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US lifts naval blockade as Iran's supreme leader says Trump made deal 'out of desperation'

Iran's supreme leader says he disagrees with the deal and Donald Trump signed it "out of desperation". Grouped from 10 articles across 6 sources.

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BBC NewsJun 19, 2026, 1:34 AM

US lifts naval blockade as Iran's supreme leader says Trump made deal 'out of desperation'

Iran's supreme leader says he disagrees with the deal and Donald Trump signed it "out of desperation".

The Straits TimesJun 18, 2026, 10:05 PM

Iran’s supreme leader says he approved deal as US lifts ports blockade

But it remained unclear if the two sides would hold a signing ceremony in Switzerland on June 19.

ABC NewsJun 18, 2026, 5:17 PM

Iran live updates: US says it has lifted blockade on Iran

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.

Al JazeeraJun 18, 2026, 8:19 PM

Iran’s supreme leader says approved US deal despite having ‘different’ view

Iran says it has suspended Strait of Hormuz transit charges for commercial vessels for 60 days.

Al JazeeraJun 18, 2026, 7:43 PM

US military says it has lifted naval blockade of Iranian ports

CENTCOM says that all blockade enforcement efforts 'have ceased' but that US forces will remain in the area.

DWJun 18, 2026, 1:28 PM

US-Iran deal: Between conflict and compromise

The US and Iran are starting tough negotiations after signing a ceasefire agreement. DW looks at the red lines, and where both sides could agree.

The Straits TimesJun 18, 2026, 11:44 AM

US probing Wall Street banks over transactions tied to Iran’s Supreme Leader

European and Middle Eastern lenders have drawn scrutiny in the probe.

The GuardianJun 18, 2026, 3:41 PM

Iran peace deal makes clear how far US has been forced to retreat since 2025

Plan is admission US could not achieve what it sought through war as red line after red line has been erased Only a man with an unparalleled ignorance of history such as Donald Trump would have signed America’s peace treaty with Iran at Versailles, the byword for national humiliation. And only a man with an impish sense of humour such as Emmanuel Macron would have suggested it. It is easy to cast Trump in the role of the humiliated and hurt German count Ulrich von Brockdorff-Rantzau. The treaty of Versailles, after all, was based on 14 points, just as the memorandum of understanding has 14 clauses. Continue reading...

The Straits TimesJun 18, 2026, 5:09 PM

US-Iran deal redraws the Middle East: Iran gains, rivals alarmed

Iran has gained room to manoeuvre and the deal risks entrenching its position while deepening Israel's isolation.

The Straits TimesJun 18, 2026, 8:24 AM

UN nuclear watchdog chief welcomes Iran-US peace deal, says technical work starts now

GENEVA, June 18 - The U.N. nuclear watchdog on Thursday welcomed the interim peace deal signed by Washington and Iran, saying it would now be involved in technical discussions to implement the agreement.

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