I thought Trumpâs observation today that you donât need to kill everyone in an apartment block to target one individual interesting - a âno shit Sherlockâmoment. Now if he and the idiot Biden before him had twigged that (and Microsoft AI hadnât enabled the targeting) think how many innocent lives would have been saved in Gaza. The IDF war criminals who have targeted hospitals, schools, paramedics and journalists have scant regard for âcollateral damageâ.
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Reports: U.S.-Iran Deal Includes Pledge to End All Sanctions on Tehran, Truce in Lebanon - Iran News
Men ride a motorbike past a roadside billboard displaying portraits of Pakistanâs Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, following a deal between the U.S. and Iran, in Islamabad, Pakistan, June 16, 2026. REUTERS/Akhtar Soomro REFILE - CORRECTING INFORMATION FROM âGENERAL ASIM MUNIRâ TO âFIELD MARSHAL ASIM MUNIRâ. Credit: Akhtar Soomro/ר×××רץ
The U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding stipulates that Tehran will maintain the status quo in its nuclear program as long as negotiations on a final agreement continue, and a pledge to end all sanctions on Tehran, according to reports on Tuesday evening by Channel 12 and Saudi outlet Al Arabiya.
Al Arabiya also reported that Iran and the United States have committed that they and their allies will halt fighting on all fronts â including in Lebanon.
The memorandum reportedly states that Iran will declare its commitment not to develop or acquire nuclear weapons, and that both sides will commit to resolving the issue of removing enriched uranium stockpiles, while also discussing enrichment and Iranâs nuclear needs. Al Arabiya, which reportedly obtained a document of the memorandum, lists 14 clauses.
14-point agreement between U.S. and Iran, according to Al Arabiya
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An immediate and permanent end to the war on all fronts, including Lebanon
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Iran and the United States commit to respect each otherâs sovereignty and territorial integrity
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Iran and the United States commit to negotiate and reach a final agreement within 60 days, extendable by mutual consent
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The United States will lift its naval blockade upon signing, restore traďŹc within 30 days to its full capacity and withdraw its forces from the surrounding areas within 30 days after the final agreement
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Upon signing, Iran will ensure that merchant ship traffic between the Gulf and the Sea of Oman is resumed within 30 days to the pre-war volume, taking into account the neutralization of mines
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The United States and regional partners agree to formulate within 60 days a plan including financing of at least $300 billion for the rehabilitation and economic development of Iran
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The United States commits to ending, on a schedule to be agreed upon as part of the final agreement, all types of sanctions on Iran
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Iran reiterates that it will never produce nuclear weapons. The fate of enriched material and other nuclear-related issues will be adequately addressed in a final agreement
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Pending a final agreement, Iran will maintain the status quo on its nuclear program, and the United States will not impose new sanctions on Iran or strengthen its forces in the region
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Upon signing, and until the date of the lifting of sanctions, the United States commits to issue waivers for exports of Iranian crude oil, petrochemical products and their derivatives, and all related services, including banking, insurance and transportation
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Pending a final agreement, the United States commits to release and make fully available Iranâs frozen or restricted funds and assets
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Iran and the United States agree to establish a mechanism to oversee the successful implementation of and future commitment to the final agreement
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Upon signing, and upon receiving assurances of the implementation of articles 4, 5, 10 and 11, Iran and the United States will enter into negotiations for a final agreement solely with respect to the remaining articles
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The final agreement will be approved through a binding resolution of the UN Security Council
Iranâs Foreign âMinister Abbas Araghchi said â a final agreement with the United States will include the nuclear issue and the lifting of sanctions.
Negotiations will start â on the same ââ day the memorandum of understanding â between the âtwo countries â is signed and will continue for 60 days, Araghchi said.
According to Al Arabiya, the agreement states that the U.S. will lift the naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, refrain from imposing new sanctions and will not reinforce its forces in the region during the negotiations, while Iran will work to âensure safe passageâ of commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, free of charge, for 60 days. The U.S. also committed in the memorandum, according to the reports, to make frozen Iranian assets available upon implementation of the understanding.
Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 16, 2026. REUTERS/StringerCredit: Stringer/ר×××רץ
A senior U.S. official told Reuters earlier Tuesday that Iran would be able to sell oil and fuel immediately after the deal is signed this week, but only if it complies with all agreed terms, including refraining from interference with freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz and not obtaining a nuclear weapon.
A Pakistani source briefed on the talks and another source who spoke to Haaretz confirmed that billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets are expected to be released in four installments under a developing framework between Washington and Tehran.
The total is estimated at $24 billion, with disbursement conditioned on Iranian compliance with U.S. demands related to the Strait of Hormuz and progress in nuclear negotiations.
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The sources said the arrangement would require free passage through the strategic waterway without fees, while also being tied to understandings in upcoming nuclear talks. The funds could be presented as targeted economic assistance for specific purposes, including mine-clearing operations in the strait.
UN members vote at a Security Council meeting to consider sanctions on Iran on March 12, 2026.Credit: Getty Images via AFP/SPENCER PLATT
Trump dismissed reports that his administration was considering a $300 billion fund for Iran as âfake newsâ in a post on Truth Social.
Vice President JD Vance said in an NBC interview that the agreement would include the return of international inspectors to Iranâs nuclear program, describing the deal as only a partial framework. In comments to CNN, Vance said the memorandum was âa very general documentâ and added he believed Israel would ultimately support it as it develops.
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Later on Tuesday, Iranâs â top negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said that Israel must âwithdraw from âoccupied areasâ in â Lebanon.
He made the comments in a call âwith Lebanonâs Parliament âSpeaker Nabih Berri, as Tehran and Washington planned to sign a peace deal on Friday â to end their war. âThe people of âsouthern â Lebanon âmust return to their homesâ, Ghalibaf added in â a post on his Telegram channel.
Iranâs âtop joint military command, â Khatam al-Anbiya â Central Headquarters, said in a statement that Israel âshould expect a hard response from the Iranian armed forces if â it did not stop âits â attacks âon southern Lebanon.
An Iranian cluster missile over Israel, in March. Credit: Itay Cohen
Despite announcements that the ceasefire would also include Lebanon, strikes on the country have continued. Lebanese state media reported that four people were killed today in several Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon. Lebanese outlets also reported that Israel struck a village beyond the Yellow Line,
The Lebanese News Agency said Israel carried out artillery fire on Jabal Ali al-Taher, the Rihan ridge and the town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa in southern Lebanon. Al-Mayadeen, which is affiliated with Hezbollah, reported that the group targeted Israeli forces near the village of Tebnine, also in southern Lebanon.
Also on Tuesday, Hezbollahâs media ârelations office told Reuters that the group â has âreceived assurances from Iran that it â will demand a withdrawal â of Israeli troops from Lebanon in its next phase of talks with the âUnited States. The withdrawal would be the result of, and not a precondition for, continuing talks between Tehran and â Washington.
The group added that â there would be âno nuclear deal between Iran and the United States âunless the Israelis withdrawâ from Lebanon.
However, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee responded to Hezbollahâs statement, saying that the group is not included in the U.S.-Iran deal.
â[Secretary of State Marco Rubio] made clear that Iran and Hezbollah arenât linked in a deal,â Huckabee wrote on X, adding that Israel does not need Iranâs âpermission to defend itself. The tether of terror must end.â
