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Iran and US to end fighting and maritime blockades in the Gulf area per MoU, Iran's official news agency says
DUBAI, June 17 (Reuters) - Iran and the United States will end fighting on all fronts, per MoU details published by Iran's official IRNA news agency on Wednesday, adding both countries to end naval bl...
Jun 17, 2026
Trump: unfair for Iran to lack ballistic missiles if other countries have them
PARIS, June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that it would be unfair for Iran not to have ballistic missiles if other countries have them. "I'm saying that if other countri...
Jun 17, 2026
Explainer-What challenges could stand in the way of a final US-Iran deal?
By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON, June 17 (Reuters) - When U.S. and Iranian negotiators sit down in Switzerland on Friday after nearly four months of war, the stakes couldn't be higher as they face an ar...
Jun 17, 2026
Trump thanks China's Xi, Russia's Putin for being 'neutral' in Iran war
By Steve Holland and Trevor Hunnicutt EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday described Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin ...
Jun 17, 2026
Trump suggests sanctions on Iran could be removed once 'they behave'
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France, June 17 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested that sanctions on Iran would be removed once "they behave." "As far as sanctions are concerned, at some ...
Jun 17, 2026
Spain's ex-PM Zapatero denies wrongdoing in graft court hearing
By David Latona and Emma Pinedo MADRID, June 17 (Reuters) - Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, a former prime minister of Spain, told a High Court judge on Wednesday that he never intervened to secure a st...
Jun 17, 2026
After war losses, Hezbollah seen gaining from Iran-US deal
By Laila Bassam, Parisa Hafezi, Maya Gebeily and Tom Perry BEIRUT/DUBAI, June 17 (Reuters) - Iran's interim deal with the U.S. looks set to bolster Hezbollah's political and financial hand in Lebanon,...
Jun 17, 2026
South African labour unions urge workers to shun anti-migrant protests
JOHANNESBURG, June 17 (Reuters) - South Africa's biggest labour unions on Wednesday urged workers not to participate in anti-immigrant protests that have seized the country, and said they could face c...
Jun 17, 2026
Taiwan says its delegates have been barred from ocean conference in Kenya
NAIROBI, June 17 (Reuters) - Kenya has barred delegates from Taiwan from attending an international conference on oceans in the east African country under pressure from China, Taiwan's government said...
Jun 17, 2026
UN experts gravely concerned for Britons on hunger strike in Iranian jail
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, June 17 (Reuters) - U.N. experts on Wednesday expressed grave concern for two Britons convicted in Iran of espionage who are now on hunger strike in jail. Craig and Linds...
Jun 17, 2026
