Trump's Statements on Iran Deal, Ukraine, and Zelensky Meeting

Second stage of deal with Iran, meeting with Zelensky and Ukraine: Trump’s statements

According to the US leader, in the event of an Israeli attack on Lebanon, the deal with Iran may remain in place

Control over Strait of Hormuz de facto handed to Iran — TV

Despite the work on the agreement on opening the strait that is due to be signed on June 19, during the recent conflict Iran demonstrated its ability to block access to this major waterway, the sources said, adding that US intelligence suggests that Iran can do it again

Russian MP warns of nuclear proliferation risk if Israel uses nukes against Iran

Alexey Pushkov noted that the question of whether Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will use nuclear weapons in Iran has been actively discussed on American television in recent days

US troop buildup near Iran not sign of any new decisions — White House

The United States and Israel launched a military operation against Iran on February 28

Contact group on Ukraine to meet on sidelines of June 18 NATO defense ministers’ meeting

The United Kingdom and Germany will convene the Ukraine Defence Contact Group at NATO HQ

Oman, Iran reiterate commitment to ensuring free navigation in Strait of Hormuz

Tthe parties expressed hope that the sides will make efforts to create a favorable climate for promoting the political and diplomatic process and maintaining security and stability in the region

Trump calls Obama administration’s transfer of $350 billion of arms to Ukraine 'crazy'

The US leader emphasized that Washington was selling weapons at present

Persian Gulf countries running out of interceptor missiles - Bloomberg

Iran has fired almost 1,200 ballistic missiles and 4,000 Shahed drones at the Gulf states since the start of the war

US awaits Zelensky’s agreement to peace settlement in Ukraine — congresswoman

Anna Paulina Luna also published a link to Vladimir Zelensky’s X post about a meeting held in Evian-les-Bains

EU preparing for possible energy supply crisis due to conflict in Iran — Spanish newspaper

The EC assures that there is currently no risk to supplies, though markets are feeling the impact of rising Brent crude oil prices, which has led to higher gas and oil prices in Europe

Putin to discuss prospects for expanding cooperation with prime minister of Laos

On June 18, on the sidelines of the anniversary Russia-ASEAN summit in Kazan, Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to have a meeting with Prime Minister of Laos Sonexay Siphandone

Malaysia’s PM, ASEAN Secretary General to visit Business Forum in Kazan — Kremlin aide

The event will be dedicated to such current topics as information technology, artificial intelligence, international trade, transport and logistic connectivity and partnership within the framework of the Eurasian Economic Union and ASEAN, Yury Ushakov noted

G7 leaders intend to tighten sanctions pressure on Russia's oil and gas sector

According to the leaders of G7, the deal between the US and Iran on unblocking the Strait of Hormuz creates suitable conditions for this step

Sollers sales down 10.4% in May to 2,840 vehicles — company

Sales of UAZ vehicles lost 19% to 1,965 units

NATO forces intercept missile presumably launched from Iran — Turkish Defense Ministry

According to the ministry, "all necessary measures are being taken decisively and without hesitation against any threat directed at Turkey's territory and airspace"

Critics of deal with Iran essentially propose endless war for US — Vance

The US vice president says that the opponents of the agreement are "not actually dealing with the reality" of what is in the document

Iran divides countries into three categories based on use of Strait of Hormuz — TV

According to the TV channel, all states are divided into three categories — "hostile," "neutral," and "friendly"

Russia, Iran emphasize need to stop reckless attacks on Bushehr NPP — Foreign Ministry

The ministry noted that the conversation "emphasized the inadmissibility of creating threats to the lives and health" of the plant’s personnel and "the risks of a radioactive disaster for the entire region"

Next year’s Russian manned missions to ISS due in March, September — source

The spring mission will take to the orbit Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitsky, Belarusian cosmonaut Marina Vasilevskaya and NASA astronaut Tracy Dyson

IRGC Navy keeps requiring vessels to coordinate with them despite lifted US blockade

The Iranian broadcaster said that all Iranian vessels are currently passing through the Strait of Hormuz unhindered

West working out scenarios for pre-emptive strikes against Russian naval bases — aide

Nikolay Patrushev noted that it is no secret that merchant ships regularly arrive at Russian ports with magnetic mines attached to their hulls, saying there are reasons to believe that the mines are planted at European ports

China increased Russian LNG imports by 18.2% in 2025

As follows from the General Customs Administration statistics, the price of LNG imports for the reporting period amounted to $4.98 billion, same as in 2024

Trump says Iran has 48 hours to make deal or open strait

Time is running out: 48 hours remain before all hell rains down on them, US President said

G7 to up supplies of air defense systems, interceptors, long-range systems to Ukraine

The Group of Seven countries are ready to consider licenses allowing Ukraine to raise the volume of its own military production

IN BRIEF: What we know about Tu-22M3 aircraft training flight that went wrong in Siberia

Four crew members are receiving treatment at the hospital, Governor of the Irkutsk Region Igor Kobzev said

IRGC calls for US Air Force chief to resign after aircraft downed in Iran

The IRGC Navy also congratulated the air defense forces of the Islamic republic’s army on intercepting an US F-15E fighter jet and an A-10 attack aircraft in the skies over Iran

Iran survives attacks, brings US to its knees - Israeli media

According to the report, for a long time, Israel has not seen such a consensus in society, between the leftist and far-right forces, that the US-Iran deal is a "strategic defeat" for Israel and a "failure" for the United States and moderate Sunni states in the region

Now that deal with Iran is done, US to focus on Ukraine — Trump

The US president confirmed plans to discuss the Ukrainian peace process at a joint news conference with French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the G7 summit

Tehran to strike enemy infrastructure similar to that attacked in Iran — top diplomat

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said that Iran will attack US infrastructure in the Persian Gulf region

UK investigates reports of Russian frigate firing off warning shots in English Channel

According to the BBC, the incident allegedly occurred on June 16 about 20 nautical miles south of the Isle of Wight

Zelensky expects separate meeting with Trump on Wednesday

According to Vladimir Zelensky, representatives of the two countries will hold meetings at various levels over a 24-hour period

Ukrainian troops trapped near Drobyshevo in Donetsk region - military expert

According to Andrey Marochko, several fire pockets have been formed between the settlements of Drobyshevo and Stavki

Yacht that caused incident with Russian frigate was sailing from Britain to France

The yacht departed at 4:15 a.m. GMT from Lymington Bay in Hampshire County in southwest England

Trump says threatened Thailand and Cambodia with new duties

US President said he was sure that the duties is an important tool in the foreign policy for his administration

Kremlin outlines Russia-ASEAN summit program

The program begins on the evening of June 17 with a reception on behalf of the president of the Russian Federation in honor of the heads of delegations

Issue with Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline to be solved soon — envoy

Chairman of the Russian part of the Russia-China Committee of Friendship, Peace and Development Boris Titov emphasized that the issue relates more to logistics, but not to the price