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Iranian military spokesman: We will strengthen our defense capabilities during the agreement period with America and maintain a higher level of readiness than before.

Netanyahu: "Iran was racing towards nuclear weapons, if we hadn't acted, you would all be in danger of mass death"

Netanyahu: Our battle is not over yet

Netanyahu: We caused enormous damage to Iran's economy, some estimate it at a trillion dollars

Iranian Foreign Ministry: Araqchi briefed the Lebanese President and Speaker of Parliament on the terms of the memorandum of understanding, particularly those related to Lebanon.

Israeli Channel 13, citing a source: There is an agreement between Tel Aviv and Washington that there will be no complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.

Trump on Ukraine: Maybe we can do something on Ukraine. I think both Putin and Zelensky are open to it. Now that Iran is finished, we're going to be focusing on that

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the EU will not lift sanctions against Iran until it changes its behavior

Avigdor Liberman warns Israel must reject any US linkage between the Iran ceasefire and Lebanon conflict, saying Israel should act independently. He calls for readiness to strike Hezbollah and Iran, including possible retaliation against Iranian energy infrastructure if attacked

Macron: Iran's uranium capabilities should be disabled under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Following the announcement of a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran, U.S. President Donald J. Trump left for France a few hours ago to participate in the G7 Summit at the resort, Evian-les-Bains. A number of leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron have voiced their desire for the G7 framework to do all they can to maintain a tenable peace and ensure the Strait of Hormuz stays open

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, in separate calls with his Turkish, Iraqi and Egyptian counterparts, stressed the need for a complete halt to Israeli attacks against Lebanon, adding that the U.S. bears responsibility for implementing the framework deal on ending the war

Minister Smotrich: Iran deal is bad for Israel and the entire world, we will have to continue the campaign to overthrow the regime ourselves

Israel's Defense Minister Katz says the Israeli army will not withdraw from security zones in Lebanon, Syria, or Gaza despite the US-Iran ceasefire deal. Netanyahu made this clear directly to Trump. Katz says the security zones will be cleared of local residents and all terror infrastructure destroyed, including homes in contact-line villages that served as Hezbollah outposts. He calls holding the zones "among the Israeli army's greatest achievements" in the war and says Israel "will not withdraw despite all existing pressures and those that will still come." He warned that if Iran attacks Israel over Lebanon, Israel will "strike it with full force."

The statement attributed of Secretariat of the Supreme National Security Council says that the war on all fronts, including Lebanon, has ended tonight and that the naval blockade will be lifted. The statement makes no reference to the Strait of Hormuz

Joint statement by the leaders of Britain, France, Germany and Italy: The agreement between Washington and Tehran is an opportunity to restore regional stability and support the global economy.

Trump: The Strait of Hormuz will reopen on Friday as soon as the ceasefire agreements are signed.

Iranian Foreign Ministry: Nuclear issues will be discussed during the 60-day negotiations.

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister: All sanctions will be lifted if a final agreement is reached

Iran's Fars news agency, which is close to the IRGC, says Iran was getting ready to attack Israel after earlier strikes on Beirut, but "last-minute concessions by the US president" on Lebanon's terroitorial integrity led to the deal, the agency claims

Iranian Foreign Ministry: Negotiations to reach a final agreement will be held within a period of 60 days.

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi said the agreement calls for an immediate and permanent ceasefire, with all military operations ending starting tonight, including fighting in Lebanon

Iran decided not to attack Israel after Trump offered an Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon and the immediate lifting of the naval blockade, according to IRGC-affiliated Fars News Agency

“Congratulations to all”: Trump says Iran deal is complete, with toll free Strait of Hormuz reopening and immediate blockade removal

Pakistani Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif has announced a peace deal between the United States and Iran resulting in the "permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon." The official signing ceremony will be on Friday June 19th in Switzerland. Prime Minister Sharif goes on to thank Saudi Arabia and Turkey for their contributions in this effort

Trump on Iran: As far as regime change, I never cared about regime change. This is the third group we’ve dealt with, and this is the most rational group yet. Source: WSJ

Trump told The Wall Street Journal that the U.S. has agreed to a deal with Iran and plans to announce it soon, although Tehran had not yet confirmed it

Qatar is leading last-minute efforts to bridge remaining gaps in ongoing US-Iran talks as negotiations continue, officials told the New York Times

Yedioth Ahronoth, citing a source: Israeli Defense Minister makes phone call to US Secretary of Defense

Netanyahu paused a security cabinet meeting to speak with US President Donald Trump, while Defense Minister Israel Katz held talks with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Ynet reports

Iranian Foreign Ministry: America bears full responsibility for Israel's violation of the ceasefire in Lebanon or Iran.

Iran's Ghalibaf: They can never catch any part of the pillars of resistance alone and isolated; the valiant struggles of Lebanon's brave fighters and the powerful diplomacy of the Islamic Republic of Iran guarantee the sovereignty and territorial integrity of dear Lebanon and will dismantle the crazy antics and warmongering of the Israeli regime—spin as we spin