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As news landed that the US was inching towards a peace deal with Iran and the FIFA World Cup kicked off, the long-awaited SpaceX IPO finally launched, in what can only be described as a roaring success.
SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- National Assembly Speaker Cho Jeong-sik called for all-out diplomatic measures Friday to ensure the safe return of South Korean vessels stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, following a ceasefire deal reached between the United States and Iran earlier this week.
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SEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- Seoul stocks took a breather Friday after enjoying a surge for the past six consecutive days, as investors cashed out their gains built on an artificial intelligence (AI) boom amid revived Iran uncertainties.
It will take Asia's inflation-suffering economies months before they can fully heal now that U.S. President Donald Trump has announced a deal with Iran to end the 3-1/2 month-old war. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by Reuters and Getty Images)
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People gather outside the Adass Israel Synagogue, Dec. 9, 2024, after a firebombing in Melbourne, Australia. (Con Chronis/AAP Image via AP)
United States Vice President JD Vance has delayed his planned trip to Switzerland to start a new round of peace talks with Iran following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to end the war, the White House has said.
Far beyond military outcomes, some wars have the capacity to reshape the region. Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait in 1990 reorganised the Arab regional order around the American security umbrella, while the 2003 US invasion of Iraq unleashed a wave of sectarian conflict that defined the Middle East for nearly two decades.
News that the U.S. and Iran had reached an interim deal may have brought some initial relief to markets, but fresh uncertainty emerged on Friday after planned follow-up talks in Switzerland were called off, underscoring the challenges of turning the agreement into a lasting peace settlement.
Cuban lawmakers unanimously approved sweeping reforms backed by the Communist Party and former leader Raúl Castro that would privatize a vast swath of the country's socialist economy in a bid to survive punishing US sanctions.
A growing number of Jewish groups are pushing back against the new memorandum of understanding brokered between US President Donald Trump and Iran.
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Thousands of people have been killed across the Middle East since the US-Israeli war with Iran began in February, official figures show, with a deal now agreed to end the war.
In today’s episode of Trending Middle East, negotiations to turn this week’s US-Iran agreement into a lasting peace deal are delayed after Swiss officials announce talks at the Burgenstock resort will not take place as scheduled. The initial agreement remains in force as negotiators work towards resolving the remain…
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Edificios dañados por ataques israelíes, vistos a través de una ventana rota del hospital Jabal Amel, en la ciudad portuaria de Tiro, en el sur de Líbano, el 18 de junio de 2026. (AP Foto/Hassan Ammar)
Buildings damaged by Israeli strikes are seen through shattered glass from the Jabal Amel Hospital in the southern port city of Tyre, Lebanon, Thursday, June 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
The long-awaited Memorandum of Understanding between Iran and the United States was electronically signed on June 14, Donald Trump’s 80th birthday.
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US President Donald Trump jumbled his justification to launch the war on Iran, whose nuclear programme he claimed was already obliterated in a June 2025 attack.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Republican leaders on Capitol Hill, including top national security figures, were voicing strong reservations Thursday — and some outright condemnation — of the Trump administration's agreement to end the fighting in Iran.
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NEW YORK — The average US price for a gallon of gas fell below $4 on Thursday, hitting a level not seen since the first full month of the war with Iran and providing a bit of relief to consumers squeezed by soaring costs.
JD Vance’s staff were at the airbase ready to fly to summit in Bürgenstock for Iran talks before trip was suddenly cancelled
Mitsui OSK Lines, the world's biggest tanker operator, has said navigation of the Strait of Hormuz would resume only when safety was fully assured. (Photo courtesy of Mitsui OSK Lines) © Kyodo
As he defended the US-Iran deal at the White House press briefing on Thursday, Vice-President JD Vance brushed aside a question about whether President Donald Trump had positioned him as the "fall guy" for an agreement that is broadly unpopular with Republicans in Washington.
HSBC has a pipeline of 45 mergers and acquisitions and initial public offering mandates across the Gulf and Europe's biggest lender expects listing activity to resume in the fourth quarter, following the signing of the US-Iran agreement to end the war.
Vice President JD Vance has embraced the role of being the chief defender of the agreement he and President Donald Trump signed with Iran over the weekend.
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US Vice President J.D. Vance has criticized Israeli hardliners opposed to President Donald Trump’s Iran deal, warning that the country cannot “kill” its way out of every security problem.
The US and Iran are set to begin on Friday the first round of negotiations aimed at securing a lasting peace agreement within 60 days, with mediators hoping the serenity of Burgenstock will help ease the complex talks ahead.
Oil was in choppy trade on Friday, as markets assess the implications of the interim U.S.-Iran deal and signs that shipping activity through the Strait of Hormuz is recovering.
The Pentagon needs $80 billion to cover costs from the Iran war as well as other non-war-related bills, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter.
US Vice President JD Vance will not travel to Switzerland for talks with Iranian negotiators, the White House said in a statement on Thursday, citing logistical issues.
With a sweep of his pen in France’s historic Palace of Versailles on Wednesday, US President Donald Trump added his distinctive signature to what may become one of the most consequential documents for the future of the Middle East.
Iranians are sceptical that the action plan signed between Tehran and Washington will usher in long lasting stability, after months of limbo trapping them between war and peace.
EVIAN-LES-BAINS, France – When U.S. President Donald Trump, flanked by the French president, signed the Iran memorandum in the opulent Palace of Versailles, the optics were vintage Emmanuel Macron: the full weight of French history, glamor and pomp deployed to win over a difficult counterpart.
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Announcement follows reports Tehran has suspended its delegation’s departure because of attacks on southern Lebanon
Announcement follows reports Tehran has suspended its delegation’s departure because of attacks on southern Lebanon
Vice-president says Israeli cabinet members shouldn’t attack the country’s ‘only powerful ally’ left; Iran says it will impose fees on strait of Hormuz – key US politics stories from Thursday 18 June
The US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding this week, agreeing to a ceasefire after two months of negotiations and over three months of conflict - but no binding treaty exists yet, and the critical details around nuclear dismantlement timelines and sanctions relief still need to be worked out.
The US and Iran have signed their framework agreement to end the war.
MANILA, Philippines — Diesel and gasoline prices are estimated to decrease next week, as the global market reacted to the interim peace deal signed between US and Iran, local oil industry sources said on Friday.
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