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Trump's Iran Deal Lies Exposed - The Damage Report
The United States and Iran have reportedly reached an initial agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and extend a fragile ceasefire in their ongoing conflict, a move aimed at restoring energy flows and reducing global market instability while broader negotiations continue over unresolved issues such as Iran’s nuclear program and regional security arrangements. John Iadarola and Jayar Jackson break it down on The Damage Report. - 06/15/2026.
Read more here: https://apnews.com/article/iran-us-war-ceasefire-deal-e0a9e4e1152ea8da10ea066ad174a23a
"ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United States and Iran reached an initial agreement early Monday to open the Strait of Hormuz and further extend a shaky ceasefire in the Iran war, potentially allowing desperately needed oil and natural gas to reach the global market.
Details of the deal were not immediately released and Iran signaled implementation would not start until the signing, which key mediator Pakistan said would occur Friday in Switzerland. It could provide a way to end a war that killed thousands across the Middle East, including the top leaders of Iran’s theocracy, and sparked a historic energy crisis.
But the memorandum of understanding over the war already faced intense challenges. Israel’s continued hostilities with the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah in Lebanon, where Israel bombed Beirut’s southern suburbs Sunday, nearly derailed the negotiations."