Overview
- U.S., Iranian and Pakistani officials say negotiators have adopted a ceasefire and that a formal signing is expected in Switzerland on June 19.
- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said the deal includes a 60-day period to discuss Iran’s nuclear program and that the U.S. maritime blockade ended on June 15.
- President Trump publicly thanked Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin for remaining neutral and said their stance helped ease the crisis.
- U.S. reporting cites intelligence assessments that China supplied goods with potential military uses to Tehran, a claim not publicly confirmed by Beijing.
- The pause in operations should reduce immediate threats to shipping and frontline fighting, and the coming talks will determine whether the ceasefire leads to longer stability or quick renewed tensions.