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ceasefire for 60 days, paving the way for [further negotiations](/features/2026/6/16/optics-of-peace-first-details-later-the-us-iran-60-day-challenge) over Iran’s nuclear programme, US sanctions on Tehran and the release of frozen assets. Here’s how the world has reacted
US and Iran are close to a permanent deal and that negotiations are progressing, but so far no formal agreement has been reached. Trump and senior aides met on Friday to make a "final determination
ceasefire between Washington and Tehran remains, observers say. Brokered by Pakistan while strikes continued between the US-Israel and Iran through March, the agreement in early April halted direct hostilities but left many
agreement’s immediate lifting of US sanctions on Iran’s fossil fuel industry, calling it a “step in the wrong direction”. Senator Roger Wicker, meanwhile, criticised both the planned [$300bn reconstruction fund](/news/2026/6/18/mous-300bn-iran-reconstruction-fund-becomes-us-political-flashpoint) for Iran
ceasefire and Israel pushing for Hezbollah’s disarmament. - **Iran-US talks may resume:** Trump said negotiations with Iran could resume in Pakistan “within days”, though uranium enrichment remains the main sticking point. The US
agreement with Iran which traded economic benefits for restrictions of its nuclear programme, and which [Donald Trump tore up](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/08/obama-iran-nuclear-deal-democrats-republicans-reaction) during his first term in office. The interim deal now agreed does little
agreements to prevent Tehran from ever making an atomic weapon. Trump ripped up an Obama-era nuclear deal but has not agreed a new version. --- ## Why did Israel and Iran start fighting again? Each side
Iran close the Strait of Hormuz, has sent gasoline prices soaring in the US and fuelled inflation. Critics have [accused Trump](/news/2026/3/1/netanyahus-war-analysts-say-trumps-iran-strikes-benefit-israel-not-us) of allowing Israel to drag the US into a war that does
US, and their allies, to cease fighting, and for Israel to end its offensive in Lebanon. On Saturday, Trump spoke to the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, the key original advocate of the war when
ceasefire, open the Strait of Hormuz and, they hope, end the conflict between the two countries nearly four months after it began. The Trump administration has described the 14-point agreement as "performance-based", with
agreement” or MoU that would first establish broad principles before details are negotiated over 30 to 60 days. “The trend this week has been towards a reduction in disputes, but there are still issues that
US administration and the guarantor states of the Sharm el-Sheikh [ceasefire] agreement" to "move immediately" to stop Israel's "aggression against the innocent people in Gaza". This came after Israeli air strikes across
Iran. Lebanon's government has pushed for a ceasefire before entering bigger diplomatic negotiations with Israel. Hezbollah opposes the talks. Israel had agreed to a ceasefire in Lebanon in 2024, but U.N. peacekeepers recorded more
Iran says messages being sent to US:** Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran is continuing to exchange messages with the US on a deal to end the war. - **Trump’s stance:** Araghchi’s comments
Iran. Lebanon's government has pushed for a ceasefire before entering bigger diplomatic negotiations with Israel. Hezbollah opposes the talks. Israel had agreed to a ceasefire in Lebanon in 2024, but U.N. peacekeepers recorded more
ceasefire deal](/news/liveblog/2026/6/15/iran-war-live-tehran-says-peace-deal-ends-us-blockade-war-on-all-fronts) with Iran announced on Sunday, and said the US was finally turning the page in its relationship with its long-time adversary. “I think a lot of great things are going
agreement with former President Barack Obama’s 2015 nuclear deal, which Trump unilaterally withdrew from during his first term. ## In Lebanon - **Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon could take months:** Rami Khouri, a distinguished fellow
Iran had wanted to focus on the terms for lifting sanctions. The first clause of the memorandum of understanding published last week requires a ceasefire on all fronts including [Lebanon](https://www.theguardian.com/world/lebanon), where fighting
Iran peace talks could resume in next two days, Trump says | First Thing Good morning. Donald Trump has said that [US-Iranian peace talks could resume](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/14/us-iran-peace-talks-could-resume-in-next-two-days-trump-says) in Islamabad over the next
Iran. Lebanon's government has pushed for a ceasefire before entering bigger diplomatic negotiations with Israel. Hezbollah opposes the talks. Israel had agreed to a ceasefire in Lebanon in 2024, but U.N. peacekeepers recorded more