US and Iran presidents sign ceasefire agreement

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U.S. President Donald Trump signed the Iran Memorandum of Understanding at the Palace of Versailles on Wednesday (June 17), just prior to a dinner hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron. (0107-CORRECTION-IRAN-CRISIS/USA-SIGN-TRUMP-UPDATE)

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1. U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, SIGNING MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH IRAN, SEATED BETWEEN FRANCE PRESIDENT, EMMANUEL MACRON, AND FIRST LADY, BRIGITTE MACRON, WITH U.S. SECRETARY OF STATE, MARCO RUBIO, STANDING BEHIND / TRUMP'S SIGNATURE ON DOCUMENT / OFFICIALS APPLAUDING, MACRON SHAKING HANDS WITH RUBIO, TRUMP HANDING SIGNED DOCUMENT TO RUBIO, TRUMP SHAKING HANDS WITH MACRON, MACRON APPLAUDING

Trump defended the U.S. deal with Iran at a G7 summit in France, saying on Wednesday (June 17) that a continued war in the Middle East could have caused an economic catastrophe. (9803-IRAN-CRISIS/TRUMP)

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2. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, SAYING:

“And this meeting could not have come at a better time. On Sunday we reached an agreement with Iran that achieves everything we set out to accomplish - everything and much more; ending the current conflict, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and preventing Iran from ever obtaining a nuclear weapon. That’s what it was all about. It was 99% Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon. They can’t develop it, buy it, they can never have a nuclear weapon.”

The text of the agreement between the United States and Iran has been officially signed by the presidents of both sides, Iran state media reported early on Thursday (June 18). (0176 IRAN-CRISIS/PEZESHKIAN-SIGNING-STILL)

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3. (SOUNDBITE) (Farsi) IRANIAN NEWS ANCHOR SAYING: (SOUNDBITE CONTINUES OVER STILLS OF IRANIAN PRESIDENT, MASOUD PEZESHKIAN HOLDING MEMORANDUM):

“The text of the memorandum of understanding ending the war of aggression imposed by the United States and the Zionist regime against the Islamic Republic of Iran was signed by the presidents of Iran and the United States in the early minutes of Thursday, June 18. Mr. Masoud Pezeshkian, President of Iran, and Donald Trump, President of the United States, signed the text of this memorandum digitally and remotely within a short period of time. The spokesperson for the Iranian negotiating team said that the text emphasizes that negotiations will be held only on the lifting of sanctions and the nuclear issue.”

4. STILLS OF PEZESHKIAN

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday (June 18) he had signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war with Iran. The MOU was also signed by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, a U.S. official told Reuters. (0097 IRAN-CRISIS/USA-SIGN-TRUMP)

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5. U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, FRENCH PRESIDENT EMMANUEL MACRON AND FRENCH FIRST LADY BRIGITTE MACRON / (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, IN EXCHANGE WITH OFF-CAMERA REPORTERS:

REPORTER: “Did you sign the MOU?”

TRUMP: “It’s signed, yeah, it’s signed. It’s signed in Versailles (unintelligible).” / TRUMP GETTING INTO CAR

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday (June 18) said a Group of Seven summit this week had been “a success” and showed unity behind Ukraine.

Macron also said an agreement between the United States and Iran had been signed at Versailles, which he described as a step toward ending conflict and restoring peace, including the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz without tolls during a 60-day negotiating period covering nuclear, ballistic and regional issues. (0105 G7-SUMMIT/VERSAILLES-MACRON)

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6. (SOUNDBITE) (French) FRENCH PRESIDENT, EMMANUEL MACRON, SAYING:

“And indeed, this evening, and this is very good news, this agreement between Iran and the United States of America was officially signed by the president right here at Versailles. I believe, it is an agreement that makes it possible to end the conflict, that enables peace, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz without tolls, with a 60‑day period that will begin to conclude an agreement on nuclear issues, ballistic matters, and regional activities. So we will continue to work, but in any case this is a moment of peace and good news for many of our compatriots, because normally fuel prices will also fall, as will the price of gas.”

The United States will restart military action and reimpose a blockade if Iran does not fulfill its commitments under its agreement with the U.S., Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters on Thursday (June 18). (0218 IRAN-CRISIS/HEGSETH)

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7. (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, PETE HEGSETH, SAYING:

"And the president has pointed out, that we will be prepared to recommence if underneath the timeline of these talks, Iran does not do what it says it's going to do. Just give up nuclear weapons, give up nuclear ambitions, give away their nuclear material, close nuclear facilities. Then the War Department is here and prepared to restart if we need to."

The text of the agreement between the United States and Iran has been officially signed by the presidents of both sides, Iran state media reported early on Thursday (June 18), citing foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei. (0096-IRAN-CRISIS/BAGHAEI-MORE)

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8. (SOUNDBITE) (Farsi) IRAN'S FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESPERSON, ESMAEIL BAGHAEI, SAYING (SOUNDBITE STARTS ON SHOT OF NEWS ANCHOR):

"The Iran–U.S. memorandum of understanding is now officially complete and finalised, since it has been signed by both sides."

Residents of Tehran expressed feelings of joy on Thursday (June 18) after the U.S. and Iran presidents signed an interim ceasefire agreement. (0178-IRAN-CRISIS/TEHRAN REAX)

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9. TEHRAN'S STREETS WITH PEOPLE AND THE BILLBOARD OF IRAN'S FLAG

10. BILLBOARD SHOWING IRANIAN FLAG

11. PEOPLE WALKING ACROSS STREET

12. (SOUNDBITE) (Farsi), IRANIAN CITIZEN, MOHAMMADALI MIRZAEE, SAYING:

“Considering that Iran was facing two major global powers, the United States and Israel, it was able to deliver a strong punch to them. In my view, this memorandum was a major victory, and it can also be a turning point in international politics as well as in domestic politics.”

13. MURAL OF IRAN'S PREVIOUS LEADERS,

14. PEOPLE WALKING

15. (SOUNDBITE) (Farsi), IRANIAN CITIZEN, SHAGHAYEGH HAYATI, SAYING:

"Nobody likes aggression against their country. This war, this noise and commotion, is certainly a source of distress for all of us. Of course, if it is in the interest of the people, we are also very happy that this has happened.”

16. MURAL OF PICTURE OF THE FOUNDER OF IRAN'S REVOLUTION

The U.N. nuclear watchdog on Thursday (June 18) welcomed the interim peace deal signed by Washington and Iran, saying it would now be involved in technical discussions to implement the agreement. (0226-IRAN-CRISIS/NUCLEAR-UN)

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17.(SOUNDBITE) (English) IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL RAFAEL GROSSI, SAYING:

"I think it's good that, the memorandum is there, now, the technical work starts."

18. GROSSI AT PRESS CONFERENCE

19. (SOUNDBITE) (French) JOURNALIST ASKING QUESTION SAYING:

“Based on the memory of February 26, are you afraid of a repeat of the same thing or are you more optimistic after the signing of this accord”

20. (SOUNDBITE) (French) IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL RAFAEL GROSSI, SAYING (SOUNDBITE STARTS ON SHOT OF JOURNALIST):

“Thank you for the question. When you are working for peace we cannot allow ourselves to be frustrated by past defeats. What has happened, has happened. Now we have a chance, we need to seize it. And that is what we are going to try and do with all our strength and conviction.”

The MarineTraffic tracker on Thursday (June 18) showed vessels sailing in the Strait of Hormuz as the U.S. and Iran released the text of an interim agreement to end their war. (0172-IRAN-CRISIS/HORMUZ-ANIMATION)

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21. VARIOUS OF MARINE TRAFFIC IN GULF AND STRAIT OF HORMUZ, BETWEEN 0400 GMT AND 0800 GMT

Asian stocks were steady and oil prices dipped on Thursday (June 18) as investors assessed progress toward ending the war in the Middle East after the presidents of the U.S. and Iran signed an interim peace deal, though uncertainties still hovered. (0112-GLOBAL-MARKETS/ASIA-OPEN)

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22. SCREEN SHOWING NIKKEI 225 SHARE AVERAGE OPENING AT 70,163.71, UP 261.46 POINTS

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25. STOCK PRICES FLUCTUATING ON SCREEN

Oil prices fell on Thursday (June 18) following the signing of the provisional agreement to end the war between the U.S. and Iran, but an expert said the market is 'approaching the issue with caution' amid some uncertainty in the short term. (0182-IRAN-CRISIS/EUROPE-STOCKS)

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