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US-Iran Deal Evacuates 11,000 Sailors, Mandates Nuclear Inspection

6/24/2026

Summary

Story summary

International Maritime Organization announced evacuation of 11,000 sailors stranded in the Gulf with Iran, Oman and United States.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran cannot charge Strait of Hormuz tolls under memorandum and began a Gulf tour of United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain.
The memorandum calls for International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections of Iran’s nuclear program and for Tehran to stop funding Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis.

History

Historical Context

In April 2015 Iran and the P5+1 (United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, China) and the EU announced a framework that became the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, obliging Iran to cut centrifuges from about 19,000 to 6,104 and permit full IAEA inspections. The International Maritime Organization’s recent memorandum echoes that inspection-based model to curb Iranian funding of militancy and steady Strait of Hormuz shipping.

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Story summary

International Maritime Organization announced evacuation of 11,000 sailors stranded in the Gulf with Iran, Oman and United States.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Iran cannot charge Strait of Hormuz tolls under memorandum and began a Gulf tour of United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain.
The memorandum calls for International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspections of Iran’s nuclear program and for Tehran to stop funding Hamas, Hezbollah and Houthis.

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