US-Iran news LIVE: Will Tehran and Washington end 106-day war, sign peace deal today? Trump shares Hormuz opening date

A senior Trump administration official said the peace deal enjoys support from regional partners, including Israel and Gulf countries. “We feel quite confident that all of our allies- the Israelis and the Gulf coalition- will get on board. Obviously, that doesn’t mean they give up the right to self-defence, and if Iranians don’t honor their end of the obligation, I wouldn’t expect the Israelis to not respond,” ANI quoted the official as saying on negotiations.

Iran on 13 June marked anniversary of last year’s 12-day war against US and Israel. Iran’s top negotiator and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf mourned those killed in the conflict and vowed to continue to resist pressure from the United States and Israel.

In a post on X, he wrote, “One year has passed since the start of the first round of criminal attacks by the Israeli and American regimes on our eternal home, Iran.”

Iranian authorities on Saturday announced late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s funeral schedule. The farewell ceremony will be held on 4 and 5 July at the Imam Khomeini Prayer Grounds in Tehran, according to Iran’s Fars News Agency. This will be followed by a procession ceremony in Tehran on 6 July. On 7 July, procession ceremony will take place in the holy city of Qom and in Mashhad on July 9. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s will be buried at the holy shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad.

As US-Iran deal inches closer, Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian took to X to hail Iran’s unity during war.

US President Donald Trump issued a stark warning for Iran in case peace deal isn’t closed today. Threatening Tehran of ‘ultimate alternative’, in a post on Truth Social, he wrote, “We look forward to working with Iran, and the entire Middle East, long into the future. Hopefully, this process will all work out quickly, easily, and smoothly. If it doesn’t, we have the ultimate alternative, hopefully never to be used again!”

US President Donald Trump posted on social media on Saturday that the peace deal with Iran was slated to be signed on 14 June, on his 80th birthday. Following the signing of the deal, the Strait of Hormuz would open for all, he declared. “The Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow, and immediately after it is signed, the Hormuz Strait is OPEN TO ALL,” the post said.

US President Donald Trump on Saturday claimed that Iran does not want a nuclear weapon as he shared the date for signing of peace deal.

In a social media post on Truth Social, Donald Trump stated, “Barack Hussein Obama’s Deal with Iran, the JCPOA, was an easy, beautiful, smooth road to a Nuclear Weapon, which Iran would have had six years ago, and would have used long before now.”

He added, “My Agreement with Iran is the exact opposite, A WALL TO NO NUCLEAR WEAPON! In fact, they no longer want a Nuclear Weapon, nor will they have one, either through purchase, development, or any other form of procurement.”

US forces redirected 141 commercial vessels and disabled 9 since they imposed blockage over the Strait of Hormuz to control movement of Iranian ships. In a post on X, CENTCOM stated, “An MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopter lifts off from the flight deck of USS Delbert D. Black (DDG 119) as the ship transits the Arabian Sea in support of the blockade against Iran. As of June 13, CENTCOM forces have redirected 141 commercial vessels and disabled 9 to ensure compliance.”

US Central Command in its latest update on blockade of Iranian vessels in Strait of Hormuz said, “Sailors aboard USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) perform maintenance on MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters, keeping them mission-ready as the aircraft carrier transits the Arabian Sea and supports the U.S. blockade against Iran.”