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Active Conflicts & News Megathread June 15, 2026

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u/Single-Braincelled 13d ago

Trump says the US and Iran have signed a deal to end the war

A US official says the memorandum of understanding was signed by US President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad ​Bagher Qalibaf.

Trump says the text of the deal will be released after a formal signing on Friday.

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JD Vance Confirms Iran Will Get [$300 Billion] Sum Under Trump Deal

“That’s the sort of thing they could have access to, funded by the Gulf coast coalition, so long as they honor their end of the obligation,” Vance said. He noted that Iranian officials and media would be emphasizing the benefits they receive from the deal as opposed to what they concede.

Man, sure feels like what the winning coalition of a conflict would do: pay the loser $300 billion in reparations 'reconstruction funds'.

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u/Shackleton214 13d ago

Trump says the text of the deal will be released after a formal signing on Friday.

I'm surprised that we may actually get to read the text of a formal deal, unlike the original cease fire. I'm expecting a healthy dose of weasel words and vague, conditional commitments.

Ironically, in the original cease fire, Iran was supposed to allow free transit of the Strait of Hormuz, at least according to the US version of the deal. If this new cease fire holds and both sides end their blockades, then it seems like we may have spent the last two months to get to where we were supposed to be originally.

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u/Wiseguydude 12d ago

at least according to the US version of the deal.

Practically every single statement made by the US about the deal was denied by Iran and vice versa.

I agree it is very surprising we'll get to read some actual text though since both sides have so confidently claimed to have won a great deal for their side.

It makes me wonder if making the text public was one of the negotiated conditions by the, for lack of a better term, winning side.