onsdag 17 juni 2026
Middle East Crisis Peace Talks
Information: Here are the points of the US-Iran agreement
The Bloomberg news agency has published what it says is a draft of the 14-point agreement that Iran and the US are to formally sign on Friday.
The first point of the agreement states that the countries and their allies immediately end the war on all fronts – including Lebanon, which Israel has attacked in order to defeat the terrorist group Hezbollah.
In points four and five, respectively, the countries agree that the US will lift its blockade of Iranian ports and that Iran will open the Strait of Hormuz to international traffic.
The other points establish other parts of the agreement that several media outlets have previously reported on through sources. This concerns, among other things, an investment fund of around 300 billion dollars – equivalent to around 2800 billion kronor – that will be established to rehabilitate the Iranian economy.
Coalition ready to clear mines in the Strait of Hormuz
Following the announcement of an agreement between Iran and the US, a coalition of around 20 countries is ready to clear mines and otherwise facilitate shipping when the Strait of Hormuz reopens, France 24 reports.
The TV channel states that France and Britain have been the driving force in bringing the countries together in the coalition. In addition to them, Germany and Italy have said they are ready to provide mine-clearing ships.
France, in turn, has had a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in place near the Arabian Peninsula since mid-May.
“It could be deployed within two to three days,” French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday, but added that it is not certain that the US will accept offers of help.
Experts: “Is a complete capitulation on the part of the US”
If the US and Iran actually sign the 14-point memorandum of understanding that Bloomberg published on Wednesday – and which is claimed to be the latest official draft – it will mean a “scorching defeat for the US and Donald Trump”.
This is what Fredrik Meiton, head of the North Africa and Middle East Program at the Swedish Institute for International Affairs, says in an interview with DI.
“I read it as a complete capitulation on the part of the US. These are enormous concessions,” says Meiton, referring, among other things, to the points that mean the US will work to lift several international sanctions against Iran.
Similar opinions are heard from several quarters around the world. In a column for Bloomberg, analyst John Authers writes that “few thought it would be the US, not Iran, that would wave a white flag”.
“It is difficult to see what this American escapade has accomplished, beyond killing a very old man,” Authers continues, referring to the death of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei at the beginning of the war.
G7 meeting in France
Trump to world leaders: "I'm the boss"
Donald Trump called himself the boss in front of the rest of the world leaders in the G7 on Wednesday. The American president stopped in front of the round table before sitting down for the meeting.
- I'm the boss, he said in front of Keir Starmer, Friedrich Merz and Emmanuel Macron, among others.
Reuters writes that Trump's statement was joking but true. The United States plays a major role in several issues discussed at the meeting, including support for Ukraine.
No formal talks between the United States and Canada at the G7
Canada and the United States will not have any formal meetings in connection with the G7 meeting in France, reports the CBC.
Canada and the United States almost always have a one-on-one meeting with each other on the sidelines of the informal talks at the summit, but Prime Minister Mark Carney is calm.
– I wouldn’t make too big a deal out of it. We’ve had seven or eight conversations in the last 36 hours and will talk more today as well.
The relationship between the US and Canada has deteriorated since Donald Trump became president. In January, Carney received a lot of attention after a speech in which he talked about a destroyed world order and great powers behaving badly.
Zelenskyj pleased with increased support from G7 countries
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj is pleased after the G7 countries announced more support for Ukraine.
“Most importantly, we agreed to further strengthen Ukraine’s air defense,” Zelenskyj writes on X after participating in a meeting in France. The power supply to the air defense will also be secured.
The G7 countries also promised to increase economic pressure on Russia. Among other things, by strengthening sanctions on the oil sector as soon as the Strait of Hormuz is reopened.
G7: Ukraine to manufacture long-range missiles under license
The G7 countries will grant licenses to companies in Ukraine to manufacture long-range missiles and air defense systems.
The announcement comes after the leaders of the G7 countries pledged renewed support for Ukraine in a joint statement.
“We are all producing too little right now, and this can be compensated for by granting licenses to companies that have this production capacity,” said German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in connection with the G7 meeting in Évian-les-Bains, France.
According to Merz, it is American companies, in particular, that will grant licenses to Ukrainian and European arms manufacturers.
The informal G7 (Group of Seven) consists of seven of the world's leading industrialized countries that are also considered democracies: France, Italy, Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, and the United States.
Until 2014, Russia was also part of the group, which was then called the G8.
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