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      <text>Axios reports from American officials that the United States and Iran have agreed to halt strikes near the Strait of Hormuz and will hold a meeting in Qatar's capital Doha on Tuesday. </text>
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    <text>&quot;Axios&quot; reports from American officials that Iran and the United States have agreed to halt strikes near the Strait of Hormuz and will hold a Qatar-mediated meeting in Doha on Tuesday. </text>
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    <text>The International Maritime Organization announces an evacuation plan for around 500 to 600 ships with 11,000 seafarers stranded in the Persian Gulf to sail through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran and the United States have reached a ceasefire deal to end the war. The evacuation will be coordinated with Iran and Oman. </text>
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    <text>The first talks between Iran and the United States since the signing of the Islamabad Memorandum are held at the Bürgenstock Resort in Switzerland. The talks are mediated by Pakistan and Qatar. </text>
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      <date>2026-06-15</date>
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      <text>Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi confirms that a deal has been reached to end the war and that the U.S. blockade will end beginning tonight. </text>
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    <text>Iranian deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi confirms that a deal between Iran and the United States has been reached to end the war and that the U.S. blockade will end beginning tonight. </text>
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    <text>Pakistani prime minister Shehbaz Sharif and United States president Donald Trump announce that Iran and the U.S. have reached an agreement to end the war, extend the ceasefire by 60 more days, and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, with the deal set to be officially signed in Switzerland on Friday. </text>
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      <text>Iran announces a pause on from peace talks with the United States, and, alongside the Axis of Resistance, announces plans to &quot;completely block&quot; the Strait of Hormuz and threatens to close the Strait of Mandeb, ruling out any further talks until Israel ends its military operations in Lebanon and Gaza. </text>
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    <text>Iran announces a pause on peace talks with the United States, and, alongside the Axis of Resistance, announces plans to &quot;completely block&quot; the Strait of Hormuz and threatens to close the Strait of Mandeb, ruling out any further talks until Israel ends its military operations in Lebanon and Gaza. </text>
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      <text>The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control announces under Executive Order 13224 that it has imposed sanctions against Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority, the newly created body used for managing the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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    <text>The United States Office of Foreign Assets Control announces under Executive Order 13224 that it has imposed sanctions against Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Authority, the newly-created body used for managing the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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      <text>Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi announces that he will arrive in Pakistan, Russia, and Oman amidst a uncertainty of a second round of ceasefire talks between the United States and Iran. </text>
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    <text>Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi announces that he will visit Pakistan, Russia, and Oman amidst a potential second round of ceasefire talks between Iran and the United States. </text>
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      <text>Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi confirms the two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran, which includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The ceasefire is ratified by the Supreme National Security Council. </text>
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    <text>Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi confirms the two-week ceasefire between Iran and the United States, which includes reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The ceasefire is ratified by the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC). </text>
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      <text>U.S. president Donald Trump calls on the United Kingdom and other allies to help lift the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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    <text>United States president Donald Trump calls on the country's allies to help lift the Iranian blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. </text>
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    <name>AFP via ''The Straits Times</name>
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  <text>Iran holds its first joint committee meeting with Oman in Muscat to discuss future management of the Strait of Hormuz following a preliminary agreement with the United States to end the war. U.S. officials say shipping can resume freely. </text>
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