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US and Iran Peace Deal Negotiations and Demands

Monday, June 15, 2026
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US and Iran Peace Deal Negotiations and Demands

The US and Iran supposedly nailed down a peace deal after some intense back-and-forth negotiations wrapped up Sunday. Both sides aGreed to stop all military moves immediately. That included everything going on in Lebanon too.

President Trump was the one to confirm it, calling it a huge step for stability in the region. He made a claim about the Strait of Hormuz said it would be "permanently toll free" under this new arrangement.

He argued that this deal kept vital shipping lanes open, you know? One of those routes is essential globally. It was important because, even though Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu pushed back against the talks, Trump insisted the aGreement had protected Israel from something much worse.

The whole thing happened despite Netanyahu’s opposition to the negotiations. Trump warned that this wasn't the end of things, mind you. He said it was just the start. A bigger diplomatic process needed for Iran's nuclear program.

If talks went sour on the final nuclear deal, he made it clear: military action could kick back in. Or, if things completely collapsed, the US would step up. Become the "guardian of the Middle East" in exchange for twenty percent of that region’s money.

Aides cited by Trump suggested they were aiming to sort out the nuclear stuff soon. Talks are supposed to start Friday in Switzerland.

Iran’s Mehr news agency reported they had put together a draft Memorandum of Understanding. Fourteen articles long, they said. This document touched on several big points. It included completely lifting the US naval blockade within thirty days. Sanctions on Iranian oil and petrochemical sales would be suspended.

The draft also demanded an immediate stop to the fighting everywhere. And that meant the Strait of Hormuz reopening within those same thirty days, with Iran managing it.

But there was more hanging around in the document. It called for the US and its allies to present reconstruction plans for Iran. Something massive at least three hundred billion dollars.

The actual negotiations, they reported, were set to last sixty days focused purely on the nuclear issues and those sanctions lifts. And what got left out? Their missile program. The support they gave resistance groups was supposed to be sidestepped in this final round of talks.

There was also a demand for money. Twenty-four billion dollars in blocked Iranian funds needed to be released during the negotiation period. Half of that amount, they insisted, had to be made available before the real talks even kicked off.

Ultimately, whatever reached an aGreement would need sign-off from the United Nations Security Council.

Iranian reports suggested that Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi were planning a trip to Geneva to put the ink on it. They were expected to travel there alongside US Vice President JD Vance for the signing ceremony.

Written by Gree News Team — Senior Editorial Board

Gree News Team covers international news and global affairs at Gree News. Our collective of senior editors is dedicated to providing independent, accurate, and responsible journalism for a global audience.

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