Vance says Iran will benefit from agreement ‘if they behave’: Report

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Vance says Iran will benefit from agreement ‘if they behave’: Report

Published: June 17, 2026 | 01:41 GMT | by Web Desk

The US vice president has continued a string of media interviews about the US-Iran agreement, again appearing on Fox News to say Iran could experience “real benefits”, but only if “they fundamentally transform themselves,” Al Jazeera reported.

“The agreement is actually very simple. It says one, Iran can’t have a nuclear weapon, two, the Straits of Hormuz are open, and number three, there are all of these benefits contemplated that the Iranians can get, if they behave,” Vance said.

“If they stop funding terrorism, if they stop supporting the rebuilding of the nuclear arms program, they actually can get some real benefits. If they don’t do any of that stuff, they don’t get anything,” he said.

“The United States wins either way,” Vance added.

Iranian crude oil tankers exit US blockade zone: tracking site

Published: June 17, 2026 | 02:53 GMT | by AFP

Iranian oil tankers have exited the zone in the Gulf blockaded by the US Navy, the TankerTrackers website said on Wednesday, calling it the country's "first crude oil exports in two months."

"At least two National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) VLCC supertankers named DIONA (9569695) and HERO2 (9362073) have exited the US Navy blockade perimeter carrying a combined total of 3.8 million barrels of Iranian crude oil between them," TankerTrackers said in a post on X, citing digital tracking data corroborated by satellite imagery.

The site — which monitors oil shipments and storage — later added that a third NITC tanker had "exited the blockade line with 1 million barrels of Iranian crude oil."

G7 leaders back US-Iran deal, say it’s a ‘historic opportunity’

Published: June 17, 2026 | 00:28 GMT | by Web Desk

The G7 leaders have welcomed the announcement of a deal between the US and Iran as a “breakthrough” and an “opportunity” to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, Al Jazeera reported.

The leaders said they support the deal and “are ready to contribute to its implementation”.

They called for passage through the Strait of Hormuz without “restrictions or tolls” and said they strongly support a “robust and comprehensive diplomatic follow-on agreement” to the deal to “bring peace and security for all in the region”.

On Lebanon, the G7 leaders expressed support for “an immediate robust ceasefire” and for the Lebanese state’s efforts to disarm Hezbollah.

On Palestine, they pledged to “accelerate humanitarian and reconstruction efforts [in Gaza] and the swift implementation of relevant political and security measures,” while also calling for an end to the “violence in the West Bank.”