Iran - Israel/US War: Israel-US declare war on Iran, Iran responds
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AZ_HighCountry
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Unfortunately no. That was almost 50 years ago. It was traded for a Toyota SR-5.
ghazi52
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US and Iran reach agreement but key questions remain
CNN
Mon June 15, 2026
President Trump says Iran deal is 'all signed' and the Strait of Hormuz is 'partially opened.'
Here's the latest
• Agreement virtually signed: A senior US official said President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance both virtually signed the agreement to end a US blockade of Iranian ports, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and start 60 days of nuclear negotiations. Trump, who is in France for the G7 summit, suggested he won’t attend a formal signing ceremony on Friday in Switzerland.• Details unclear: No text has been released yet, with Trump saying it will likely be publicly released after the signing ceremony. Both sides have offered differing accounts on key issues, including the Strait of Hormuz. Iran intends to collect certain “fees” in the critical waterway, while Trump said it would fully reopen Friday without tolls.
ghazi52
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In Lebanon: Israel said its forces are not withdrawing from southern Lebanon, even though Pakistan announced the agreement includes an end to the conflict there. A US official said the agreement does not require a withdrawal.
ghazi52
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Trump administration offers conflicting accounts of when Strait of Hormuz will fully reopen
By Alejandra Jaramillo
CNN
The Trump administration is offering differing assessments on when the Strait of Hormuz will reopen, with President Donald Trump saying it’s “partially” open now and will be fully reopened Friday, while some senior administration officials suggested a return to normal could take more time.
“On Friday, it’ll be completely open,” Trump told reporters during a bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday.
“By Friday, everything will be fully open. I think it will adjust very, very quickly,” one official said on a call with reporters, also on Monday, noting that 25 ships are getting through per day and that that will increase to 40 to 50 “pretty quickly.”
“So I think it will return to normal pretty quickly, definitely within 30 days,” the official said.
Another official on the same call said there would be “significant” traffic — but not normal flow — within two weeks.
“You will see significant increase in traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, actually starting already, and that will ramp up slowly over time, to the point where I think a week from now, two weeks from now — we probably won’t return to normal in two weeks — but we will see a significant increase in strait traffic,” the official said.
“We’re already seeing a substantial increase in traffic, but if you think of the traffic pre-conflict as 140 ships or so per day, I think we’ll get a very long way there over the next couple of weeks, but it’s going to take a little time,” the same official later added.
And while Trump declared Monday that “ships are starting to go out now,” he initially announced on Truth Social on Sunday that the strait would open on Friday “upon the signing of the deal.”
ghazi52
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Iran’s president says memorandum with US is major step toward talks but not a final agreement
By Mohammed Tawfeeq
CNN
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Monday a memorandum of understanding with the US represents an important step toward ending the war and beginning negotiations, but he stressed that a final agreement has not yet been completed.
“The agreement reached is a significant step towards halting the war and initiating negotiations, and a final agreement has not yet been formalized,” Pezeshkian wrote Monday in a series of posts on X.
He said the Islamic Republic has prepared “for all options” and that the government’s focus, “with or without an agreement,” would remain serving the Iranian people.
Pezeshkian said the memorandum was the result of “months of discussions and continuous follow-ups.” If its provisions are properly implemented, it “can be considered an honorable document for the country,” he added.
marco-polo
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The strangest peace agreement of all time.
I doubt they’ll actually release the terms of the agreement; it would show that, in reality, they don’t agree on anything.
I doubt they’ll actually release the terms of the agreement; it would show that, in reality, they don’t agree on anything.
SolarWarden
Trusted Member
So, to put it bluntly, this is just a 60-day ceasefire when expired if Orangeman feels talks are going nowhere he will start bombing again and he won't care since by that time all celebrations would be over with as in 250th July 4th celebration.US and Iran reach agreement but key questions remain
CNN
Mon June 15, 2026
President Trump says Iran deal is 'all signed' and the Strait of Hormuz is 'partially opened.'
Here's the latest
• Agreement virtually signed: A senior US official said President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance both virtually signed the agreement to end a US blockade of Iranian ports, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and start 60 days of nuclear negotiations. Trump, who is in France for the G7 summit, suggested he won’t attend a formal signing ceremony on Friday in Switzerland.
• Details unclear: No text has been released yet, with Trump saying it will likely be publicly released after the signing ceremony. Both sides have offered differing accounts on key issues, including the Strait of Hormuz. Iran intends to collect certain “fees” in the critical waterway, while Trump said it would fully reopen Friday without tolls.
TAC
Registered Member
He’s again emphasising his biggest achievement, opening the Hormuz, which was already open before he started!! What aText of framework deal to be published 'pretty soon', says Trump
BBC
Image source, Reuters
We're now turning our attention to France, where US President Donald Trump is meeting with President Emmanuel Macron ahead of the G7 Summit in Évian-les-Bains.
Asked about the memorandum of understanding agreed between the US and Iran, Trump says that the text will be released "pretty soon", adding it will probably be sometime after it is signed on Friday.
And the Strait of Hormuz will be fully open by Friday, he adds.
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ghazi52
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US official says Oman was "duplicitous" during Iran negotiations
By Jennifer Hansler
CNN
A senior US administration official told reporters Monday that Oman was “duplicitous” during negotiating efforts with Iran — so they “threw them out” of the mediation role.
“We were very unhappy with the job the Omanis did. We felt they were very duplicitous and almost like employees of the Iranians in the way that they maneuvered, so we kind of threw them out of this process,” the official said.
It’s the latest sign of the Trump administration’s disapproval of a country that has historically been a key interlocutor for the US in the Middle East. In recent weeks, the administration threatened both sanctions and military actions against Oman.
The senior administration official said one of the challenges in negotiating with Iran was establishing “the right channels of communication with the Iranian regime.” They noted that “the old way” involved the supreme leader giving directions to Iran’s National Security Council, through “the political class” and then through Oman.
“We wanted to figure out what the new channels would be to communicate with, and obviously we decided on Pakistan and Qatar,” the official said.
They also noted that the “political mechanism” that had been used in the past “was mostly disabled” because of actions at the start of the war and “most people were hiding in bunkers,” so that also made communication challenging. A number of high-level Iranian figures were killed at the start of the war.
lightning f57
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Larger defence cooperation, funding of arms, using similar equipment, rotation of forces for training, support, building up Arab forces for countering Israel, opportunities are endless. Q
HAIDER
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US rename the toll ...environmental fee.
Meengla
Elite Member
I believe they are agreeing on many, if not most things. And the announced declaration on Friday of the MOU will be carefully worded to give a sense of 'victory' to both sides while both sides will negotiate in subsequent weeks and months. Both sides need to de-escalate; everyone in the world needs to except Netanyahu.
Here things stand. Pretty bad for Israel. I don't think too bad for the Americans--they are just offering a little more than the JCPOA and will do fine. But Israel...
Netanyahu and Trump on collision course as US, Iran agree to halt war
For now, Israeli officials have been cautious in public for fear of angering their most important ally, known for being prickly towards critics.
But in private conversations, the frustration is clear. The preliminary agreement is "terrible for Israel," said one senior Israeli official, giving a frank assessment on condition of anonymity. "And there is no one in the Israeli leadership who views it otherwise, from the prime minister to the chief of staff."
Washington says that over the next 60 days, when a ceasefire is in place, it will negotiate full terms that will address U.S. and Israeli concerns, especially over Iran's nuclear programme.
But Israeli officials told Reuters they thought the negotiating period under the deal was likely to be extended, tying Israel's hands from taking military action, while its concerns remain unresolved.
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