DC Wrap: U.S. and Iran agree to end war; Trump arrives at G7
The United States and Iran reached an initial agreement Monday that would extend their shaky ceasefire and lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but significant challenges remain to ending the war, including whether Israel will continue its offensive in Lebanon.
Details of the deal have not been made public. The U.S. said it was signed electronically on Sunday but that it will not be implemented until a formal signing. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, a key mediator, said that will happen Friday in Geneva. Even if the strait — a crucial waterway for the world’s oil and natural gas — fully opens then, it will likely take months for the global energy crisis sparked by its closure to ease.
Israel joined the U.S. in launching the war on Feb. 28, but it is not party to the deal. The Israeli defense minister said Monday that the country would not withdraw from land seized in Lebanon, where Israel is fighting the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group.
—The Associated Press
Swiss Federal President Guy Parmelin welcomes President Donald Trump, right, after Trump disembarked from Air Force One at Geneva Airport, Switzerland, prior the G7 summit, Monday, June 15, 2026. (Martial Trezzini/Pool Photo via AP)
Trump arrives at G7 summit looking for momentum after announcing deal to end Iran war
President Donald Trump started his visit to the G7 summit of leading industrialized nations on Monday by declaring his agreement aimed at ending the U.S. war with Iran is a potential breakthrough for global security and a chance for the U.S. to finally turn the page in its relationship with longtime adversary Iran.
The Republican U.S. president sought to make clear that he arrived in Evian-les-Bains with the wind at his back for talks with G7 leaders, including some who have been sharply critical of his managing of the 15-week-old conflict, which has led to a surge in global energy prices — though he did not immediately seem willing to lay out the details of what was in the emerging deal.
Some of those details are still to be negotiated in talks over the next 60 days, though Trump said the memorandum of understanding would likely be released after it’s signed on Friday.
—The Associated Press
Lawmakers respond with praise, questions following Iran deal announcement
U.S. lawmakers responded with praise, cautious optimism and condemnation following President Donald Trump’s announcement Sunday of a highly anticipated deal between the U.S. and Iran to end their war.
The tentative agreement calls for the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and an end to the U.S. naval blockade, 106 days after the U.S. and Israel launched attacks on Iran, which led to the waterway that carries nearly 20% of the world’s oil during peacetime being paralyzed.
Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina said on X on Sunday that he was “pleased” about the deal but also “somewhat concerned that Iran’s view of the agreement seems different than what the American negotiating team is claiming.”
“An end to this disastrous war is a good thing — no matter the humiliating terms,” Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., wrote in a multipart post on X on Sunday. “Because every day it continues, our nation gets weaker, costs keep going up, Iran gets stronger, and Trump gets further from accomplishing his goals.
—Spectrum News’ Susan Carpenter
Diego Lopes celebrates during a featherweight bout against Steve Garcia during UFC Freedom 250 on the South Lawn of the White House, Sunday, June 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Don’t expect a repeat. UFC boss Dana White says ‘never again’ to another White House fight night
By the time Justin Gaethje pummeled his bloodied foe to a pulp and celebrated a championship win with a backflip off the top of the wire-mesh cage, then shook hands with President Donald Trump — and even fist-bumped Melania — this much about his company’s future was clear to the ultimate boss of UFC.
Just say no to the White House.
“It was an amazing, experience, this was a one-of one,” UFC CEO Dana White said. ” … It will never happen again.”
—The Associated Press
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