Evian [France], June 17 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday sharply criticised the 2015 JCPOA Iran nuclear arrangement, accusing former US President Barack Obama of effectively 'bribing' Tehran through a cash payment as part of the deal.
Washington, DC [US], June 17 (ANI): Preliminary details are beginning to filter through ahead of the impending US-Iran memorandum signing ceremony, which is now less than 48 hours away, with the peace deal set to be signed on Friday in Switzerland. The proposed framework encompasses a series of high-stakes diplomatic manoeuvres.
Evian [France], June 17 (ANI): Just 48 hours ahead of the signing of the crucial peace deal with Iran, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that the MoU is 'not final,' threatening that the war may resume if 'they don't behave.
President Trump denied that the United States would be part of a $300 billion rebuilding fund for Tehran and argued that his agreement was better than the one Barack Obama struck in 2015.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 17 (ANI): Indian equity benchmark indices extended gains for the fourth consecutive session on Wednesday, supported by easing crude oil prices and positive global cues. The BSE Sensex closed at 77,155. 00 points, up 347.
Evian [France], June 17 (ANI): A new chapter in global maritime stability began on Wednesday as G7 leaders officially endorsed a multinational defensive coalition led by France and the United Kingdom, tasked with safeguarding the Strait of Hormuz following a peace deal between the United States and Iran.
Evian [France], June 17 (ANI): Expressing strong consensus on crucial geopolitical developments, Group of Seven (G7) leaders on Wednesday hailed the breakthrough deal finalised between the United States and Iran, describing the pact as a significant pathway to block Tehran's path to a nuclear weapon while mitigating wider regional and missile capabilities.
Obama tried to ‘bribe his way out’ of 2015 Iran nuclear deal: Trump The US President Donald Trump accused former president Barack Obama of “bribing” Iran with $1. 7 billion to agree to the 2015 nuclear agreement . “The JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) done by Obama – he handed them $1.
Three Iranian tankers loaded with crude oil have passed the US blockade line in the Gulf of Oman, ship-tracking data shows.
Somaliland denies reports of Israeli military base Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel will deepen its cooperation with Somaliland , whose officials denied rumours that the Israeli military is building a base there. Israel was training Somaliland's military and police, but reports on negotiations to establish an Israeli military base in the territory were "rumours", Somaliland's Defence Minister Mohamed Yusuf Ali said, speaking on the sidelines of a business conference in Tel Aviv on Wednesday. Somaliland’s President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi arrived last week in Israel for his first-ever state visit, during which the country opened an embassy in Jerusalem.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A group of journalists and photographers visited the site of the Iranian Space Research Center in Tehran, which has been destroyed in a US-Israeli military strike during the war of aggression against Iran in March.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Palestinian families in the East al-Quds neighborhood of Silwan are facing an unprecedented wave of displacement, a rights group said.
Ahead of an upcoming hearing on 19 June during which the Tunis appeals court will re-examine the conviction of Saadia Mosbah, a prominent Tunisian Black human rights defender, and five of her colleagues from the anti-racist organization Mnemty, based on unfounded financial criminal charges stemming from their human rights work, Amnesty International’s North Africa researcher Safia Rayan said: “The initial verdict issued on 19 March against Saadia Mosbah and other Mnemty staff and collaborators, among them four who now risk imminent arrest, is shocking and profoundly unjust. It is another appalling indictment of the Tunisian authorities’ ongoing weaponization of the criminal justice system to silence civil […] The post Tunisia: Quash unjust convictions of anti-racism activists Saadia Mosbah and Mnemty staff appeared first on Amnesty International .
Russia's Lavrov discusses US-Iran framework deal with Iranian counterpart Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov spoke to his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday about the US-Iran deal, and said Moscow was ready to help. Russia is ready to support efforts to resolve the crisis "based on its unique experience and expertise", the Russian foreign ministry stated. "The Russian minister expressed support for the understandings reached through effective mediation by Pakistan and Qatar to de-escalate tensions in the region.
Trump denies reports of US funding as part of Iran deal US President Donald Trump denied recent reports that the US-Iran deal includes provisions for $300bn in investments for Tehran. “We're not investing, we're not putting up 10 cents,” he said on Wednesday on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in France. He added that he’s not asking Gulf countries to invest in Iran either, but “if they do it, fine”.
US President Donald Trump said the United States could resume military action against Iran if he is dissatisfied with the implementation of the memorandum of understanding reached between Washington and Tehran, as world leaders hailed the potential end to the war.
Traders are waiting for U. S. and Iranian officials to meet in Switzerland on Friday, when they are expected to sign an initial agreement and being a 60-day cease-fire.
More than 100 days of war reveals a shattering snapshot of life for civilians in Lebanon amid Israeli strikes and forced displacement, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) reported on Wednesday.
Israeli official says Iran war may not have been worth launching Submitted by Mera Aladam on Wed, 06/17/2026 - 11:11 The senior official's remarks come amid a wave of criticism over Netanyahu's handling of the war An Iranian woman walks next to an anti-Israel mural on a street in Tehran on 8 June 2026 (Majid Asgaripour/Wana/Reuters) Off A senior Israeli official has questioned whether Israel would have launched its operation against Iran had it known the political consequences in advance amid growing public anger. "If we had known that these would be the final results of the operation in terms of political habit, it is highly doubtful that we would have embarked on this event," the official was quoted as saying on Israeli channel i24News. The terms of the deal reached between Iran and the US underline how Israel’s war on Iran has left Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing pressure not only from the Islamic Republic, but from inside his own political and security establishment.
In Belfast, ancient grudges and new furies leave a city burned Submitted by Oscar Rickett on Wed, 06/17/2026 - 12:01 In Northern Ireland's capital, locals described a growing racism problem made worse by an absent government A street in east Belfast on 12 June 2026, after homes were attacked and cars burned during the race riots (Oscar Rickett/MEE) On In the streets off east Belfast's Newtownards Road, houses are blackened and boarded up. Cars sit burned to their shells. Ash is in the air.
