Trump warns Iran if regime 'doesn't live up to' deal following Switzerland talks

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U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on Tuesday shared images of helicopters refueling midair over the Middle East, highlighting the force's range and endurance in regional operations.

“A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53E helicopter is refueled by a KC-130J Super Hercules while flying over the Middle East,” the command said in a post shared on X.

“CH-53 helicopters refuel using a probe-and-drogue system, allowing the aircraft to fly farther distances without landing,” CENTCOM said.

Oil prices settled around 1% lower Tuesday as investors watched crude shipments through the Strait of Hormuz and signs of progress in the U.S.-Iran peace talks, Reuters reported.

Brent crude fell 82 cents, or 1.1%, to $77.08 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude (WTI) declined 65 cents, or 0.9%, to $73.21.

Both benchmarks hit their lowest levels in nearly four months during the session.

On Monday, oil prices fell 3% after the United States gave Iran a 60-day sanctions waiver following initial peace discussions.

Oman and Iran also agreed to continue talks on the future governance of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz.

Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said Tuesday that Israel smuggled thousands of Starlink satellite internet receivers into Iran to help protesters maintain internet access, the Jerusalem Post reported.

Bennett, speaking at the JNS International Policy Summit in Jerusalem, said he launched the effort to help protesters challenge the Iranian regime.

Bennett also criticized Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government, saying it failed to continue the initiative after he left office.

Starlink, operated by Elon Musk's SpaceX, is not licensed in Iran, though Musk has previously said the service is active there, the outlet said.

Iranian officials have previously accused Israel and the United States of smuggling Starlink equipment into the country. 

Tehran will be deciding how to use any assets that are unfrozen under a new deal with the United States, an Iranian envoy said on Tuesday, Reuters reported.

"Iran is the only country to decide what to do with its assets, which are going to be defrozen, and so I reject any claim about that if there would be any role for any other country to have an influence on those decisions or on those processes," Ali Bahreini, Iran's ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva, told reporters, the outlet said.

Vice President JD Vance said Monday that the U.S. and Qatar would have control over the funds when they are unfrozen and that the money could be spent on U.S. corn, soybeans and wheat.

President Donald Trump also said the U.S. Treasury Department would release the Iranian assets "into escrow, controlled by the U.S.A., and will be used for the purchase of food and medical supplies, exclusively from the United States, including corn, wheat and soybeans."

Meanwhile, Bahreini said the two sides had held "very good talks." 

U.K. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper on Tuesday welcomed the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) decision to establish an evacuation plan for thousands of seafarers stranded in the Strait of Hormuz.

“We welcome @IMOHQ's announcement to establish an evacuation plan in the Strait of Hormuz,” Cooper said in a post shared on X.

“This is a vital humanitarian step that will allow thousands of trapped seafarers to leave safely,” she added before stating that the U.K. was “ready to support the U.N. in playing this crucial role.”

IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez said in a statement that the operation would be carried out in cooperation with Iran, Oman, other coastal states in the region, the United States and the maritime industry. 

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Tuesday defended President Donald Trump's military action against Iran, warning that allowing the regime to obtain a nuclear weapon would have devastating consequences for the world.

“The president is doing exactly what is needed, degrading Iran's nuclear capability,” Rutte said on “Special Report with Bret Baier.”

“This is an exporter of chaos. It is an exporter of terrorism,” he said of Iran.

“It would be devastating for the region and would be devastating for the whole world. And if that moment comes, where they get their hands on a nuclear weapon, it's too late,” he warned.

When responding to nations telling the president that the war with Iran was “not our war” and that “we have not started it,” Rutte told Baier that he totally understood “the disappointment.”

“But when you take, for example, Italy, 500 U.S. planes took off from U.S. bases in Italy to support Operation Epic Fury. So this is massive,” he added.

“I think the president, when it comes to Iran, has done exactly what he needed to do,” Rutte said.

Considering the aftermath of the G7 summit and the signing of the memorandum of understanding, or MOU, Rutte told Baier that it “was a big success” given that leaders came to joint conclusions, especially over opening the Strait of Hormuz.

“All the leaders supported him when it came to Iran,” Rutte explained.

“All the leaders there supported him when it came to this principle of freedom of navigation.”

“You see now European allies massively prepositioning their assets close to the strait,” Rutte said.

President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday he had held talks with Lebanese leaders and committed to supporting Lebanon while mobilizing other countries.

“I met with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam and Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies Nabih Berri,” Macron said in a post shared on X.

“To each of them, I reiterated France's commitment to Lebanon's sovereignty and territorial integrity,” he added.

“The establishment of a robust ceasefire, which must be respected by all, should enable the launch of a simultaneous process of Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory and redeployment of the Lebanese armed forces in order to ensure that the state exercises its monopoly on the use of force,” he said.

Macron added that France is ready to “concretely support this process and to mobilize the international community in the coming weeks, alongside the Lebanese government, to bolster the Lebanese armed forces and address the needs of displaced populations.”

The Senate voted 50-48 on Tuesday to back legislation aimed at limiting U.S. military involvement in Iran while President Donald Trump pursues a peace agreement with Tehran.

The measure, which previously passed the House, received support from four Republicans: Sens. Rand Paul, Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and Bill Cassidy. Sen. John Fetterman was the lone Democrat to vote against it.

A White House official dismissed the vote as having "no significance," noting that concurrent resolutions do not go to the president and carry no force of law.

The official told Fox News there are no ongoing hostilities from which to remove U.S. forces, citing the April 8 ceasefire, and said the resolution's passage was due to Republican absences.

Oman launched a temporary maritime corridor Tuesday for ships looking to transit the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reported.

Citing state news media reports, the outlet said Oman had coordinated with the International Maritime Organization, or IMO, on the effort.

Vessels wanting to use the new corridor would need to coordinate with the IMO based on coordinates announced by the organization and Omani authorities, the report said.

The measure aims to ensure freedom of navigation through the waterway in line with international law and the law of the sea without imposing transit fees.

The Trump administration is keeping major U.S. military forces in the Middle East despite lifting its naval blockade of Iran and launching a 60-day negotiating period aimed at securing a long-term agreement with Tehran.

Two carrier strike groups — the USS Abraham Lincoln and USS George H.W. Bush — remain operating in the Arabian Sea, while President Donald Trump said that U.S. naval forces would stay in position even after the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

"All ships are remaining in place should it be necessary to reinstitute the Blockade, which seems, at this point, highly unlikely," Trump wrote on Truth Social Tuesday.

The comments provide the clearest indication yet that the administration intends to maintain its military leverage over Iran while negotiations continue, even as officials tout progress toward a broader agreement.

"The plan is to keep the current force posture during the 60-day negotiations," a senior U.S. official told reporters on a call June 15. "We hope to draw them down, but we're not doing that yet."

The administration has not provided a timetable for reducing its military presence in the region, saying any drawdown would depend on progress toward a final agreement.

"The agreement contemplates the reduction of military forces in the region upon the agreement of a final deal," the official added.

The decision means the Pentagon will maintain a military posture that recently included roughly 50,000 troops deployed across the Middle East, one of the largest U.S. force concentrations in the region in more than two decades.

This is an excerpt from a report by Fox News' Morgan Phillips.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Iran's economy had been severely damaged in the war, while touting lower oil prices and increased exports through the Strait of Hormuz.

"The Iran economy has been crushed and the defense industrial base has been damaged so severely that it'll take many years to rebuild, many, many years," Trump told a crowd in Pennsylvania.

"And now we're trying to work out a deal that's fair. And we also want to work out a deal," Trump added.

Trump pointed to recent economic indicators, including stock market gains and lower oil prices.

"You know, the stock market hit a new high today again. And oil, for the first time in months, hit $70 a barrel," Trump said.

"Think of it, $70 a barrel. And that equates to a very low price."

"That number is going to come charging down. And with oil comes everything else," Trump said.

The president also described what he called "a historic peace agreement" involving Iran and efforts to end conflict in the Strait of Hormuz.

He claimed million barrels of oil had flowed through the strategic waterway on Monday.

"Yesterday, 19 million barrels of oil flowed out of the Strait of Hormuz," Trump said. "That's the most oil in the history of the Strait."

"You've never seen anything like that. It's called oil production," he added. 

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that no world leader has done more than he has to confront international violators, pointing to Iran as an example.

“Right from a year and a half ago, nobody's ever seen anything like this with the hottest country anywhere in the world by a lot,” Trump told a crowd in Pennsylvania during an economy-focused event at Mack Trucks.

“But I stood up to the trade cheaters and abusers and violators of the world like no president has ever stood up before,” he added.

“And now I'm standing up again because Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon, if that's okay,” he said.

“We had 47 years with the president and other people, other countries too, not the only one, that never did anything.

“They were the bully of the Middle East. And now we're leaving Iran with no navy, no air force, no anti-aircraft, no missile capability, no nuclear program. We're leaving them without any nuclear capacity. And they've agreed to that.” 

Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem demanded a complete and scheduled withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon on Tuesday to facilitate a Lebanese army deployment amid the new U.S.-Iran deal to end the Middle East war.

“We now have a ceasefire,” Qassem said on state TV, according to The Times of Israel.

“The withdrawal must take place according to a timetable. Israel has no choice but to fully withdraw from all Lebanese territory, without retaining an inch,” he added.

“Israel withdraws, and the Lebanese army deploys exclusively south of the Litani River.”

Lebanon announced in 2025 that it had completed its deployment in southern Lebanon after disarming Hezbollah in the area as part of a ceasefire deal.

Hezbollah later continued to attack Israel from the area.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian addressed talks between Washington and Tehran, as well as Iran’s defense capabilities, Reuters reported Tuesday.

Speaking at a joint news conference with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Islamabad, Pezeshkian said Iran's missiles were not included in the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed with the U.S. and "will never be," the outlet reported.

The president also said Tehran will never negotiate its defense capabilities with any nation and stated that Iran believes "regional peace and stability can only be achieved through honest dialogue and intra-regional cooperation."

Pezeshkian described Pakistan as "not only a neighbor, but a brother and sincere companion," and said recent developments had shown the strength of mutual trust between the two countries.

President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday that inspectors will visit nuclear sites in Iran “at the appropriate time.” 

Trump said Iran is “wrong” following claims from Iran’s foreign ministry earlier today that there are there were no visits scheduled yet for a U.N. watchdog to inspect nuclear sites. 

“They know they're wrong. They told us inside, and we have it down 100%, inspections,” Trump said following the recent U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland. 

“And if they were right, I’d cancel the meetings right now,” Trump added. 

Trump said there is “no rush” but the inspectors “will be on the ground at the appropriate time.” 

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he thinks “anybody that's been critical" of the Iran deal “has to be educated, even if they're friends of mine.” 

Trump made the remark when asked what he would say to allies of his such as Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, who has spoken out against the deal. 

“Because we have Iran in a position that nobody's ever had,” Trump continued. “This should have been done for 47 years by other presidents. And we have Iran in a position where their military has been totally wiped out, their leadership has been wiped out, their radar has been wiped out.  Everything has been wiped out. They have not a good negotiating position.” 

The Trump administration is prepping a long-awaited, multibillion-dollar request to resupply munitions drained during the Iran war as Congress wrestles with another eye-popping funding request from the Pentagon. 

The Pentagon is expected to request roughly $80 billion in supplemental funding to cover the cost of the war in Iran, a source familiar confirmed to Fox News Digital. That figure is double what War Secretary Pete Hegseth and Pentagon Comptroller Jay Hurst testified before lawmakers earlier this year. 

Lawmakers have been waiting since the war began for a request from the administration with little insight on what the actual price tag would be. 

Whether the request can pass muster in the upper chamber remains to be seen, especially with the backlash among several Democrats and Republicans over President Donald Trump's memorandum of understanding (MOU) that has temporarily paused the war.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., contended, "We need to make sure we're doing everything we can to replenish, resupply a lot of our munitions that have been depleted, not only just with what's happening in Iran but prior to that."

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A U.S. official told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that “it is beyond reproach to see the U.S. mainstream media blindly believe Iranian propaganda without an inkling of skepticism,” after Iran’s foreign ministry claimed there were no visits scheduled yet for a U.N. watchdog to inspect nuclear sites. 

“As the Vice President announced in Lucerne, the Iranians have agreed to invite IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) inspectors back into their country, which is a major milestone toward permanently ending Iran’s nuclear program,” the official said. 

President Donald Trump also said in a Truth Social post earlier Tuesday that "Iran has fully and completely agreed to highest level Nuclear inspections long into the future (Infinity!!!)."

Lebanon’s President Joseph Aoun thanked Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio in a phone call Tuesday “for the attention that the United States is showing toward Lebanon, aimed at ending the war there,” according to a statement from his office. 

The remark comes as Israel continues to respond to provocations from the Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorist group in southern Lebanon. 

Aoun’s office said he, Vance and Rubio on Tuesday “discussed the latest developments related to the situation in Lebanon and the post-Switzerland meetings phase.” Vance traveled with a U.S. delegation to Switzerland this past weekend for the latest round of U.S.-Iran negotiations. 

“The two gentlemen, Vance and Rubio, reaffirmed the United States' support for the positions of the President of the Republic and the Lebanese Government in their orientations toward extending the authority of the legitimate state and strengthening its national sovereignty over all its territories through its army and security forces alone, and enabling it to fulfill its commitments in this regard,” the office said. 

“The two gentlemen, Vance and Rubio, also emphasized the United States' follow-up on the implementation of what was agreed upon in the Switzerland meetings, including the formation of a cell comprising the United States, Lebanon, and the Islamic Republic of Iran to consolidate the ceasefire in Lebanon and monitor the implementation of the measures associated with it,” the office added. “They noted that studies are currently underway regarding the arrangements related to the cell's operations and the manner of its formation.” 

Aoun’s office also said that he “thanked the U.S. Vice President and Secretary of State for the attention that the United States is showing toward Lebanon, aimed at ending the war there, strengthening the authority of the Lebanese state, and the independence of its decision-making, considering it solely responsible for preserving national sovereignty, the dignity of the Lebanese people, and their safety.” 

The Israel Defense Forces said Tuesday that its troops opened fire at a group of Hezbollah terrorists “operating in civilian disguise” in southern Lebanon. 

“A short while ago, in another incident in the Ali al-Tahir Ridge within the security zone, IDF forces identified four terrorists from the Hezbollah terror organization riding a bulldozer and a motorcycle, who crossed into the security zone and approached the forces in a manner that posed an immediate threat,” the IDF wrote on X.  

“Immediately after the identification, the forces carried out warning fire. After the terrorists continued to approach and did not respond to the forces' calls, additional fire was carried out with the aim of removing the threat. A hit was identified,” the IDF continued. 

“The Hezbollah terror organization operates under civilian cover in order to conceal its terror activities,” the IDF also said. “This incident serves as another example of the cynical use the organization makes of Lebanese civilians and civilian infrastructure as a shield for its operations.”   

U.S. Central Command said Tuesday that “Two aircraft carriers continue to operate in the Middle East as U.S. forces remain present and vigilant.” 

The ships are the USS George H.W. Bush and USS Abraham Lincoln.  

CENTCOM released a new image Tuesday showing the USS George H.W. Bush sailing in the Arabian Sea. 

President Donald Trump said earlier Tuesday that he has allowed the Strait of Hormuz to remain open with no U.S. military blockade, but that “all ships are remaining in place should it be necessary to reinstitute the Blockade, which seems, at this point, highly unlikely.”

A U.S. official told Fox News on Tuesday that Iran has agreed to “robust” inspections of their nuclear sites, disputing claims from Iran’s foreign ministry that no visits are scheduled yet for a United Nations watchdog agency. 

“As President Trump and Vice President Vance have made clear, the Iranians have agreed to robust IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) inspections of the remains of their nuclear weapons program, which was totally obliterated by Operation Midnight Hammer and Operation Epic Fury,” the official told Fox News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst. 

“The Iranian regime will say what they have to say for their domestic audience, but the fact remains that we’ve reached a major milestone toward permanently ending Iran’s nuclear program,” the official added. 

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said earlier Tuesday that no visits have been scheduled for the IAEA to inspect Iranian nuclear sites damaged in strikes by the U.S. last year, according to The Associated Press. 

Fox News’ Trey Yingst and The Associated Press contributed to this post. 

A U.S. official told Fox News on Tuesday that talks between Israel and Lebanon are underway Tuesday in Washington, D.C. 

State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said last week that Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun spoke by phone on Friday, where they “discussed the next round of negotiations, scheduled for June 23–25 in Washington, where the two sovereign governments will make progress toward a lasting peace.” 

“Secretary Rubio reiterated the need to disarm Hezbollah and to re-establish control over all Lebanese territory,” Pigott said, refencing the Iran-backed terrorist group in Lebanon. “They also discussed the need to coordinate with regional allies to advance these aims.” 

Israel and Hezbollah reached a ceasefire agreement on Friday, but the truce has come under strain in recent days. 

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that 19 million barrels of oil flowed out of the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. 

“Oil prices are tumbling down, and the World is a much safer place!!!” Trump added in a post on Truth Social. 

Commercial traffic is ramping up in the key waterway after Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian last Wednesday signed a 14-point memorandum aimed at ending the war. 

The International Energy Agency says the “Strait of Hormuz, through which an average of 20 million barrels per day of crude oil and oil products were shipped in 2025, is one of the world's most critical oil transit chokepoints.” 

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said Tuesday that no visits have been scheduled for a U.N. watchdog to inspect Iranian nuclear sites damaged in strikes by the U.S. last year, according to The Associated Press.

The remark comes after Vice President JD Vance said Monday that Tehran agreed to invite International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors into the country.

President Donald Trump then said Tuesday that "Iran has fully and completely agreed to highest level Nuclear inspections long into the future (Infinity!!!)."

Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House for comment.

Fox News Digital's Emma Bussey and The Associated Press contributed to this post.

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the Iranian regime has “completely agreed to highest level Nuclear inspections long into the future,” in what is a “major” concession. 

“Despite their protestations and false statements to the contrary, coupled with the drumbeat of the Fake News, which is doing everything possible to make the U.S. Victory as small and insignificant as possible, Iran has fully and completely agreed to highest level Nuclear inspections long into the future (Infinity!!!),” Trump wrote on Truth Social.  

“This will insure ‘Nuclear Honesty.’ If they did not agree to this, there would be no further negotiations!” Trump continued. “Based on this and other major concessions being made by Iran, I have agreed to allow the Hormuz Strait to remain OPEN, with no further Naval Blockade. However, all ships are remaining in place should it be necessary to reinstitute the Blockade, which seems, at this point, highly unlikely.” 

Trump also said “talks are going well!” and that “the Money and/or Sanctions that the U.S. Treasury is releasing goes into escrow, controlled by the U.S.A., and will be used for the purchase of food and medical supplies, exclusively from the United States, including Corn, Wheat, and Soybeans from our great American Farmers.” 

“These are things that are desperately needed by Iran,” according to the president. “This is a humanitarian crisis, and I feel it is necessary to help, NOW, before it is too late.” 

Data and intelligence company Kpler told FOX Business on Tuesday that 39 ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Monday in one of the highest daily figures since Operation Epic Fury began. 

Kpler added that the number is likely to change based on transits in which vessels have their transponders turned off to avoid being detected. 

On Feb. 28, when Operation Epic Fury started, 78 ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz, according to Kpler. On Saturday, June 20, 41 vessels made it through the key waterway.

The figures come after Vice President JD Vance told Fox News on Saturday that “we're not seeing any evidence that the Iranians are still closing down the Strait of Hormuz.” 

“We got 16 million barrels out of the Strait of Hormuz in just the last 24 hours,” Vance said at the time. “That is basically to where it was before the war even started. And so that suggests that the Straits really are open.” 

FOX Business’ Lauren Simonetti contributed to this post.

The Israel Defense Forces said Tuesday that it struck “armed terrorists” who were posing an “immediate threat” to its soldiers operating in southern Lebanon. 

“A short while ago, the IDF identified a cell of armed terrorists operating in close proximity to IDF soldiers in the Security Zone in the Ali al-Taher Ridge area,” the IDF said in a statement. “Following the identification, the soldiers struck the terrorists north of the Security Zone in order to remove the threat.” 

“The IDF will continue to operate to remove immediate threats and will not allow the Hezbollah terrorist organization to harm Israeli civilians and IDF soldiers,” it also said. 

The flare-up comes despite Israel and Hezbollah, an Iran-backed terrorist group, reaching a ceasefire agreement last Friday. 

Fox News’ Yonat Friling contributed to this report. 

President Donald Trump on Monday warned that he would take whatever action he deems necessary if Iran fails to uphold its commitments amid a new 60-day roadmap agreement after talks in Switzerland.

"If Iran doesn't live up to their agreement, or if they're not behaving, I will do what I have to do," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

The results of the latest negotiations include measures to prevent incidents and miscommunication in the Strait of Hormuz, as well as the creation of a "deconfliction cell" to help enforce the U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement across all fronts, including Lebanon.

Vice President JD Vance also said Monday that Tehran agreed to invite International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors into the country.

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