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Timeline: US-Iran conflict, negotiations since start of war

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Timeline: US-Iran conflict, negotiations since start of war

2026-06-16 16:42 Last Updated At:06-17 00:27

The war in Iran lasted for more than 100 days until the two sides electronically signed on Monday a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the conflict.

The conflict started on the last day of February, when the United States and Israel launched joint military strikes against Iran, killing the country's then-Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei.

In the days that followed, Lebanon's Hezbollah joined the conflict, launching rockets and drones toward Israel in retaliation for Khamenei's killing.

By March 8, Iran's new Supreme Leader was chosen - Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the slain leader.

One month later, Washington and Tehran agreed to a two-week ceasefire.

However, peace talks in Pakistan collapsed just four days later, prompting the United States to announce a shipping blockade on Iranian ports.

Since then, negotiations have remained stalled for months, punctuated by sporadic clashes across the region.

On June 8, a U.S. military helicopter was shot down, triggering a new wave of mutual retaliatory strikes.

Just three days after that, Iran moved to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

On June 15, the United States and Iran finally reached a memorandum of understanding to extend the ceasefire by 60 days for negotiations, with a formal signing in Switzerland on Friday.

Timeline: US-Iran conflict, negotiations since start of war

Timeline: US-Iran conflict, negotiations since start of war

The United States could soon reimpose sanctions on Russia's oil shipment, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday at the Group of Seven (G7) summit in France, where efforts to end the conflict in Ukraine are high on the agenda.

Speaking to reporters in Evian, a town on the shores of Lake Geneva in eastern France, Trump said the restrictions on Russia's oil shipment can return after the openness of the Strait of Hormuz allows more oil transit. "We're in a position to do that soon," he was quoted as saying, citing a peace deal reached with Iran over the weekend.

In March, the U.S. Treasury issued a 30-day waiver allowing countries to purchase Russian crude oil and petroleum products that were already loaded on vessels and stranded at sea. The waiver was later extended as the conflict involving Iran and disruptions around the Strait of Hormuz continued to pressure oil markets.

Trump says U.S. to reimpose sanctions on Russian oil

Trump says U.S. to reimpose sanctions on Russian oil

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