June 23, 2026
Treasury's General License waives sanctions on Iranian crude, petrochemicals and petroleum products through Aug 21, contingent on IAEA access and open transit through Hormuz, as Bessent calls talks 'productive' and Vance touts a 'good foundation' for a final deal.
June 23, 2026
On June 23 Tehran's foreign ministry said it has made no new commitment to admit nuclear inspectors to its war-damaged facilities, directly contradicting US Vice-President JD Vance's claim of a breakthrough and exposing the verification gap at the heart of the 60-day deal timeline.
June 23, 2026
Tehran said the Lake Lucerne follow-on technical round wrapped on June 23 with negotiating groups agreed and a $12 billion frozen-funds release finalised, even as Iranian officials publicly disputed US claims that IAEA inspectors would return to bombed nuclear sites.
June 22, 2026
The first high-level committee session at Bürgenstock wrapped on June 22 with a path to a final nuclear deal, new Strait of Hormuz and Lebanon de-confliction channels, and technical talks set to continue through the week, even as Tehran protested fresh threats from President Trump.
June 22, 2026
PM Shehbaz Sharif and Field Marshal Asim Munir landed in Switzerland on June 21 to co-mediate the first quadrilateral US-Iran session since the Islamabad Memorandum, as Islamabad pledged to keep facilitating implementation amid fresh tensions over Hormuz and Lebanon.
June 21, 2026
On June 21, VP JD Vance joined envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner in Switzerland to bargain a permanent deal — even as President Trump warned of fresh strikes over Hezbollah and the US held to its red line that Tehran abandon all uranium enrichment.
June 21, 2026
The opening session of permanent-peace negotiations under the Islamabad Memorandum broke for 'internal consultations' with no breakthrough, as Pakistan and Qatar scrambled to keep Tehran at the table and Washington and Iran traded warnings over Lebanon and Hormuz.
June 16, 2026
Iranian media and officials say up to $24bn in blocked funds will be freed during 60-day talks, with $12bn upfront; US officials, including Vice President JD Vance, flatly deny any upfront payment, calling it a strictly "pay-for-performance" arrangement.
—فائل فوٹو وائٹ ہاؤس کی چیف آف اسٹاف سوزی وائلز کے حالیہ حیران کُن بیانات نے امریکی سیاست میں نئی ہلچل پیدا کر دی ہے۔ سوزی وائلز نے صدر ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ کے قریبی حلقے سے متعلق کئی سخت اور متنازع باتیں کیں ہیں جن میں ایلون مسک، نائب صدر جے ڈی وینس، بجٹ سربراہ رُس ووٹ اور اٹارنی جنرل پام بونڈی شامل ہیں۔ سوزی وائلز نے دعویٰ کیا کہ ٹیسلا کے چیف ایگزیکٹو آفیسر ایلون مسک کیٹامین کے ’اعلانیہ‘ صارف ہیں تاہم اُنہوں نے یہ بھی تسلیم کیا کہ ان کے پاس اس حوالے سے براہِ راست کوئی ٹھوس معلومات
June 8, 2025
Listen to the article US President Donald Trump’s administration said it would deploy 2,000 National Guard troops on Saturday, as Federal Agents in Los Angeles faced a few hundred protesters during a second day of protest after raids. Defense Minister Pete Hegseth warned that the Pentagon was willing to mobilize the troops of the active service “if violence continues” in Los Angeles, saying that the Marines in nearby Camp Pendleton were “in high warning”. Federal security agents on Saturday faced protesters in the Paramount area of Southeast Los Angeles, where some protesters showed Mexican flags. A second protest in downtown
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