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Key developments
• Agreement virtually signed: President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance both virtually signed the agreement to end a US blockade of Iranian ports, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and start 60 days of nuclear negotiations, a senior US official said. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf signed the document for the Iranian side, the official said.
• Agreement virtually signed: President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance both virtually signed the agreement to end a US blockade of Iranian ports, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and start 60 days of nuclear negotiations, a senior US official said. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf signed the document for the Iranian side, the official said.
• Israel’s response: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in his first comments on the US-Iran agreement, said he and Trump “do not always see eye to eye.” Meanwhile, Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah continued fighting on Monday, with both sides claiming responsibility for strikes in southern Lebanon.
Spectators unfurl sign remembering deadly school strike at Iran World Cup match
Spectators at Iran’s World Cup match against New Zealand unfurled a sign in the stands referencing 168 children killed in a US military strike on an Iranian elementary school.
The February strike in Minab in southern Iran on the first day of the Iran war was likely due to the US military using outdated information about a nearby naval base, sources have said.
Iranian state-run broadcaster IRIB highlighted the image from the stands in a post on Telegram. The Iranian government also referenced the strike in an AI-generated propaganda video before the match.
And before traveling from Tijuana in Mexico to the US for the team’s first World Cup match, the president of the Iranian Football Federation, Mahdi Taj, told Reuters their mission “was to participate under the name of Minab 168.”
Iran comes back from behind twice to draw World Cup opener in Los Angeles
Iran came from behind twice to draw 2-2 against New Zealand in their opening World Cup match in Los Angeles.
This is the first time in World Cup history that a host nation is at war with one of the participants, though the United States and Iran have reached an agreement aimed at ending hostilities.
There was a small protest held outside the stadium before the match kicked off. Demonstrators were seen waving flags associated with groups opposing Iran’s Islamic government.
New Zealand grabbed the lead early in the 7th minute when Elijah Just scored with a volley. Iran’s Ramin Rezaeian clinched the equalizer in the 32rd minute.
Just restored the All Whites’ lead in the second half but Iran struck back quickly with Mohammad Mohebbi heading the ball in for another equalizer.
Despite its games being played in the US, Iran has based itself out of Mexico due to restrictions imposed by US authorities.
Iran will next meet Belgium in the group stage in Los Angeles next week.
Trump hails reopening of Strait of Hormuz, but shipping execs are not so bullish
President Donald Trump says the Strait of Hormuz has reopened thanks to the agreement the US reached with Iran. But across the shipping industry, confidence remains in short supply due to the potential threats that remain, including mines, drones and missile attacks.
Crew exhaustion is an additional operational hazard as months of uncertainty take a mental toll on seafaring crews, raising the risk of fatigue-related operational issues.
Among those managing throughout the crisis is Angad Banga, CEO of Hong Kong-based Caravel Group, which oversees Fleet Management Ltd. and currently has about a dozen vessels anchored in the Gulf.
They are ready to move, but are holding position given the overwhelming uncertainty.
“We are maintaining enhanced manning and citadel readiness until we have 30 days of incident-free transits,” said Banga. “Not three days. Thirty.”
Kpler, a ship-tracking firm, reported that its data shows no meaningful movement among the 220 tankers and nearly 500 vessels currently stuck in the Persian Gulf.
“After so many false starts, the shipping industry is going to be cautious,” Tim Huxley, chairman of Hong Kong-based Mandarin Shipping, told CNN.
“Even if things go smoothly and everything goes back to normal, it is going to take some time before trade flows are back to normal, and a lot of infrastructure has been damaged in the Middle East, which will take time to fix.”
Vance says Iran will "never get a dime" of US taxpayer money under agreement
Vice President JD Vance said Monday that Iran will not receive any US taxpayer money under the terms of an agreement aimed at ending the war, while suggesting other countries could invest in Iran if sanctions are lifted and conditions are met.
“No,” Vance told Fox News’ Sean Hannity when asked if Iran will receive American dollars. “They never get a dime of American taxpayer money, ever, full stop. Not even close.”
Vance added that while US funds would not be involved, economic opportunities could emerge if Iran is reintegrated into the global economy.
“What we have said,” the vice president continued, “is there’s a lot of economic benefit in the United States for leaving a lot of sanctions and welcoming them back into the world economy.” Adding, “not American money, but there’s a lot of economic prosperity that can flow from that.”
Vance also said the United States would support foreign investment in Iran under certain conditions, when asked about a $300 billion reconstruction fund.
“If the Iranians behave, and if there are sanctions relief, and if the Iranians are integrated into the world economy, we would invite other countries, not us, but other countries to invest in their country.”
Earlier Monday, Vance said the Iranians “could have access” to a $300 billion reconstruction fund if they comply with the terms of the deal, though he said it would be funded by Gulf nations.
Iran releases AI-generated propaganda video ahead of World Cup opener match
Iran has released a fresh AI-generated propaganda video ahead of its opening World Cup match in Los Angeles, this time invoking the memory of 162 children killed likely in a US strike on a school in February.
The video, posted by Esmaeil Baqaei, spokesperson for Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, portrays Iran’s national team members as Lego-like figures solemnly holding the hands of children killed in the strike as they walk to the pitch.
“Iran, with all its wounds, still stands tall, and its children, with broad chests and unwavering resolve, are ready to compete on the world stage,” Baqaei said in his post with the video.
Iran has amped up its use of AI-generated propaganda videos since the conflict with the US began, often using the Lego visual theme.
Iranian Americans face their most complicated World Cup yet
As the Iranian national team took to the field tonight to play New Zealand, it marked the first time in World Cup history that a host nation is at war with one of its participants.
Though an agreement to halt the conflict suddenly looks promising, visa delays, immigration restrictions, and travel bans have made the logistics and the optics of Team Iran’s participation confusing, to say the least.
There’s been controversy over the jersey and its depiction of the flag, but that is just one of the issues that divide the community of Iranians abroad.
To some, the Islamic Republic’s political grip on the sport runs too deep to ignore. Ramin Ghashghaei, the Arya FC player, plans to boycott the tournament entirely.
Protesters gather outside stadium ahead of Iran's World Cup opening match
A group of protesters gathered outside SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles ahead of the World Cup match between Iran and New Zealand on Monday.
In several videos, protesters can be heard chanting, “President Trump, finish the job!” Other clips showed people chanting “no more Islamic Republic!”
“I am here to protest the Islamic Republic in Iran, the tyrannical murderous terrorist regime who over the last 40-something years have killed and tortured and jailed a lot of our country people,” Iman Foroutan, chief system architect at human rights nonprofit SOS Iran Profit told Reuters.
Protesters were also seen waving flags associated with groups opposing Iran’s Islamic government, bearing the Sun and Lion. The flag had been used for centuries before the 1979 revolution.
FIFA has banned the pre-revolutionary Iran flags at the World Cup citing stadium regulations. A last-minute hearing in Los Angeles on Monday upheld the ban, The Athletic reported.
Iran soccer fan Mehdi Jafarim, meanwhile, said he came out to support the team.
“We’re here to support Iran. I think, we should all let go of the politics and just go in and cheer on Team Melli.”
Trump denies Iran fund plan as officials cite possible $300B reconstruction plan
President Donald Trump on Monday pushed back on reports that the administration is considering a $300 billion fund for Iran as part of an agreement to end the war.
“Iran has agreed to never have a Nuclear Weapon! Also, the story that the U.S. is paying Iran 300 million Dollars is Fake News, put out by the Dumocrats!!!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
Trump’s comments came hours after Vice President JD Vance said the Iranians “could have access” to a $300 billion reconstruction fund if they comply with the terms of the deal, but which he said would be funded by Gulf nations.
“That’s the sort of thing they could have access to, funded by the Gulf Coast coalition, so long as they honor their end of the obligation,” Vance said in an interview with CBS.
Earlier on Monday, senior US officials said the concept of a large reconstruction fund, along with frozen assets and sanctions relief, was among options expected to be discussed with Iran on Friday.
“And what will be discussed with them is, you’ll see in the MOU, we discussed the possibility of releasing frozen funds, sanctions relief, you know, a big $300 billion fund to rebuild their country,” a senior US official said.
Even as US and Iran reach agreement, Israel and Hezbollah trade attacks. Here's the latest
Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah continued fighting on Monday, even though the United States and Iran have reached an agreement aimed toward ending the war. A formal signing ceremony is scheduled for Friday.
US President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance both virtually signed the memorandum of understanding with Tehran, a senior US administration official said. Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf signed the document for the Iranian side, the official said.
A lot of questions remain about the memorandum and how it will play out. The text has not been released, but it does not require Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon, according a senior US administration official.
Here is the latest news:
- Hezbollah said Monday that it targeted Israeli tanks and vehicles with drones, rocket launchers and artillery shells. The Israel Defense Forces, meanwhile, said the Israeli air force “carried out precise strikes” on Hezbollah militants on four occasions.
- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu largely avoided addressing the deal directly in remarks Monday and said he and Trump “do not always see eye to eye.” He also made clear that Israel does not intend to withdraw from southern Lebanon, Gaza or Syria.
- The memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran is “about a page and a half” long, Vance said. It is a broad framework that leaves details to be worked out during future technical negotiations, he said. Separately, the vice president told NBC News that international nuclear inspectors will be allowed back into Iran under the terms of the MOU.
- The text of the memorandum will be released “pretty soon,” Trump said, likely after the formal signing ceremony in Geneva on Friday. The US president, who is in France for a Group of Seven summit, suggested that he would not attend the event.
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said the framework with the US represents an important step toward ending the war and beginning negotiations, but he stressed that a final agreement has not yet been completed.
- The United States will keep its current force posture in the Middle East during the technical negotiations, with a planned reduction if a final deal is reached, a senior US administration official said.
- Oil prices settled at their lowest level since early March and the Dow clinched a record high Monday. Still, uncertainty lingers about the logistics surrounding the Strait of Hormuz. The Trump administration has offered differing assessments of when the waterway will reopen, but a senior US official said the US “knows where all the mines” are located.
- Some US foreign policy hawks are worrying that Trump gave away too much in the name of trying to end the war. They include GOP Sen. Lindsey Graham, who told reporters he is “skeptical” that Iran will drop its nuclear ambitions and said he wants to review the US-Iran agreement himself.
CNN’s David Goldman explains what happened today in the oil markets.
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Vance says nuclear inspectors will "absolutely" return to Iran under agreement
Vice President JD Vance said Monday that international nuclear inspectors will be allowed back into Iran under the terms of a memorandum of understanding with Tehran.
“Yes, absolutely,” Vance told NBC’s “Nightly News” host Tom Llamas when asked whether inspectors would be permitted to return.
Vance said the return of inspectors is a central component of the memorandum of understanding signed by the United States and Iran.
“That is in fact one of the core parts of the agreement,” Vance said, adding that the memorandum explicitly calls for the International Atomic Energy Agency and the United States to help Iran eliminate its stockpile of highly enriched uranium. “That’s spelled out very clearly in the MOU.”
Asked about the timeline for carrying out that provision, Vance said “that’s one of the things we’re to talk about on Friday, when everybody gets together, signs this agreement, and kicks off the technical negotiations.”
Vance says Israel likely to back Iran agreement “further down the road"
Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration believes Israel will eventually support the new US-Iran agreement, even as differences remain between Washington and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the path to ending the conflict.
“Well, what we know is that this agreement is going to make Israel safer,” Vance said in an interview with NBC’s “Nightly News” on Monday. “We feel quite confident the Israelis are going to be bought in on this agreement once we get a little further down the road.”
The vice president acknowledged the United States and Israel have not always been aligned.
“I think fundamentally the United States, we have our interests,” Vance said. “We also have aligned interests, but also sometimes we’re going to disagree on issues from time to time, and I think that’s totally reasonable.”
Netanyahu, in his first public remarks on the US-Iran agreement, said earlier Monday that he and President Donald Trump “do not always see eye to eye.”
Israel and Hezbollah continue to trade blows despite US-Iran agreement
Israel and Hezbollah continued fighting on Monday, with both the Israeli military and the Lebanese Shiite militant group claiming responsibility for strikes in southern Lebanon.
Hezbollah said in two separate messages on Telegram on Monday that it had targeted Israeli tanks and vehicles with drones, rocket launchers and artillery shells. It said that clashes were “ongoing.”
The Israel Defense Forces, meanwhile, said in a statement that Hezbollah launched “an anti-tank missile and multiple mortar shells at IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon.” No Israeli soldiers injured, it said. The military also said that the Israeli air force “carried out precise strikes” on Hezbollah militants on four occasions Monday.
The clashes have continued even though Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Sunday that the “peace deal” mediated between Iran and the US includes “the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon.”
US President Donald Trump was furious Sunday when Israel struck a suburb of Beirut, and he conveyed his displeasure to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with expletives, a US official told CNN. Trump later posted on social media that there “should be no more attacks by Israel anywhere in Lebanon.”
A US official told CNN that the agreement does not include a requirement that Israel withdraw from Lebanon, and Israel has said it will continue its military occupation of southern Lebanon.
Netanyahu told reporters Monday that he and Trump don’t always “see eye to eye” and that Israel will continue its occupations of Lebanon, Gaza and Syria “for as long as necessary.”
Some prominent Republicans worry Trump gave away too much in his effort to end the war
While there are few hard details of what’s actually in the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran, some foreign policy hawks are openly worrying that President Donald Trump gave away too much in the name of trying to end the war.
Here’s what some of them have said:
- Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said in a post on X Sunday that he was “somewhat concerned” that Iran’s version of the details didn’t match the Trump administration’s. He also emphasized that Congress must vote on such an agreement.
- Mark Levin, a Fox News host, has also been an influential backer of the war, but on Sunday, he seemed to take exception after Trump decried Israel for targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon amid peace negotiations. Since then, he’s repeatedly wondered aloud why the Trump administration won’t release the text.
- Former Trump Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on X Monday: “I pray that any settlement preserves those sacrifices and secures the interests of the American people.”
- Marc Thiessen, the former George W. Bush aide whom Semafor reported Trump has leaned on for advice, warned Monday on Fox News that Trump’s emerging framework looks a lot like Obama’s.
- The editors of the conservative National Review called it “discouraging” that Trump had indicated Iran would still be allowed to enrich uranium for non-military uses. And they criticized early indicators that the agreement would not rein in Iran’s ballistic missile program.
Here's what could happen next after the US-Iran agreement
Now that the US and Iran have reached an agreement aimed at ending the war between them, the next expected developments will come at a formal signing ceremony set to take place in Switzerland on Friday.
CNN’s Nic Robertson takes a look at what the next steps could be in the video below:
The United States and Iran have reached an agreement to potentially end the months-long war in the Middle East, but some key questions still remain. CNN's Nic Robertson reports.
Vance says US-Iran memorandum is "about a page and a half”
Vice President JD Vance told CNN’s Jake Tapper on Monday that the memorandum of understanding between the United States and Iran is “about a page and a half” long, describing it as a broad framework that leaves details to be worked out during future technical negotiations.
“Yes, so the MOU is about a page and a half, so it is a very general document,” the vice president said.
“On a number of issues, we are going to have to figure this stuff out during the technical negotiation phase, but what the MOU does is set up a framework whereby the Iranians get the benefits of the bargain by meeting their obligations under the bargain,” he added.
Vance said that “paragraph one” of the document lays out the expectation that Iran commits to “regional peace and stability,” which he said includes not funding groups the US considers terrorists.
“What paragraph one of the agreement says is effectively that Iran commits itself, just as the United States commits itself, to regional peace and stability,” Vance said.
“Part of that, Jake, is that the Iranians have to stop funding violent terrorist organizations, they have to stop funding regional instability.”
Dow closes at a record high after US-Iran agreement announcement
Oil prices settled at their lowest level since early March and the Dow clinched a record high Monday after the United States and Iran announced an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, sank 4.76% to $83.17 per barrel, its lowest settle price since March 4. WTI, the US oil benchmark, fell 4.87% to $80.75 per barrel, also its lowest settle price since March 4.
The US-Iran agreement and drop in oil prices were met with relief in the stock market. The Dow gained 469 points, or 0.92%, and closed at a record high of 51,671, surpassing a previous peak set on June 4.
The S&P 500 rose 1.65%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite surged 3.07% for its best day since March 31. The S&P and Nasdaq are now less than 1% and about 1.5% away from hitting record highs, respectively.
Still, uncertainty lingers about specifics of the US-Iran agreement, logistics surrounding reopening the Strait of Hormuz and whether conflict in the Middle East will be contained.
Oil prices remain above pre-war levels. The 10-year US Treasury yield, which can move based on expectations for inflation, is also above pre-war levels.
Supporters of Iran-backed factions in Baghdad celebrate US-Iran breakthrough
Dozens of supporters of Iran-backed militias gathered in Baghdad on Monday to celebrate the agreement between the United States and Iran, calling it a victory for Tehran.
Video obtained by CNN showed supporters assembling in cars at Tahrir Square in central Baghdad before heading to the area in front of the Iranian Embassy.
The gathering appeared to be an organized public show of support for Iran following developments in talks between Washington and Tehran.
The supporters were seen holding Iranian flags and the flags of some Iran-backed militias. They also displayed posters on buildings showing the late Iranian supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and his son Mojtaba, who succeeded him.
“Death to America,” one supporter was heard shouting. “We are at your service,” others were heard shouting in reference to the Iranian regime.
Netanyahu finally comments on Iran agreement, says he and Trump “do not always see eye to eye”
Hours after nearly every other Israeli official weighed in on the memorandum of understanding between the US and Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finally spoke about it, saying he and President Donald Trump “do not always see eye to eye.”
In a Monday evening press conference, Netanyahu said such a disagreement “happens in the best of families.”
“President Trump and I do not always see eye to eye,” Netanyahu said. “He is the president of the United States, and I am the prime minister of Israel. I am responsible for Israel’s security interests, and it needs to be done wisely.”
In his opening remarks, Netanyahu largely avoided addressing the deal directly and focused on what he described as the great achievements of Israel’s campaigns against Iran and across the Middle East.
“With or without an agreement, Iran will not have nuclear weapons — not today and not tomorrow. As long as I am prime minister of Israel, it will not happen,” he said.
“The struggle is not over,” he added. “We will need to remain vigilant, strong and determined to defend ourselves, as required.”
Netanyahu also made clear that Israel does not intend to withdraw from southern Lebanon, Gaza or Syria. “We will remain in the security zones for as long as necessary to defend our country,” he said.
Answering questions from reporters, Netanyahu acknowledged uncertainty about the agreement itself.
“We still do not know what the agreement will be,” he said.
Asked whether the deal was reached against his position, Netanyahu stressed his long-standing relationship with Trump.
“Acting wisely requires a great deal of experience and deep familiarity with the American arena. I believe I am doing this in the best possible way,” he said.
Hezbollah says it attacked Israeli bulldozer and tanks
Hezbollah said it attacked an Israeli army bulldozer and two tanks in southern Lebanon on Monday evening.
The militant group said in a statement on Telegram that it attacked the three vehicles “with guided missiles and Ababil loitering drones” on the outskirts of Kfar Tabnit. The attack occurred in the same town where Lebanese state media earlier reported an Israeli strike on a car.
CNN has reached out to the Israeli military for comment on both strikes. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement Monday that Israel killed four “terrorists” in Lebanon.
Israeli officials have said that Israel does not intend to withdraw from Lebanon, though Iran and Pakistan have both said the agreement with the US to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the American blockade of Iranian ports includes an end to hostilities in Lebanon.
Earlier Monday, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun’s office said he spoke with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and “welcomed the understanding reached between” Iran and the US, without mentioning Israel.
