mesafe kat etmeyi umduklarını belirtti.

İran'dan ABD görüşmesi öncesi açıklama! 'İsviçre'deki en önemli mesele olacak'

İran Dışişleri Bakanlığı ve Müzakere Heyeti Sözcüsü İsmail Bekayi, İsviçre'nin Nidwalden kantonuna bağlı Bürgenstock kasabasında ABD ile İran arasında imzalanan mutabakat zaptının uygulanmasına ilişkin ilk teknik görüşmeler hakkında açıklamalarda bulundu. Sözcü Bekayi, İran müzakere heyetinin ilk olarak Pakistan ve Katarlı arabulucular ile bir araya geleceğini öğleden sonra da İran-ABD-Pakistan-Katar dörtlü toplantısının gerçekleştirileceğini belirtti. 'EN ÖNEMLİ MESELE LÜBNAN' Görüşmelerin odak noktasının savaşın sonlandırılması ve mutabakat zaptının uygulanması olacağını kaydeden Bekayi, İsrail’in Lübnan’da ateşkesi ihlal ettiğini ve bu konunun görüşmelerde ele alınacak en önemli mesele olduğunu vurguladı. Bekayi ayrıca, İran'ın dondurulmuş varlıklarının serbest bırakılması konusu ve İran'a petrol satışı için gerekli iznin verilmesi meselesinin de görüşmelerde gündeme geleceğini dile getirdi. HEYETLER İSVİÇRE'DE ABD Başkan Yardımcısı JD Vance'in Basın Sözcüsü Luke Shroeder, sosyal medya hesabından paylaşımda bulundu. Shroeder, Vance'in uçağa binerken bir görüntüsünü paylaşarak, "Başkan Yardımcısı JD Vance, İsviçre'ye gitmek üzere Washington'dan ayrılıyor" ifadesini kullandı. Al Jazeera'dan edinilen bilgilere göre, Vance'in İsviçre'ye ulaştığı belirtildi. Öte yandan ABD ve İran arasında imzalanan mutabakat zaptının ardından kalıcı bir barış anlaşmasına yönelik başlıkların ele alınacağı görüşme için geri sayım sürerken, İran heyeti müzakerelerin yapılacağı İsviçre’ye vardı. Kırmızı alarm verildi, ordu dahi devreye alındı! Avrupa'nın göbeğinde korkutan senaryo Ölümcül virüs İsrail'de ilk kez görüldü! 'Tarihin en büyük salgını'

PM Shehbaz, CDF Munir meet US VP Vance ahead of US-Iran talks

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Asim Munir held a bilateral meeting with the US negotiating team, led by Vice President JD Vance, ahead of the highly anticipated talks in Switzerland’s Burgenstock resort on Sunday, state broadcaster PTV reported. Delegations from the US, Iran, Qatar, and Pakistan arrived at the venue earlier for ‘technical-level’ talks to iron out details of a Memorandum of Understanding signed between Tehran and Washington to cease hostilities and negotiate a framework to end the war. Under the agreement, the US and Iran have agreed on a framework to end the war, lift the US blockade of Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The talks between the two parties are set to begin shortly, the Swiss Foreign Ministry said as delegations from the US, Iran, Pakistan and Qatar arrived at the venue. A senior official of the Prime Minister’s Office told Dawn that a delegation-level meeting of four countries was expected to be held 4pm PKT, where the heads of the delegations are expected to speak. It is not yet confirmed if the Pakistani delegation will return today, the source added. State broadcaster PTV, which is reporting live from Burgenstock, said that technical-level talks between the US and Iranian delegations could “extend into tomorrow” and that there was no formal timeframe announced yet, and that the discussions would continue for “as long as necessary”. However, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei, speaking to IRNA, said that a one-day session was planned, which is expected to feature bilateral meetings with mediators Pakistan and Qatar in the morning, followed by quadrilateral talks in the afternoon. The Foreign Office (FO) said that Pakistan will hold bilateral interactions with the participating delegations from Iran, Qatar, Switzerland and the US, to “reaffirm Pakistan’s enduring commitment to dialogue and durable peace in the region”. Pakistani delegation arrives The Prime Minister’s Office said PM Shehbaz and his delegation arrived in Zurich earlier on Sunday morning to participate in the talks, after which they travelled to Burgenstock, the venue for the hotly anticipated talks. State broadcaster PTV reported that the premier was accompanied by Information Minister Ataullah Tarar and other senior government officials. State media also confirmed the arrival of CDF Munir and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi at the Burgenstock resort. US, Iran teams arrive US Vice President JD Vance and Iran’s Parliament Speaker and head negotiator of the Iranian side Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf also arrived for the talks on implementing the deal. Vance arrived at Emmen Air Base at 5:59am (08:59 PKT), according to his spokesperson. He had taken off for Switzerland on Saturday, saying negotiators would discuss Iran’s nuclear programme and the Lebanon ceasefire. “I think we’re going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we’re to be focused on,” Vance told reporters before departing from Joint Base Andrews, saying he could only join the talks “for a day or two”. Vance said the situation in Lebanon was “actually getting better”. “It’s going to be something we’re just going to have to continuously manage to ensure that… Israel and Lebanon are both safe and secure,” he said. “The big problem is that you have somebody will shoot and then somebody will respond, and you kind of have a chicken and egg problem where you’ve just got to stop the shooting for long enough to get the ceasefire to keep hold.” US negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff were already in Switzerland handling technical elements of the talks, Vance said earlier. Iran’s delegation, which landed in Switzerland in the early hours of Sunday, arrived at Burgenstock for the talks by early afternoon. Iran’s official news agency IRNA said the delegation was led by Ghalibaf and included Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Ali Bagheri (Deputy for International Affairs of the Supreme National Security Council Secretariat), Central Bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati, National Iranian Oil Company CEO Hamid Bovard, Deputy FM Kazem Gharibabad and Esmail Baqaei were also part of the team. PM Shehbaz, CDF Munir depart for talks In a statement issued in the morning, the FO said PM Shehbaz, accompanied by CDF Munir, left for Bürgenstock to participate in “high-level talks on the implementation of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)”. In its statement, the FO noted that the talks marked the first formal engagement between the US and Iran since the signing of the Islamabad MoU on June 17. It confirmed that high-level delegations from the US, Iran and Qatar will be part of the talks. “Pakistan will continue to support and advance the implementation of the understandings reached between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the US,” the FO affirmed. “Pakistan’s facilitative role underscores its principled, balanced, and constructive approach throughout the crisis, including hosting earlier rounds of US-Iran talks and sustained diplomatic contacts that culminated in the Islamabad MoU.” FO announces talks in Switzerland Earlier on Saturday, the FO announced that technical-level talks will be held in Buergenstock, Switzerland, on Sunday. “Representatives of the United States and Iran, along with mediators from Pakistan and Qatar, will participate in the discussions,” the FO said. “Pakistan will continue to facilitate the process in its role as mediator, with a view to advancing the understandings reached under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding.” Speaking to Fox News, JD Vance said negotiations with Iran “are going well”, but that the US “has all the cards”. Meanwhile, foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei announced that Iran will be sending a delegation to Switzerland, according to remarks carried by the Fars news agency. “In Switzerland, we intend to press for the fulfilment of the other side’s commitments and clarify how they plan to act on their obligations,” Baghaei was quoted as saying, emphasising that Iran adhered to its side of the agreement, and the United States is “obligated to compel the Zionist regime (Israel) to cease its attacks on Lebanon”. “If part of the counterpart’s commitments is not implemented, the entirety of the agreement will be jeopardised,” the spokesperson was quoted as saying. “The counterpart must take the necessary measures as soon as possible; otherwise, the agreement will be jeopardised,” he added. US-Iran deal The 14-point agreement was signed by US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, with PM Shehbaz signing as mediator. Under the deal, Tehran and Washington have agreed on a framework to end the war, reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a 60-day timeline for further talks. The deal, ending more than 100 days of war, has been widely welcomed by the international community. Once a final agreement is reached on Iran’s nuclear ambitions, the US will also facilitate the release of a $300 billion reconstruction fund supported by regional nations, the deal says. More to follow.

U.S. and Iranian negotiators meet in Switzerland to hash out peace plan

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JD Vance lands in Switzerland to launch talks with Iran on its nuclear program

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'Peace requires give and take': Vance, Shehbaz address summit ahead of US-Iran quadrilateral talks in Burgenstock

Talks between the United States and Iran have begun in Burgenstock, Switzerland, with Qatar and Pakistan participating in a mediatory role, the Qatari Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday, with the heads of each delegation expected to address the meeting. The ‘technical-level’ talks today seek to iron out the details of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Tehran and Washington to cease hostilities and negotiate a framework to end the war. Under the agreement, the US and Iran have agreed on a framework to end the war, lift the US blockade of Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Also on the table will be discussions about the unfreezing of Iranian assets and sale of Iranian oil. In a statement, the Qatari foreign ministry announced “the launch of the Lucerne Lake Summit and the first high-level committee meeting” between the four sides, which it hoped would “lead to reaching a comprehensive and permanent agreement that addresses all aspects covered by the Memorandum of Understanding.” The Qatari foreign ministry spokesman Dr Majed bin Mohammed Al-Ansari stated that “technical and specialised groups have been formed to negotiate the final agreement’s clauses, which will cover all aspects of the Memorandum of Understanding.” “Additionally, follow-up groups have been established to oversee the implementation of the memorandum and track the progress achieved toward reaching the final agreement, reflecting the commitment of all parties to proceed in the negotiation process in good faith and with the goal of reaching a comprehensive and sustainable agreement.” He emphasized that the State of Qatar, as one of the mediating countries, will continue to work with the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and all concerned parties to create a positive environment that enables the negotiations to achieve their goals, based on its firm belief that dialogue and diplomacy represent the optimal path for conflict resolution and dispute settlement. The Qatari foreign ministry spokesperson also appreciated the “important role” played by Pakistan as a partner and mediator, praising Islamabad’s “documented and continuous efforts in supporting the negotiation process”. He also expressed appreciation for Washington and Tehran’s commitment to finding a diplomatic solution, and for the support provided by Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, as well as other friendly countries that “contributed to creating favorable conditions to push this process forward.” Delegations meet ahead of talks The quadrilateral meeting follows bilateral and tripartite meetings between the different parties participating in the talks. Iranian state television said that delegations from Iran, Qatar and the US were holding a meeting to discuss a ceasefire in Lebanon and Iran’s frozen assets. “A tripartite meeting involving Iran, the United States and Qatar on the subjects of a comprehensive ceasefire in Lebanon and Iran’s blocked assets is currently being held at the negotiation venue,” state broadcaster IRIB said in a report. The Foreign Office (FO) said that Pakistan would hold bilateral interactions with the participating delegations from Iran, Qatar, Switzerland and the US, to “reaffirm Pakistan’s enduring commitment to dialogue and durable peace in the region”. Ahead of the quadrilateral meeting, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) Field Marshal Asim Munir met the US negotiating team, led by Vice President JD Vance. The Pakistani delegation also met the Iranian delegation led by Parliamentary Speaker Bagher Ghalibaf. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Information Minister Attaullah Tarar were also part of the meeting. Delegations from the US, Iran, Qatar, and Pakistan had arrived at the venue on Sunday morning amid tight security and heavy media presence. A senior official of the Prime Minister’s Office told Dawn it is not yet confirmed if the Pakistani delegation will return today, the source added. State broadcaster PTV, which is reporting live from Burgenstock, said that technical-level talks between the US and Iranian delegations could “extend into tomorrow” and that there was no formal timeframe announced yet, and that the discussions would continue for “as long as necessary”. However, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei, speaking to IRNA, said that a one-day session was planned, which is expected to feature bilateral meetings with mediators Pakistan and Qatar in the morning, followed by quadrilateral talks in the afternoon. Pakistani delegation arrives The Prime Minister’s Office said PM Shehbaz and his delegation arrived in Zurich earlier on Sunday morning to participate in the talks, after which they travelled to Burgenstock, the venue for the hotly anticipated talks. State broadcaster PTV reported that the premier was accompanied by Information Minister Ataullah Tarar and other senior government officials. State media also confirmed the arrival of CDF Munir and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi at the Burgenstock resort. US, Iran teams arrive US Vice President JD Vance and Iran’s Parliament Speaker and head negotiator of the Iranian side Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf also arrived for the talks on implementing the deal. Vance arrived at Emmen Air Base at 5:59am (08:59 PKT), according to his spokesperson. He had taken off for Switzerland on Saturday, saying negotiators would discuss Iran’s nuclear programme and the Lebanon ceasefire. “I think we’re going to hopefully make progress on the nuclear issue, make progress on the Lebanon ceasefire issue. Those are the two big things that I think we’re to be focused on,” Vance told reporters before departing from Joint Base Andrews, saying he could only join the talks “for a day or two”. Vance said the situation in Lebanon was “actually getting better”. “It’s going to be something we’re just going to have to continuously manage to ensure that… Israel and Lebanon are both safe and secure,” he said. “The big problem is that you have somebody will shoot and then somebody will respond, and you kind of have a chicken and egg problem where you’ve just got to stop the shooting for long enough to get the ceasefire to keep hold.” US negotiators Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff were already in Switzerland handling technical elements of the talks, Vance said earlier. Iran’s delegation, which landed in Switzerland in the early hours of Sunday, arrived at Burgenstock for the talks by early afternoon. Iran’s official news agency IRNA said the delegation was led by Ghalibaf and included Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Ali Bagheri (Deputy for International Affairs of the Supreme National Security Council Secretariat), Central Bank Governor Abdolnaser Hemmati, National Iranian Oil Company CEO Hamid Bovard, Deputy FM Kazem Gharibabad and Esmail Baqaei were also part of the team. PM Shehbaz, CDF Munir depart for talks In a statement issued in the morning, the FO said PM Shehbaz, accompanied by CDF Munir, left for Bürgenstock to participate in “high-level talks on the implementation of the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)”. In its statement, the FO noted that the talks marked the first formal engagement between the US and Iran since the signing of the Islamabad MoU on June 17. It confirmed that high-level delegations from the US, Iran and Qatar will be part of the talks. “Pakistan will continue to support and advance the implementation of the understandings reached between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the US,” the FO affirmed. “Pakistan’s facilitative role underscores its principled, balanced, and constructive approach throughout the crisis, including hosting earlier rounds of US-Iran talks and sustained diplomatic contacts that culminated in the Islamabad MoU.” FO announces talks in Switzerland Earlier on Saturday, the FO announced that technical-level talks will be held in Buergenstock, Switzerland, on Sunday. “Representatives of the United States and Iran, along with mediators from Pakistan and Qatar, will participate in the discussions,” the FO said. “Pakistan will continue to facilitate the process in its role as mediator, with a view to advancing the understandings reached under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding.” Speaking to Fox News, JD Vance said negotiations with Iran “are going well”, but that the US “has all the cards”. Meanwhile, foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei announced that Iran will be sending a delegation to Switzerland, according to remarks carried by the Fars news agency. “In Switzerland, we intend to press for the fulfilment of the other side’s commitments and clarify how they plan to act on their obligations,” Baghaei was quoted as saying, emphasising that Iran adhered to its side of the agreement, and the United States is “obligated to compel the Zionist regime (Israel) to cease its attacks on Lebanon”. “If part of the counterpart’s commitments is not implemented, the entirety of the agreement will be jeopardised,” the spokesperson was quoted as saying. “The counterpart must take the necessary measures as soon as possible; otherwise, the agreement will be jeopardised,” he added. US-Iran deal The 14-point agreement was signed by US President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, with PM Shehbaz signing as mediator. Under the deal, Tehran and Washington have agreed on a framework to end the war, reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a 60-day timeline for further talks. The deal, ending more than 100 days of war, has been widely welcomed by the international community. Once a final agreement is reached on Iran’s nuclear ambitions, the US will also facilitate the release of a $300 billion reconstruction fund supported by regional nations, the deal says. More to follow.

ABD ve İran’dan tarihi temas: Gözler İsviçre’deki barış masasında

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Barış masasında tehditler, ateşkes dosyasında savaş notları

ABD ile İran arasında İsviçre’de başlayan yeni müzakere turu, Hürmüz Boğazı krizi, Lübnan’daki çatışmalar ve nükleer dosya üzerindeki anlaşmazlıkların gölgesinde geçti. Taraflar 60 gün içinde nihai anlaşmaya ulaşmayı hedefleyen bir yol haritasında uzlaşırken, masadaki diplomasi ile sahadaki gerilim arasındaki çelişki dikkat çekti.

Oil falls after US-Iran talks conclude in Switzerland

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Pakistan will continue to play 'honest, sincere role' in advancing dialogue, says PM in first remarks after US-Iran talks in Switzerland

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday expressed Pakistan’s continued commitment to play an “honest and sinere” role in advancing dialogue in what were his first remarks after the conclusion of a high-level meeting between the United States and Iran under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding aimed at ending the Middle East conflict. In a post on X, PM Shehbaz expressed satisfaction at the “successful conclusion” of the meeting held in Switzerland’s Burgenstock. The premier stated that the discussions were held in a “positive and constructive atmosphere and yielded encouraging progress,” which included a roadmap towards the final deal within 60 days, the establishment of a high-level committee for political oversight and the commencement of further technical talks. PM Shehbaz commended the leadership of both the US and Iran for “continued commitment to constructive engagement”. He also expressed thanks for “all brotherly and friendly countries for their valuable support in advancing this historic process,” particularly Qatar. The premier thanked Qatar for its “critical support” in creating the necessary conditions for the negotiations to move forward. “A word of thanks to the Swiss Government for their facilitation in hosting these talks,” PM Shehbaz said. He also paid a “special tribute” to Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir. PM Shehbaz said that CDF Munir’s “unitiring efforts” ensured the success of the talks. “His dedication, commitment and perseverance are indeed commendable without which there would have been no progress,” the premier remarked. He further thanked Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar as well as Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi. “Pakistan will continue to play its honest and sincere role in advancing dialogue and diplomacy towards a peaceful and lasting resolution,” PM Shehbaz concluded. Iran’s senior envoys left talks in Switzerland on Monday after a marathon negotiating session with the United States, state media reported, as mediators claimed progress towards a definitive US-Iran deal. The host nation said conditions were set for technical talks to immediately follow, with the sides at the beginning of a 60-day period to secure a long-term settlement. The negotiators aim to tackle some of the most intractable issues that have dogged US-Iranian relations for decades, including Tehran’s nuclear programme and enriched uranium. Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said on Monday that “a very brief discussion took place regarding the nuclear issue, but there was no discussion of details” and that nuclear talks had not begun. All the while, the war in Lebanon between Israel and Hezbollah has threatened to collapse the ceasefire, though the country has been relatively calm since Sunday. Tehran and Washington, meanwhile, have set up communication lines to end the fighting in Lebanon and to keep the vital Strait of Hormuz open, mediators Pakistan and Qatar said, after the first round of talks. Additional input from AFP

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İran, nükleer tesislerini UAEA denetimine açmayı reddetti

İran Dışişleri Bakanlığı Sözcüsü İsmail Bekai, çatışmalarda hedef alınan nükleer tesislere Uluslararası Atom Enerjisi Ajansı müfettişlerinin girmesine izin verilmeyeceğini açıkladı. İran Dışişleri Bakanlığı Sözcüsü İsmail Bekai, Tahran yönetiminin çatışmalarda hedef alınan nükleer tesislere Uluslararası Atom Enerjisi Ajansı (UAEA) müfettişlerinin girmesine izin verme yönünde bir planı olmadığını açıkladı. İran medyasında yer alan haberlere göre Sözcü Bekai, pazartesi günü yaptığı açıklamada, İran'ın UAEA ile ilişkilerini mevcut prosedürler çerçevesinde sürdüreceğini belirtti. Reuters haber ajansının aktardığına göre sözcü, pazar günü İsviçre'de gerçekleştirilen görüşmelerde Tahran'ın nükleer konuyu ele almadığını ve hiçbir yeni taahhüdü kabul etmediğini ekledi. İranlı sözcü, Tahran'ın UAEA ile yürüteceği iş birliğinin İran Meclisinin onayına ve Yüksek Ulusal Güvenlik Konseyinin kararlarına tabi olacağını kaydetti. Uluslararası Atom Enerjisi Ajansı Yönetim Kurulunun, 10 Haziran'da ABD destekli bir karar tasarısını onayladığı hatırlatıldı. Söz konusu karar, İran'ın elinde kalan zenginleştirilmiş uranyum stoklarını beyan etmesini ve müfettişlerin bunları doğrulamasına izin vermesini talep ediyor. Bu durumun, Washington ile Tahran arasındaki görüşmeleri karmaşıklaştırabileceği belirtiliyor. Reuters'ın kapalı toplantıya katılan diplomatlara dayandırdığı bilgilere göre karar tasarısı ABD, İngiltere, Fransa ve Almanya tarafından sunuldu. 35 üye ülkeden oluşan kurulda tasarı, 21 kabul, 3 ret ve 10 çekimser oyla kabul edildi. Karşı oy kullanan ülkelerin Rusya, Çin ve Nijer olduğu bildirilirken, Venezuela'nın oylamaya katılmasına izin verilmediği aktarıldı. İSVİÇRE'DEKİ GÖRÜŞMELER TAMAMLANDI İran ile ABD arasında Katar ve Pakistan arabuluculuğunda İsviçre’de gerçekleştirilen müzakerelerin ilk turu 21 Haziran’da tamamlandı. Müzakerelerde, 14 maddelik mutabakat zaptının uygulanmasına ilişkin teknik detaylar ele alındı. Arabulucu ülkeler Katar ve Pakistan Dışişleri Bakanlıklarının yayımladığı ortak açıklamada, tarafların, imzalanan mutabakat zaptı doğrultusunda "arabuluculuk çabalarının siyasi yönlerini denetlemek üzere üst düzey bir komite kurulması konusunda anlaştıkları" bildirildi. Tarafların nihai bir anlaşmaya 60 gün içinde ulaşılmasını hedefleyen bir yol haritası üzerinde uzlaştığı kaydedildi. Öte yandan İranlı yetkililer, İsrail’in işgalini sürdürdüğü Lübnan’daki çatışmayı sonlandırmak için görüşmelerde ilerleme kaydedildiğini belirtti. Lübnan’da, ateşkesi izlemek için yeni bir mekanizma kurulacağı ve İran’ın bu mekanizmaya temsilci göndereceği bilgisine yer verildi. İran ile ABD heyetlerinin teknik görüşmeleri sürdürmesi planlanıyor. PAKİSTAN: GÖRÜŞMELERDE İLERLEME KAYDEDİLDİ Pakistan Başbakanı Şahbaz Şerif ise pazartesi günü yaptığı açıklamada, mutabakat zaptı çerçevesinde kurulan üst düzey komitenin ilk toplantısının başarıyla tamamlandığını duyurdu. Şerif, İsviçre'nin Bürgenstock kentinde düzenlenen toplantının pozitif ve yapıcı bir atmosferde geçtiğini, 60 gün içinde nihai bir anlaşmaya varılması amacıyla bir yol haritası üzerinde uzlaşıldığını kaydetti. Şerif, görüşmeler sonucunda siyasi denetimi sağlamak üzere üst düzey bir komite oluşturulduğunu ve yeni bir teknik görüşme turunun başlatılması kararı alındığını belirtti. Pakistan Başbakanı, ABD ve İran yönetimlerine sergiledikleri yapıcı yaklaşım ve kararlılık nedeniyle teşekkür ederken, Katar'a müzakerelerin yürütülmesine sağladığı kolaylaştırıcı ve merkezi destek için şükranlarını sundu. Ev sahibi İsviçre hükümetine de teşekkür eden Şerif, müzakerelerin başarısında rol oynayan Pakistan Kara Kuvvetleri Komutanı Orgeneral Asım Munir, Başbakan Yardımcısı ve Dışişleri Bakanı İshak Dar ile İçişleri Bakanı Muhsin Nakvi'nin diplomatik çabalarını takdir ettiğini vurguladı. Şerif, Pakistan'ın barışçıl ve kalıcı bir çözüme ulaşılması amacıyla diyalog ve diplomasiyi teşvik etmedeki samimi rolünü oynamaya devam edeceğini sözlerine ekledi. KATAR: MÜZAKERELERİ SABOTE ETMEK İSTEYEN TARAFLAR VAR Bunun yanı sıra Katar Başbakanı ve Dışişleri Bakanı Muhammed bin Abdurrahman, ABD ile İran arasında imzalanan mutabakat zaptının savaşın durması için bir temel oluşturduğunu ancak müzakereleri sabote etmek isteyen bazı tarafların bulunduğunu söyledi. El Cezire televizyon kanalına konuşan bin Abdurrahman, Washington ile Tahran arasındaki müzakere süreçlerine ve bölgedeki gelişmelere ilişkin değerlendirmelerde bulundu. Mutabakat zaptının oluşması için Pakistan'ın ve bölgesel aktörlerin desteğiyle büyük bir çaba harcandığını kaydeden Başbabak, müzakerelere temel teşkil eden bu adımın asıl hedefinin savaşı durdurmak olduğunu ve bu konuda başarı sağlandığını ifade etti. Söz konusu zaptın, müzakere süreci için kurumsal bir çalışma çerçevesi oluşturduğuna ve siyasi boyutların yanı sıra teknik unsurları da içerdiğine dikkati çeken bin Abdurrahman, belgenin, iki tarafın düzenli olarak bir araya gelerek sorunları çözme taahhüdüne dayandığının altını çizdi. Kurumsal çerçevenin iyi işlediğini ve teknik görüşmelerin devam ettiğini belirten Katar Başbabakanı, mevcut aşamanın Washington ile Tahran arasında nihai bir anlaşmaya varılması için yürütülen çalışmaların başlangıcını temsil ettiğini ancak ancak müzakereleri sabote etmek isteyen bazı tarafların bulunduğunu dile getirdi. Müzakerelerin Lübnan ve Hürmüz Boğazı ile bağlantılı bazı zorluklarla karşılaştığını aktaran Katar Başbakanı, bu konuları ele almak ve süreci etkileyebilecek herhangi bir gerilimi önlemek amacıyla gerekli mekanizmaların kurulduğunu kaydetti. Doha'nın arabuluculuk çabaları kapsamında İslamabad ile çalışmaya devam edeceğini dile getiren bin Abdurrahman, "Taraflar arasındaki uçurumu kapatacak çözümler bulmak için çalışacağız. Katar devletinin önceliği, bölgedeki yangınları söndürmek ve sükunet aşamasına ulaşmaktır." dedi. Krizin tırmanmasını ve kontrolden çıkmasını önlemek için çözümün diplomatik olması, çabaların ise müzakereleri korumaya ve gerilimi önlemeye odaklanması gerektiğini belirten Başbakan, Washington ile Tahran arasındaki müzakere sürecinde birçok anlaşmazlık noktası olduğunu da hatırlattı. Bin Abdurrahman, Lübnan'da veya bölgenin başka bir yerinde yaşanacak herhangi bir gerilimin müzakereleri doğrudan etkileyeceği uyarısında bulundu.

Middle East live: Iran says no visit scheduled for UN nuclear inspectors

Iran on Tuesday said there were no visits scheduled for inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to see nuclear sites bombed by the US. The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman's remarks appeared to undercut those made by US Vice President JD Vance, who said negotiations in Switzerland won an agreement for an IAEA visit to the sites. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

Iran says won't allow UN inspectors at bombed nuclear sites

Iran said Tuesday that the UN's nuclear watchdog will not be able to inspect key nuclear sites bombed by the US and Israel last year, as the first round of talks to end the Middle East war wrapped up in Switzerland. Tehran and Washington have signed a memorandum of understanding to end a war that sowed chaos across the Middle East and rattled the global economy, embarking on a 60-day period to settle broader issues including Iran's nuclear programme and sanctions relief.

Iran casts doubt on nuclear inspections Vance said would happen

Iran's Foreign Ministry there was no plan for the IAEA to inspect its damaged nuclear facilities, a day after Vice President JD Vance said conversations with inspectors could happen imminently.

Iran says no access to bombed nuclear sites without IAEA deal

Since the war with Israel, Iran has repeatedly said it is open to restarting talks, but only if they take place on ‘equal footing’

Pentagon seeks addtional $80B for Iran war amid tumultious time in America

The additional $80 billion request from Congress for the Iran war comes as officials lobby lawmakers and debate intensifies over defense spending, military readiness, and the impact on US households.

US Congress passes symbolic Iran war rebuke

WASHINGTON: The US Senate has passed a largely symbolic resolution on Tuesday, calling for an end to President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, delivering a fresh rebuke to the White House as it tries to negotiate a lasting settlement with Tehran. The House-passed measure, adopted by the Senate in a 50-48 vote, directs Trump to remove US forces from hostilities with Iran unless Congress explicitly authorises military action. Because the measure is a “concurrent resolution,” it does not go to Trump’s desk for signature and carries disputed legal force. But its passage still puts both chambers of Congress on record against a conflict that began with US and Israeli strikes on Iran in late February, rattled global energy markets and opened a broader regional war involving Lebanon and Gulf states. The vote came as the Trump administration pursued a 60-day diplomatic push to turn a preliminary memorandum of understanding with Iran into a final agreement covering Tehran’s nuclear program, sanctions relief and the Strait of Hormuz. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer forced the vote to put Republicans on record after several Trump allies voiced alarm over both the war and the president’s deal to end it. “Republicans can complain about Trump’s war, his secrecy, and his disastrous deal with Iran all they want behind closed doors, but the only way to ensure this war ends once and for all is for Republicans to act,” Schumer said in a floor speech ahead of the vote. The resolution earlier cleared the Republican-controlled House after four Republicans joined every Democrat in backing it, a rare break with Trump on matters of war and national security. Democrats say Trump violated the Constitution by launching military operations against Iran without congressional approval. Speaker Mike Johnson, a Trump ally, said before the House vote that limiting the commander-in-chief during negotiations was a “very dangerous prospect.” But Democrats and some Republicans say the fighting continued well beyond the legal deadline and that Trump has repeatedly threatened renewed strikes. Published in Dawn, June 24th, 2026

Rubio kicks off Middle East trip as allies seek answers on Iran

ABU DHABI, June 24 - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio begins a Middle East tour in earnest on Wednesday, seeking to reassure Gulf allies who view concessions in President Donald Trump’s Iran deal that include a proposed $300 billion fund as too generous to a regional foe.

"Going To Happen": UN Watchdog Chief On Inspection Of Iran's Nuclear Sites

The comment by International Atomic Energy Agency head Rafael Mariano Grossi was the firmest yet from the United Nations agency, which is viewed as key in determining the status of Iran's nuclear stockpile.

IAEA Başkanı: İran’ın nükleer tesislerine denetimler kaçınılmaz

Rafael Mariano Grossi, imzalanan ABD-İran mutabakat muhtırasına atıfta bulunarak, Tahran’ın bombalanan zenginleştirme tesislerinin denetçilere kapalı olduğu yönündeki iddialarına karşı çıktı.

IAEA chief says Iran inspections will go ahead, working on modalities

VIENNA, June 24 - The U.N. nuclear watchdog will carry out inspections in Iran soon following an interim peace accord between the United States and Iran, but modalities have yet to be finalised, the agency's chief Rafael Grossi said on Wednesday.

Why China Is Rushing To Help Rebuild Iran After The War With US

China is focusing on emergency humanitarian assistance, such as sending medical supplies and other relief materials to countries affected by conflict.

Iranian nuclear inspections 'going to happen,' IAEA head

After contradicting US and Iranian statements, the UN nuclear agency said inspections of Iran's nuclear sites would take place. Iran's top negotiator called the US-Iran deal "America's declaration of defeat." More at DW.

ABD Kongresi'nden Trump'a İran çıkışı: 'Ya savaşı bitir ya onayımızı al'

Cumhuriyetçilerin kontrolündeki ABD Senatosu, Başkan Donald Trump'ın İran'daki savaşı durdurmasını ya da harekata devam etmeden önce Kongre'nin onayını almasını talep eden bir tasarıyı onayladı.

IAEA Says ‘War of Words’ Won’t Stop Iran Nuclear Inspections

The international nuclear watchdog responsible for verifying Iran’s stockpile of near-bomb-grade uranium dismissed the conflicting signals from Tehran and Washington overnight and said it expects to resume full monitoring at some stage.

BM yetkilisi, nükleer denetçilerin İran'a gideceğini söyledi

Küresel nükleer denetimden sorumlu kurumun başkanı, İran'ın ABD ile yaptığı ateşkes anlaşması kapsamında İran'da denetimler gerçekleştirileceğini söyledi.

ABD Başkanı Trump: 'İran büyük tavizler veriyor'

ABD Başkanı Trump, Cumhuriyetçi Kongre üyeleriyle görüşmek üzere gittiği Kongre binasına girişinde basın mensuplarına kısa bir açıklama yaptı. Trump, İran ile müzakerelerin iyi gittiğini belirterek, "İran büyük tavizler veriyor, şu an iyi gidiyoruz." ifadesini kullandı. Cumhuriyetçi Kongre üyeleriyle öğle yemeği yiyecek olan Trump'ın daha sonra İran gündemine ilişkin açıklamalar yapması bekleniyor. ABD Başkanı Trump, Fox News kanalına bugün yaptığı açıklamada, Uluslararası Atom Enerjisi Ajansı denetçileri İran'a zenginleştirilmiş uranyumu bulmak için girdiğinde ABD'li denetçilerin de onlara eşlik edeceğini belirtmişti. Beyaz Saray'dan CNN Türk'e özel açıklama: Erdoğan ve Trump baş başa görüşecek NATO'dan Meloni’yi yakan sözler! '500 uçak İtalya'dan kalktı'

Müzakerelerde son durum: Trump: "İran büyük tavizler veriyor"

ABD Başkanı Donald Trump, müzakere sürecinin iyi gittiğini belirterek, "İran, büyük tavizler veriyor" ABD Başkanı Trump, Cumhuriyetçi Kongre üyeleriyle görüşmek üzere gittiği Kongre binasına girişinde basın mensuplarına kısa bir açıklama yaptı. Trump, İran ile müzakerelerin iyi gittiğini belirterek, "İran büyük tavizler veriyor, şu an iyi gidiyoruz." ifadesini kullandı. Cumhuriyetçi Kongre üyeleriyle öğle yemeği yiyecek olan Trump'ın daha sonra İran gündemine ilişkin açıklamalar yapması bekleniyor. ABD Başkanı Trump, Fox News kanalına bugün yaptığı açıklamada, Uluslararası Atom Enerjisi Ajansı denetçileri İran'a zenginleştirilmiş uranyumu bulmak için girdiğinde ABD'li denetçilerin de onlara eşlik edeceğini belirtmişti. “İRAN'IN HÜRMÜZ'DEN GEÇİŞ ÜCRETİ TALEBİ YOK” Trump , sosyal medyada bugün yaptığı paylaşımda ise Tahran'ın Hürmüz Boğazı'ndan herhangi bir geçiş ücreti talebi olmadığını savundu. Trump, "Hürmüz Boğazı’ndan geçen gemiler için, İran tarafından hiçbir geçiş ücreti, sigorta masrafı veya başka bir ücret talep edilmiyor ya da alınmıyor. Eğer bu bilgi yanlışsa, müzakereler derhal sona erer!" ifadelerini kullandı. Trump, Tahran'ın dondurulan varlıklarına da değindi. "İran'a hiçbir ödeme yapılmadığını" vurgulayan Amerikan Başkanı, "tamamen bizim kontrolümüz altında bulunan bu paranın bir kısmını, mısır, buğday, soya fasulyesi ve diğer ürünlerin satın alınması için çiftçilerimize ve hayvancılıkla uğraşanlara aktaracağız" dedi. İran'da "acil gıda ihtiyacı olduğunu ve bunun sadece ABD'den tedarik edilerek karşılanacağını" savundu.

European allies let US down during Iran conflict, Trump says

The US president added that a proposal of assistance would have been welcome

US seeks $672 million for removal of Iranian uranium, nuclear inspections — TV

According to sources cited by Fox News, the amount is part of a broader $80 billion supplemental funding request

"We Were Let Down" By Allies On Iran War: Trump Tells NATO Chief

US President Donald Trump told NATO chief Mark Rutte on Wednesday he was "let down" by members of the transatlantic alliance who did not back his war against Iran.

Trump criticizes NATO allies over Iran war support

'I was disappointed with Italy. I was disappointed with the UK...We were disappointed with Germany and France,' US president says

Trump says NATO allies ‘let down’ US by not backing Iran war

Trump told NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Wednesday he was disappointed that alliance members did not back the US military campaign against Iran, saying Washington had "demolished" Iran without needing assistance. Rutte defended allies, noting that 4,000-5,000 US aircraft operated from bases in Europe during the conflict.

Trump says values Russia, China, Turkey’s non-interference into war against Iran

The US president called the decision "pretty amazing"

Rutte Says Trump Is Getting NATO Into 'Better Shape'

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte discusses Europe’s efforts to take on more responsibility for its own defense and Ukraine’s progress in its war with Russia after his meeting with US President Donald Trump at the White House. (Source: Bloomberg)

Trump seeks $88 bn in extra funding, mostly for Iran war

WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - US President Donald Trump asked Congress on Wednesday for nearly $88 billion in extra spending, most of it to cover the cost of the Iran war, at a moment of growing unease in both parties over the conflict and its political price.

Zelensky Is "Courageous", Doing "Pretty Well" Against Russia: Trump

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky -- whom he previously said lacked the "cards" to win -- is doing well in the war against invading Russian forces.

Iran slams NATO chief's comments on US support in war

Trump faces GOP backlash over Iran war as funding request looms

U.S. President Donald Trump drew sharp criticism in a closed-door meeting with Republican lawmakers on Wednesday, just hours before his administration requested tens of billions of...

IRGC says new Hormuz route announced without Iran coordination is unacceptable, dangerous

Iran slams NATO chief's comments on US support in war

Trump'dan Zelenskiy'e 'cesur' övgüsü: 'Rusya’ya karşı savaşta oldukça iyi iş çıkarıyor'

ABD Başkanı Donal Trump, Ukrayna Cumhurbaşkanı Volodimir Zelenskiy için, 'Cesur olduğunu söylemek gerekir. Harika ekipmanları, harika adamları, savaşçıları var,' ifadelerini kullandı.

Trump airs grievances with NATO chief over lack of Iran war support

President Trump met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte Wednesday, where he shared his frustrations with the lack of support he's received from European leaders on the Iran war.

Trump criticizes Spain and other NATO allies for lack of cooperation in Iran war

NATO secretary-general Mark Rutte met with the US president in the Oval Office to make the case that Europe is increasing its defense spending

Türkiye urges support for US-Iran deal, highlights NATO commitments, Cyprus stance

National Defense Ministry welcomes US-Iran agreement, calls for stronger international pressure on Israel, confirms deployment of German Patriot system under NATO plans

Iran accuses NATO of ‘complicity’ in US war: What role did EU nations play?

NATO boss tries to convince Trump that European allies were there for the US during war on Iran.

Italy rejects NATO chief claim on assisting US against Iran

TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) – Italian foreign minister rejected recent remarks by the Secretary General of NATO regarding the alleged use of US military bases in Italy for military operations against Iran.

Trump’s $88 billion Iran war request stuffed with pork

The White House sent lawmakers a request for an $87.6 billion supplemental funding package Wednesday. Observers warn the request lacks transparency — and that it’s stuffed with pork. Of the $87.6 billion request, a majority ($67 billion) would go to the Department of Defense, mostly to cover the costs of Washington’s war on Iran. But that request doesn’t square with previous statements from the administration about the war’s costs. “The last public estimate the Pentagon provided about the cost of the Iran war was $29 billion,” said Ben Freeman, the director of the Quincy Institute’s Democratizing Foreign Policy Program. “Now they’re asking for $67 billion without offering any explanation for how the costs more than doubled in the past four weeks.” $21 billion of the supplemental would replenish munitions the U.S. burned through during the war. But, as Julia Gledhill of the Stimson Center told RS, “the supplemental doesn’t even detail what weapons the Pentagon wants to buy.” The supplemental also requests funds for the DoD’s fuel costs, drone manufacturing, cybersecurity needs, and a laundry list of other items, unrelated to the conflict. That includes $1.1 billion for Florida farmers ‘who faced damages from winter storms,” $300 million for elevator repairs in federal buildings nationwide, and $500 million toward the restoration of some D.C.-based memorials. “And, of course [the request includes] a billion dollars to repair Penn Station in New York City which was, undoubtedly, critical to bringing the Iranian regime to its knees,” Freeman said. In reality, the DoD doesn’t need the money the supplemental would provide, according to Steve Ellis, the president of Taxpayers for Common Sense. “The Pentagon is currently sitting on over $100 billion in unobligated funds from budget reconciliation enacted a year ago,” Ellis said in a statement. “The need to address certain munitions shortfalls resulting from the war is real, but the Pentagon already has plenty of funds to do so.” The supplemental request comes amid repeated pushes for increased defense spending, as the U.S. finds itself entangled in conflicts abroad. “Our job, in conjunction with Congress, is to stop at nothing — between the base budget, a supplemental request and a reconciliation package — to ensure we deliver on the commander-in-chief’s vision for American defense dominance: a common-sense, America First military,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wrote in a New York Post op-ed Tuesday. But, as Savannah Wooten of Public Citizen told RS, “tucking pet projects into a giant fund for the most initially unpopular war in American history won't work.” To Wooten’s point, lawmakers have come out swinging against the White House request. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.), the ranking Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee, called the supplemental “an attempt to secure tens of billions of additional dollars for unrelated Pentagon priorities that should rightly be considered through the annual appropriations process.” “The tens of billions in military spending requested by the Trump Administration could be used to protect Americans’ health care, feed hungry children, and help working families afford everyday life,” Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.), the ranking Democrat on the House Budget Committee, said in a statement. “Instead, Trump wants taxpayers to continue footing the bill for his reckless war in Iran, which has sent the cost of gas and everyday goods skyrocketing, put our brave men and women in uniform at risk, and left the region no safer than before.”

Iran holds Italy, Romania accountable for aiding US attacks

TEHRAN, Jun. 26 (MNA) – Iran’s deputy foreign minister for legal and international affairs has warned that NATO chief’s recent remarks regarding US use of military bases in Italy and Romania to attack Iran incur global responsibility for duo nations.

How Iran war challenged US global standing

TEHRAN, Jun. 26 (MNA) – The US attack on Iran was meant to project strength. Instead, it became a turning point that exposed Washington's strategic limits and eroded its global credibility.

How the Iran war impacts Abu Dhabi's AI strategy

Abu Dhabi's ambitions to turn the UAE into a global hub for digital infrastructure and AI, dubbed "UAE AI Strategy 2031," face pressure after the war with Iran. But the UAE is also known for its business resilience.

Iran survived 3 months of war. Can it survive the aftermath?

Three months of war with the United States and Israel may not have broken Iran’s resistance, but its economy has been brought to its knees. Forty days of American and Israeli bombing in March and early April – targeting energy grids, steel mills, petrochemical plants, ports and transport corridors – were followed by a two-month US naval blockade that sealed off much of what remained. The bill of damages has reached an estimated US$270 billion against a gross domestic product of US$371 billion in...

Iran ‘standard-bearer’ in global fight against WMDs

TEHRAN, Jun. 27 (MNA) – , Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says that Iran continues to serve as the “standard-bearer” in the international campaign against weapons of mass destruction.

As Trump Cut a Billion-Dollar Mining Deal, His Sons Stand to Profit

An agreement between the U.S. and Kazakhstan has given a group of American investors with ties to the president and the commerce secretary access to one of the world’s largest untapped reserves of tungsten.

Global economy reshaped by war:top IMF economist

Putin says expecting US negotiators once US less busy with Iran

MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday he was expecting a team of US negotiators to come to Moscow, once Washington had reached an agreement with Iran over the Middle East conflict.