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Trump declares Iran ceasefire over after US strikes, Iran retaliates
President Trump declared the June ceasefire with Iran 'over' at the NATO summit in Ankara, following a night of US airstrikes that killed eight Iranian military personnel and an Iranian retaliatory barrage against American bases in Bahrain and Kuwait.
- Jul 4
Iran's new supreme leader vows revenge, Trump says 1,000 missiles aimed at Iran and threatens 'decimate' if his life is targeted
Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei calls vengeance 'inevitable' in his first statement since his father's funeral, while President Trump declares 1,000 missiles are 'locked and loaded' with thousands more ready, and warns any assassination attempt would prompt total destruction of Iran.
- Jul 1
Qatar and Pakistan report 'positive progress' in US-Iran talks, next round delayed to July 18 for Khamenei funeral
Mediators from Qatar and Pakistan say separate meetings with US and Iranian negotiators produced 'positive progress' on the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, but the next round will now start on 18 July after the funeral of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, while both sides trade strikes and threats over the Strait of Hormuz.
- Jun 30
Iran warns it is 'ready for war' if US diplomacy fails, demands compliance with June ceasefire
Iranian negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Tehran prioritises dialogue but will not wait forever, accusing Washington of violating the June 17 memorandum of understanding.
- Jun 30
US envoys Witkoff and Kushner hold indirect talks with Iran in Qatar after weekend attacks in the Strait of Hormuz
Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Doha on Tuesday for indirect negotiations with Iran, mediated by Qatar, after a weekend of crossfire in the Persian Gulf threatened efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
- Jun 29
US and Iran send envoys to Doha despite conflicting accounts of talks, as Iraq presses for larger OPEC quota amid war fallout
Conflicting statements from Washington and Tehran over high-level meetings in Qatar this week have thrown fresh uncertainty over the fragile US-Iran ceasefire, as Iraq demands a bigger OPEC production quota to offset war-driven economic losses.
- Jun 29
Pakistan launches border strikes in Afghanistan after Karachi attack, 29 militants killed; Taliban says 36 civilians dead
Pakistan’s military carried out ground operations and air strikes along the Afghan border, targeting a militant faction after an attack on a paramilitary base in Karachi, as Kabul says dozens of civilians were killed.
- Jun 28
6.1-magnitude earthquake shakes eastern Afghanistan, tremors felt in Pakistan
A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, shaking the provinces of Khost and Nangarhar and sending tremors as far as the Pakistani capital Islamabad.
- Jun 24
Iran’s chief negotiator calls US peace memorandum a ‘declaration of defeat for America’ as Rubio tours Gulf allies
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Tehran’s lead negotiator, declared the Islamabad memorandum a defeat for Washington, hours before US Secretary of State Marco Rubio began a tour to reassure Gulf partners rattled by the war.
- Jun 24
Trump claims Iran agreed to unlimited nuclear inspections; Tehran denies any access to bombed sites
President Trump says Iran has fully accepted high-level IAEA inspections, prompting him to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, while Iranian officials from the foreign ministry to the president flatly deny any such agreement.
- Jun 22
U.S. waives Iran sanctions, peace roadmap agreed in Swiss talks; Starmer steps down, Greenspan dies
The United States granted Iran a 60-day sanctions waiver after talks in Switzerland produced a roadmap toward a permanent peace deal, while tanker traffic resumed in the Strait of Hormuz. On the same day, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation and former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan died at the age of 100.
- Jun 20
US and Iran begin peace talks in Switzerland as Tehran closes Strait of Hormuz over Israeli strikes in Lebanon
Vice President JD Vance arrived at Bürgenstock Resort near Lucerne to meet Iranian negotiators, hours after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared the Strait of Hormuz closed, though the US military says 55 merchant ships transited on Saturday.
- Jun 19
Trump and Pezeshkian sign preliminary Iran deal, opening Strait of Hormuz for 60-day truce
Donald Trump and Masud Pezeshkian signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding on Wednesday, establishing a 60-day ceasefire and the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz without tolls. The deal drew swift domestic criticism and Iranian warnings of a ‘firm response’ if violated.
- Jun 18
US and Iran sign 14-point memorandum, reopen Strait of Hormuz and start 60-day negotiation clock
A digital signing ceremony launched a 14-point memorandum between Washington and Tehran, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and beginning a 60-day countdown to a final agreement that will address Iran’s nuclear programme, sanctions relief and the war in Lebanon.
- Jun 18
US and Iran sign interim peace deal, reopening Strait of Hormuz as oil prices tumble
The US and Iran have signed an interim peace agreement to end their three-month war, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and waiving oil sanctions. Oil prices tumbled as markets priced in the return of Iranian crude, though Donald Trump threatened to resume bombing if commitments are not met.
- Jun 17
Trump and Pezeshkian sign interim US-Iran deal at Versailles dinner, halting three-month war and opening Strait of Hormuz
U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a 14-point memorandum of understanding at France's Palace of Versailles, ending a three-month war and imposing a 60-day timetable for permanent negotiations on Iran's nuclear programme and sanctions.
- Jun 14
US and Iran agree to peace deal ending war and reopening Strait of Hormuz
Pakistan's prime minister Shehbaz Sharif announced that the United States and Iran have agreed to a peace deal ending their war, with the Strait of Hormuz to be reopened. President Donald Trump confirmed the agreement and ordered the immediate lifting of the naval blockade on Iranian ports.
- Jun 14
Trump claims Iran peace deal will be signed Sunday, but Tehran and events in Lebanon cloud the timeline
Washington and Islamabad say a framework agreement to end the three-month US-Iran war will be signed on 14 June, but Tehran denies any Sunday ceremony and Israeli strikes on Beirut add fresh complications.
- Jun 14
U.S. and Iran reach tentative deal to end war and reopen Strait of Hormuz, but Israeli operations in Lebanon cloud the path
A Pakistan-mediated preliminary agreement seeks to halt the U.S.-Iran conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, yet Israel's ongoing war against Hezbollah and unresolved nuclear concerns threaten to unravel the uneasy truce.
- Jun 14
US–Iran peace deal announced, Israeli airstrike delays electronic signing
Pakistan announced a US–Iran peace framework on Sunday, but an Israeli airstrike on Beirut suburbs threw the electronic signing into doubt, with Iran’s chief negotiator warning the diplomatic path was at risk.
