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18.06.2026 14:30 US President Donald Trump has acknowledged that global oil reserves were on the verge of exhaustion, a development that pressured Washington to accept Iran's terms for a framework agreement to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

18.06.2026 14:30 U.S. Representatives Gregory W. Meeks, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee; Adam Smith, Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee; and Jim Himes, Ranking Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; today sent a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio demanding the administration brief Congress on the details of the reported Memorandum of Understanding agreed to by the United States and Iran on June 15, 2026.

18.06.2026 14:30 Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen , Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following statement on the reported terms of the Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran.

18.06.2026 14:30 Iran's Red Crescent Society has signed a memorandum of understanding with a Russian state-owned helicopter company for the purchase of 20 helicopters to enhance the country's aerial relief and logistics capabilities, the head of the Iranian relief organisation announced on Wednesday.

18.06.2026 14:30 Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has stressed the responsibility of the US to ensure the proper implementation of the recently reached Memorandum of Understanding with Iran during a phone call with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.

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18.06.2026 14:30 On June 17, 2026, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a phone call with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi upon request.

18.06.2026 14:30 China has expressed full support for the Islamabad memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States, pledging readiness to help facilitate its implementation and strengthen regional engagement.

18.06.2026 14:30 The Philippines, through the Department of Foreign Affairs , on Wednesday welcomed the peace deal reached between the United States and Iran, and expressed hopes for the eventual permanent cessation to hostilities in the region.

18.06.2026 14:30 The secretary general of Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has welcomed the recently concluded memorandum of understanding between Iran and the United States, calling upon the Beirut government to seize the moment and expel Israeli occupation forces from southern Lebanon.

18.06.2026 14:30 The Department of the Air Force awarded several contracts for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, including Increment 1 air vehicles as well as mission autonomy software, in a push to rapidly field advanced combat capabilities.

18.06.2026 14:30 The United States military employed a variant of Elon Musk's Grok artificial intelligence to coordinate rapid-strike offensives during its latest war of aggression waged jointly by the Israeli regime against Iran, a senior Pentagon official has disclosed in a court declaration.

18.06.2026 14:30 Drone Dominance Program Gauntlet Phase II qualifiers concluded last week at Camp Grayling, Michigan. This high-stakes test pitted 49 companies and 79 unique unmanned aerial systems against rigorous mission scenarios, including long-range strikes and close-quarters tactical assaults. Each company brought 20 drones to take on the challenge.

18.06.2026 14:30 Soldiers assigned to the 25th Infantry Division partnered with Philippine Army forces and industry representatives during Exercise Salaknib 2026 to demonstrate how autonomous maritime systems can enhance security and protect critical transportation operations in contested environments.

18.06.2026 14:30 Family members, friends, military leaders and community supporters gathered to recognize more than 100 Maryland National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 29th Military Police Company as they prepared to deploy in support of U.S. Southern Command, or SOUTHCOM, priorities.