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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 4 articles across 4 sources.

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BBC NewsJun 18, 2026, 9:34 PM

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".

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, 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.

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...

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