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US-Iran deal seeks uranium curbs, sanctions relief, Hormuz reopening

A draft agreement by the United States and Iran calls for Tehran to dilute its stockpile of highly enriched uranium and would waive, but not permanently end, sanctions on the country, according to US officials who read the language of the memorandum on ending the war to journalists. The agreement would also open the Strait of Hormuz toll-free for two months and affirm a commitment to Lebanon's territorial integrity in the face of Israel's invasion against the Hezbollah militant group. US officials dictated the language to journalists Wednesday after days of secrecy, speaking on condition of anonymity. Iranian state TV later released text that largely tracks what the US put out. Meanwhile, Iran suggested the document could be signed by Presidents Donald Trump and Masoud Pezeshkian. Such a signing ceremony would represent a major step for the two countries, which saw diplomatic relations break off in 1980 over the US Embassy hostage crisis in Tehran. According to the officials, the .

US-Iran deal takes 'immediate effect' after both sides sign: Pakistan PM

Pakistan says that the deal to end the war in Iran is taking immediate effect' after both sides have signed it, but that there will still be a formal signing ceremony on Friday. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said leaders of both the US and Iran had signed the agreement and endorsed him as a mediator. He said in a post on X that the deal "shall enter into force with immediate effect and as a first step, Islamic Republic of Iran will instantly reopen the Strait of Hormuz and the United States of America will immediately lift the naval blockade." Sharif said that Pakistan and co-mediator Qatar will still host an official signing ceremony on Friday in Switzerland. His post came shortly after President Donald Trump said he'd signed the agreement during a dinner at the Palace of Versailles.

"All hell will rain down": Trump warns Iran of "unbelievable consequences" over nuclear weapon

US President Donald Trump warned Iran of severe consequences, stating that “all hell will rain down” if Tehran attempts to develop or acquire a nuclear weapon. The warning comes amid ongoing high-leve

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Iran deal includes $300 bn fund, more than half of which already committed

Iran has attracted almost no significant foreign direct investment in the past four decades, frozen out of global capital markets by successive waves of US and international sanctions

Iran now has powers to shut Strait of Hormuz at will, warns US Intel report

Iran's ability to hurt the economy using the critical waterway can crop up again regardless of the framework agreement to be signed on Friday, the assessment revealed

US-Iran deal promises end to war but how it will work still unclear

US President Donald Trump said on Monday a preliminary agreement to end the conflict had been signed by the US and Iran, although details have yet to be made public

Fifa World Cup: Iran say they were denied recovery time, ordered out of US

Iran coach described his side as "perhaps the most oppressed team at the World Cup" after players were denied recovery time and ordered to leave the US immediately following their 2-2 draw with NZ

Iran's many revolutions: A history of resistance, repression and hope

The authors render the early years of the revolutionary movement through the life of one participant, the Islamic scholar Mehdi Karroubi

Iran says draft US deal includes oil sanctions waiver, nuclear limits

A draft Iran-US memorandum reportedly outlines sanctions relief, reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and negotiations on Tehran's nuclear programme

Iran's unity in war forced enemy to seek ceasefire: President Pezeshkian

In a message on Saturday marking the first anniversary of the conflict with Israel, Pezeshkian paid tribute to those killed during it and said that Israel "had miscalculated" the impact of its attacks

Despite Tehran's denial, Trump says US-Iran deal to be signed Sunday

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the agreement would prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon and would lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz

Iran to hold Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral rites from July 4 to 9

Iran's state-run news agency said on Saturday funeral processions for its former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, would be held in July, as mediators say an agreement to end the war is close. The funeral, burial, and farewell ceremonies for Khamenei would take place between July 4 and 9, Iran's state-run television, IRIB, reported. Khamenei was killed in the opening salvo of the war that Israel and the United States launched against Iran in late February. He has since been replaced by his son, Mojtaba, who is seen as even less compromising. Khamenei to be buried at the holiest of Shiite shrines -------------------------------------------------------------- Funeral ceremonies for Khamenei are expected to begin in Tehran, and the procession will move to Qom, a stronghold of many senior Shiite clerics, and then to Mashhad, his birthplace, where he'll be buried at the Imam Reza Shrine, considered the holiest place among Shiite devotees. Funerals for Khamenei's daughter and ...

US army helping move 50% of pre-war oil volume via Hormuz: US Energy Secy

About 7 million barrels of oil a day are leaving the Persian Gulf with U.S. support, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said

Iran's foreign minister says Islamabad memorandum has 'never been closer'

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says negotiations on an Islamabad-backed understanding have entered the final stages.

Iran slams US attacks on vessels with Indian crew, cites security risks

Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei on Friday criticised the US attacks on merchant ships with Indian crew, saying such actions "threaten global peace and security". Three vessels with Indian crew came under attack off the Oman coast this week. One of them led to the death of three Indian seafarers. Baqaei also extended condolences to the bereaved families and the Indian government in a post on X. "We extend our sympathies to the families and friends of the slain Indian sailors and offer our sincere condolences to the Indian people and government." He urged the international community to hold the US accountable, adding that its conduct "continues to threaten global peace and security while endangering the freedom of navigation." He further said that the incidents "stand as clear evidence of America's ongoing policy of armed robbery and State piracy." India on Friday summoned US charge d'affaires Jason Meeks and told him that the American military's "lethal and dead

US, Iran zero in on four nuclear issues in talks amid escalating tensions

With the cease-fire proving tenuous, negotiations between the two nations are in flux, but have advanced to outline potential paths forward on difficult questions about Iran's nuclear program

"Iran is unbreakable": Iran's FM Araghchi sends strong message to US at Brics FM meet | Trump

FM Araghchi delivers Iran's statement at the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting in India. He highlighted the importance of breaking Western hegemony and ensuring that international institutions remain