A drone view captures vessels in the Strait of Hormuz from the Omani side. Donald Trump stated, 'The deal's all signed,' though the full document will not be signed until Friday.
Trump Declares Iran Peace Deal Signed
Donald Trump has declared that the Strait of Hormuz will be 'completely open' from Friday, as Western leaders at the G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains worked to prevent the fragile US-Iran deal from unraveling. 'The deal's all signed. And the strait is already partially opened,' Trump said upon arriving in France. However, Israeli breaches of the ceasefire in Lebanon and Iran's claims about charging fees in the waterway revealed many loose ends.
News of a potential reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of the world's oil and liquid gas pass, sent stock markets higher and oil prices lower on Monday. Iran had closed the waterway to most shipping early in the war with the US and Israel. The secretariat of Iran's supreme national security council said war and military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon, would end permanently from Monday night.
The precise terms of the peace deal remain unclear. Julian Borger writes that in reopening the strait, Trump achieves little more than fixing a problem he caused. 'Even that is not in the bag yet. It is still a long way to Friday and a planned signing ceremony in Geneva, given all the fudges packed into this compromise deal.'
Newsom Says Trump Directed DoJ Investigation
Gavin Newsom claimed that Donald Trump directed the US Department of Justice to investigate him and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom. The California governor said in a video statement that federal agents had knocked on the doors of family friends and former employees in recent days, demanding records and 'abusing the grand jury process' to find a crime.
RFK Jr Under Fire for 'Bullying' Letter to Scientific Journal
Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, is demanding answers from a medical journal that removed a paper suggesting a link between vaccines and infant death. Public health advocates criticized the move, saying Kennedy appeared to be intimidating the journal's editorial process. The journal Toxicology Reports removed the paper after editors determined it was seriously flawed and could harm patients.
Woman's Hypothermia Death After ICE Release Ruled Homicide
A medical examiner ruled the death of a Haitian asylum seeker in Pennsylvania after release from federal custody a homicide. An attorney for her family expects a lawsuit against Immigration and Customs Enforcement, though a spokesperson maintained the agency had 'NOTHING to do with this woman's death.'
Eric Trump Denies Cheating Allegations Over UFC Fights
Eric Trump denied cheating allegations after screenshots appeared to show UFC commentator Daniel Cormier receiving a message from an account under Trump's name asking whether any White House UFC fights would be rigged.
Other News
- An ICE agent in New Jersey was reportedly struck by a vehicle and shot at the car as it fled.
- The US Supreme Court turned away a gun industry challenge to a New York law permitting lawsuits against gun makers for endangering safety.
- In the UK, the government launched a lobbying operation to convince Trump that the under-16s social media ban is not aimed at US tech companies.
