Middle East crisis live: Tehran says it will charge ships in strait of Hormuz after 60 days; US-Iran presidents sign peace deal
Chief Iranian negotiator says key waterway will ‘not return to prewar conditions’ after 60-day window; both sides sign memorandum of understanding extending truce Reaction: Donald Trump’s Iran deal met with anger, relief and incredulity Analysis: Trump’s Iran deal is result of unrealistic ambitions for an untenable war Welcome to our continuing live coverage of the crisis in the Middle East. The US and Iran have released the text of an interim agreement their presidents have signed to end their
Donald Trump has hit out at critics who say he has “not been tough enough on Iran”, calling them “jealous, bad people, or stupid”.
Among his critics are top Republicans , who have said the agreement achieves even less than the deal negotiated by former US president Barack Obama in 2015.
double quotation mark These fools, who think I haven’t been tough enough on Iran, when the Stock Market Just Hit A RECORD HIGH, and Oil prices are “tumbling” down, are either jealous, bad people, or stupid. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!”
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- Middle East crisis live: Tehran says it will charge ships in strait of Hormuz after 60 days; US-Iran presidents sign peace dealGuardian - World · Taz Ali (now) Adam Fulton (earlier) · Jun 18, 2026, 9:55 AM
- Middle East crisis live: Trump calls critics of Iran deal ‘jealous, bad people, or stupid’; Tehran says it will charge toll in strait of Hormuz after 60 daysGuardian - World · Taz Ali (now) Adam Fulton (earlier) · Jun 18, 2026, 10:43 AM
- Middle East crisis live: US will restart military action if Iran does not uphold deal, says HegsethGuardian - World · Aneesa Ahmed (now); Taz Ali and Adam Fulton (earlier) · Jun 18, 2026, 3:29 PM
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