- Lampoons Netanyahu over Lebanon conflict
US President, Donald Trump, has laid out the two primary components of his deal to end the war with Iran: Tehran will “never have a nuclear weapon” and the Strait of Hormuz will re-open and be “toll-free”.
Speaking at the G7 summit in France, Trump said the deal agreed between the two countries was “fair” and “good”.
Later Trump said he would likely hold a news conference to publicly read the agreement between the US and Iran “word by word”.
The full details of the agreement have not been made public yet, but in the US, the Wall Street Journal has reported that Iran will be able to immediately start selling oil.
The price of Brent crude oil – the global benchmark for oil prices – has fallen today, with the price falling to $78 (£58) a barrel this evening.
Meanwhile, the Israel Defense Forces says it carried out strikes in southern Lebanon today, claiming it intercepted rockets and destroyed a rocket launcher Hezbollah militants fired at its troops. Hezbollah says it has received assurances from Iran that it will demand the IDF withdraws from southern Lebanon.
Trump described the Lebanon conflict as a “minor war” and insisted it would not derail the US’s deal with Iran – but he continued his public criticism of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu.
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is defending telling the Iranian squad to return to their training base in Mexico after Monday’s World Cup game against New Zealand, which finished 2-2.
Iran had expected to stay in Los Angeles overnight and have a recovery session the following day but were told after the final whistle to immediately return to their training base in Mexico.
Head coach Amir Ghalenoei said they were the “most oppressed” team at the World Cup.
Earlier Andrew Giuliani, White House executive director for the tournament, told the BBC’s US media partner CBS News that President Trump wants to make sure that the conversation is centred around “what actually happens on the pitch.”
“A lot of that is making sure that things are safe and secure, not just around the stadiums, but around base camps and training sites,” he said.
A spokesperson for the DHS told the BBC the Iranian team had agreed to the terms.
-BBC