End of War Agreement Reached After 106 Days; Signing Ceremony in Geneva on the 19th

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The United States and Iran have reached an agreement to end the war after 106 days of conflict. The signing ceremony for the memorandum of understanding (MOU) is scheduled to take place in Geneva, Switzerland, on the 19th, with reports suggesting that President Trump may attend.

Reporter Park Won-kyung has the story.

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U.S. President Donald Trump announced around 6:30 a.m. today (June 15, KST) that the agreement to end the war with Iran has been finalized.

President Trump explained that "immediately following the signing of the peace agreement, the Strait of Hormuz will be fully opened without tolls, and the U.S. naval blockade of Iran will be lifted."

U.S. lead negotiator Vice President J.D. Vance emphasized that the agreement ensures Iran will be blocked from possessing nuclear weapons.

[J.D. Vance / U.S. Vice President (Interview with Fox News): Iran will never have a nuclear weapon, and they will not be able to develop, procure, or attempt to purchase nuclear weapons.]

Iran also stated that it discussed the final text of the MOU for nearly 15 hours in Tehran with a delegation from Qatar, the mediating country, and that the agreement was reached after this text was accepted.

Iran is emphasizing that this agreement will lead to a permanent cessation of hostilities on all fronts, including Lebanon, the stronghold of the pro-Iranian militant group Hezbollah.

[Kazem Gharibabadi / Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister: This memorandum of understanding was signed despite our complete distrust of our enemies.]

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who has been mediating the negotiations between the U.S. and Iran, stated that the signing ceremony is scheduled to be held in Switzerland on the 19th.

It is reported that both the U.S. and Iran will hold working-level meetings in Doha, Qatar, to prepare for the official signing ceremony.

U.S. Vice President Vance and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf are expected to attend the ceremony as representatives, and Vice President Vance mentioned the possibility of President Trump's attendance.

President Trump had hoped for the agreement to be reached on June 14 (U.S. time), his 80th birthday, but the negotiations faced a crisis of collapse as Israel launched another airstrike on Beirut, the capital of Lebanon.

Vice President Vance explained that the agreement was made possible after the U.S. detected signs that Iran was preparing a missile retaliation against Israel and communicated with Iran to dissuade them from the strike.

The New York Times assessed that, in the end, Israel's airstrike on Lebanon actually accelerated the final agreement and resulted in an outcome favorable to Iran.

(Video Editing: Choi Jin-hwa)
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