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Vice President JD Vance arrives in Switzerland to launch Iran nuclear negotiations in 60-day sprint.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei revealed he approved the US-Iran memorandum of understanding despite having reservations, saying he accepted it after assurances from the president.
Israel and Hezbollah agreed a new ceasefire in Lebanon on June 19 after the deadliest clashes since the US-Iran war wound down earlier this month.
Iran suspended its delegation and Vance cancelled his Geneva trip, stalling the start of formal US-Iran nuclear and sanctions negotiations.
The United States and Iran will sign a formal peace agreement in Geneva on June 19, 2026, ending nearly four months of military conflict, with the Strait of Hormuz reopening to all shipping under the deal’s terms.
Mojtaba Khamenei, who became Iran’s supreme leader just three months ago after his father was killed in US airstrikes, now faces the defining decision of signing a peace deal with Washington.
Iran announced the state funeral for Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei will begin July 4 in Tehran and conclude with burial in Mashhad on July 9, four months after he was killed.
President Trump declared the US has ended its war with Iran and said VP JD Vance would travel to Europe within days to sign a formal agreement.
India summoned the American ambassador Thursday and demanded a full explanation after three Indian sailors were killed in a US tanker strike near the Strait of Hormuz, the most significant diplomatic friction between the two countries over the Iran war.