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A symbolic mockup of an Iranian missile is displayed, amid a ceasefire between U.S. and Iran, in Tehran, Iran, April 27, 2026. (photo credit: MAJID ASGARIPOUR/REUTERS) The economic relief granted to Iran under the reported terms of the  Memorandum of Understanding  (MoU) would likely allow the Islamic regime to immediately reconstitute its military powers, according to an assessment published by the American think tank the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) on Tuesday. Though US President  Donald Trump  denied reports of a $300 billion fund slated for Iran in comments on the sidelines of the G7 summit on Wednesday, ISW noted that Iranian officials have already promised that funds set to be released as part of the deal would be used to rebuild its missile and drone programs. Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmail Baghaei told Iranian press in May, “I think even the stones of Mina would be moved to tears upon hearing such absurd statements from American off...

A tugboat moves cargo towards the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of Musandam province, Oman, July 20, 2018 (photo credit: HAMAD I MOHAMMED/REUTERS) While US President  Donald Trump  has recently hailed the resumption of oil flows from Gulf allies, Iran, too, appears to be gearing up to resume exports and trading. At least three tankers carrying some five million barrels of Iranian oil have sailed through the US naval blockade this week, shipping data shows, despite the US military saying its operations against Iran-linked shipping will stay in place until Friday. The oil market has focused on a deal to end the Iran war which Trump announced on June 14 and is  scheduled to be signed on Friday  in Switzerland. "The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Sunday. "Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow!"

An oil tanker docked at the Port of Fujairah, as the US-Israel conflict with Iran limits marine traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, May 6, 2026. (photo credit: Amr Alfiky/Reuters) A $300 billion private fund designed to trigger investment into Iran is outlined in the  US-Iran framework agreement  and more than half that sum has already been committed, a source with direct knowledge of the deal told Reuters. The fund is designed to give both sides an economic incentive to conclude a final deal to end the war, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the plan has not yet been announced as Washington and Tehran prepare to sign on Friday. The fund's existence has been previously reported but Reuters is revealing for the first time that more than half of the amount has already been committed and that it will be comprised entirely of private-sector funds

Hezbollah Member of Parliament Ali Fayyad stands in Burj al-Muluk, near the southern Lebanese village of Kfar Kila, where Israeli forces remained on the ground after a deadline for their withdrawal passed as residents sought to return to homes in the border area (photo credit: Karamallah Daher/Reuters) Ankara  gave Hezbollah delegations assurances that Turkey supported the Iran-backed group’s continued role in Lebanon, and that Damascus had no plans to take action against the terrorist organization,  Lebanese Member of Parliament Ali Fayyad  told the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Mayadeen last week. The Hezbollah politician’s comments came a week before  US President Donald Trump  told Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani that Syria should take over the role of removing the Hezbollah threat, "If Israel can't do the job without killing everyone else.” "I suggested to Israel to let Syria take care of  Hezbollah , because to be honest with you, I think they'd d...

If the deal is signed, it would mean the US would release the full text of the agreement, and the parts of the deal regarding the Strait of Hormuz would take immediate effect. President Trump holds a meeting, with Vice President J.D. Vance alongside him, in the Situation Room at the White House on Saturday. There should be a swift pivot to negotiations, presenting Tehran with clear and firm terms, says the writer.  US PRESIDENT Donald Trump holds a meeting, with Vice President J.D. Vance alongside him, in the Situation Room at the White House on Saturday. There should be a swift pivot to negotiations, presenting Tehran with clear and firm terms, says the writer. The US, Iran, and mediating parties are discussing bumping up the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) as early as Wednesday, according to an Axios report. The parties are set to sign the MoU into effect on Friday. However, one mediating diplomat and a second source familiar with the talks told Axios that the de...

A man walks past Iran’s national flag and a banner bearing the images of the late founder of the Islamic Revolution, supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (R), the late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei and his son, the current supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei (L), in Tehran, June 10. (photo credit: Atta Kenare/AFP via Getty Images) This is the Americans’ war; their army did everything, and that is how it is presented there in the US. I mean, they decide, they close the war," Ze'ev Palti said. Ze'ev Palti, the former head of the  Mossad  intelligence directorate, warned that he does not know how long it will be before Iran’s new leader decides whether to continue on his father’s path or change course toward a bomb in an interview with 103FM on Tuesday. The United States and Iran agreed to a framework agreement on Sunday that is expected to advance negotiations between the two sides. Palti, who previously headed the Mossad’s intelligence directorate, laid out his vie...