• Iran and the US have announced a deal to end more than three months of war. The two countries will now attempt to negotiate a final agreement over Iran’s nuclear programme over the next 60 days. An official signing ceremony is expected to take place on 19 June in Switzerland.
• Details remain sketchy, with neither side publishing the text of the memorandum of understanding. The deal is expected to lead to the immediate re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz and the lifting of the US’s blockade on Iran. The US is also thought to have agreed to release billions of dollars of frozen Iranian assets and waive sanctions on its oil industry. Mediator Pakistan said the deal extends across the region – including to Israel’s ongoing war against Hezbollah in Lebanon.
• Trump says that oil tankers are “starting to move” through the Strait of Hormuz following the deal.
• Israel is continuing to strike Lebanon despite Pakistan and Iran saying the deal requires an immediate ceasefire.
• Politicians and commentators in Israel have reacted with fury to the deal, with many framing the war as a strategic disaster and slamming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
