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US Iran war LIVE: Indian equity markets opened in the green on Tuesday, tracking strong performance across global peers and selective overnight gains in US markets.<\/p>\n
The BSE SENSEX stood at 76,526.77 points, up by 262.44 points or 0.34 per cent, while the NSE NIFTY 50 gained 70.00 points or 0.29 per cent to trade at 23,923.90 points in early trade.<\/p>\n
The initial surge reflects an accumulation of positive domestic sentiment alongside a distinct shift in foreign institutional investor flows.<\/p>\n
Ajay Bagga, Banking and Market expert observed that domestic conditions remain supported by structural changes in foreign capital deployment.<\/p>\n
“Indian markets are showing a positive bias with FII flows turning positive for the last two trading days. If this trend holds, a big overhang will be removed from the Indian markets,” Bagga said.<\/p>\n
Analysing the broader international landscape, Bagga said, “Asian markets are soft this morning as markets mull the contours of the Iran-US deal, the time to recovery of normal tanker traffic from the Gulf and of crude oil prices to stabilise at below USD 70\/bbl.”<\/p>\n
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Jun 16, 2026 10:13:35 AM IST<\/p>\n
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US Iran war LIVE: Strait of Hormuz transit will take \u2018weeks\u2019 to resume, says largest tanker operator<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
US Iran war LIVE: Shipowners will not resume transit through the Strait of Hormuz for weeks until they are confident that the U.S.-Iran deal is “material”, the chief executive of Japan’s Mitsui OSK Lines told the Financial Times in an interview published on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
“What will have to come in place is not just a simple agreement between the relevant countries, but it has to be material and translated into the real situations in the Strait of Hormuz, so that shipping lines can make themselves comfortable to go through,” Mitsui OSK’s Jotaro Tamura said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Jun 16, 2026 9:59:03 AM IST<\/p>\n
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US Iran war LIVE: G7 leaders open summit talks on Ukraine and the Middle East<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
US Iran war LIVE: Leaders at the Group of Seven summit of major industrialized nations face a packed agenda on their first full day Tuesday, including challenging discussions on ending Russia’s war in Ukraine and addressing the Middle East crisis. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will be in attendance at the invitation of host France.<\/p>\n
The Ukraine talks come on the heels of US President Donald Trump’s announcement of an agreement to end the 3 1\/2-month-old U.S. war against Iran. In recent weeks, the Iran conflict has overshadowed the war in Ukraine that Russian President Vladimir Putin launched more than four years ago.<\/p>\n
Trump said he had good conversations on Sunday with both Zelenskyy and Putin. “Now that this (Iran) is finished, we’re going to be focusing on that,” he said, speaking during a bilateral meeting Monday with French President Emmanuel Macron.<\/p>\n
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Jun 16, 2026 9:44:37 AM IST<\/p>\n
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US Iran war LIVE: Trump wanted to sign MoU personally, says US official<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
US Iran war LIVE: US President Donald Trump wanted to sign the MoU with Iran \u2018personally\u2019, a US official told AFP. “The president wanted to sign it personally because he wanted to show his… dedication to bring this through to a successful resolution,” the official was quoted as saying.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Jun 16, 2026 9:19:46 AM IST<\/p>\n
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Iran war LIVE: Iran says talks with US on Friday after MoU signing<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
Iran war LIVE: Iran foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has said that talks with the US will be held in Geneva on Friday following the physical signing of the MoU. <\/p>\n
\u201cOn Friday, a meeting between the heads of the delegations of the two sides is likely to take place in Switzerland, and a MoU between Iran and the US will be signed, followed by the first round of subsequent negotiations,\u201d Araghchi was quoted as saying by Press TV. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Jun 16, 2026 9:12:41 AM IST<\/p>\n
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Iran war LIVE: What is known about the preliminary agreement to end West Asia conflict?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
Iran war LIVE: Even as US President Donald Trump said a preliminary agreement to end the war in the Gulf has been signed by the US and Iran, details have yet not been made public. <\/p>\n
The agreement would extend a tenuous ceasefire announced in April by another 60 days and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively blocked since the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28. <\/p>\n
The deal is the most significant step yet to resolve the conflict, which has killed at least 7,000 people, mostly in Iran and Lebanon, and upended global energy markets. <\/p>\n
Vice President JD Vance told CNN that the signed memorandum was only about 1-1\/2 pages “and so it is a very general document.” Details will be released over the next two days, U.S. officials said. Vance said it included “a very significant sanctions relief package” for Iran.<\/p>\n
US and Iranian officials say it could eventually deliver substantial economic benefits to Iran by lifting sanctions, unfreezing foreign assets and setting up a $300 billion reconstruction fund, paid for by neighboring Gulf states, which host US military bases.<\/p>\n
US officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said Iran would have to satisfy US demands never to build a nuclear weapon and cut off support for militias like Hezbollah in Lebanon in order to get those benefits.<\/p>\n
Iran agreed to sharply curtail its nuclear program in a deal signed in 2015 with the US and other countries. Trump withdrew the US from that accord during his first term as president. That agreement allowed Iran to regain billions of dollars in frozen assets, which Trump has frequently derided as sending “pallets of cash” to Iran.<\/p>\n
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Jun 16, 2026 9:07:58 AM IST<\/p>\n
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Iran war LIVE: When and where will Iran-US sign MoU physically?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
Iran war LIVE: Iran and the US will sign the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Geneva, Switzerland later this week. US Vice President JD Vance will lead technical talks and attend physical signing ceremony of the deal that is set to end months of conflict between Iran and the US.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Jun 16, 2026 8:58:39 AM IST<\/p>\n
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Iran war LIVE: Iran warns of \u2018swift response\u2019 in case MoU violation<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
Iran war LIVE: Iranian Army spokesperson General Mohammad Akrami-Nia warned that any violation of the MoU will be met with \u2018swift response\u2019 <\/p>\n
\u201cWe will maintain the level of readiness of the armed forces more than ever before\u201d and \u201cincrease our defence capabilities during the agreement period,\u201d Akrami-Nia was quoted as saying by Iran’s IRIB News. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe have complete distrust in the enemy. We are facing an enemy that has twice bombed the negotiation table and stabbed diplomacy in the back from behind. Therefore, we have no trust in this enemy, and just as during the ceasefire period, we will seriously pursue the path of strengthening our defensive and deterrent power,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Jun 16, 2026 8:55:45 AM IST<\/p>\n
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Iran war LIVE: Willing to transform relationship if Iranians change their ways, says JD Vance<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
Iran war LIVE: US Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday outlined the framework of US’s emerging agreement with Iran as he asserted that the deal would ensure Iran never acquires a nuclear weapon while opening the door to a potential transformation in relations if the country demonstrates verifiable changes in its conduct.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Fox News, he addressed the claims circulating about financial incentives allegedly linked to the deal. Vance dismissed reports that Washington was transferring billions of dollars to Tehran.<\/p>\n
“I’ve seen a lot of misinformation out there. I’ve seen $24 billion going from the United States to Iran. That number is totally false, totally made up.”<\/p>\n
He reiterated key pointers from the deal–from the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to oil prices coming down and ensuring Iran never has a nuclear weapon, while leaving open the possibility of improved bilateral ties contingent on verified Iranian compliance.<\/p>\n
He told Fox News, “If the Iranians are willing to change their ways and stop trying to build a nuclear weapon, stop trying to fund terrorism all over the Middle East, then we are willing to actually fundamentally transform our relationship with them. That’s what the president has offered. We would need to verify that. We would need to see real progress and real action.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Jun 16, 2026 8:50:28 AM IST<\/p>\n
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Iran war LIVE: Iran has prepared itself for all options, says President Pezeshkian<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
Iran war LIVE: Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian said that Iran has prepared itself for \u2018all options\u2019 even after US virtually signed an MoU and final signing will take place in Geneva later this week. \u201cWhat has been agreed upon is an important step toward stopping the war and beginning negotiations, and a final agreement has yet to take shape. The Islamic Republic of Iran has prepared itself for all options, and the government’s focus\u2014with or without an agreement\u2014is sincere service to the people,\u201d Pezeshkian wrote on X. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Jun 16, 2026 8:45:34 AM IST<\/p>\n
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Iran war LIVE: US intelligence skeptical about Iran’s willingness over nuclear concessions, says report<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
Iran war LIVE: US intelligence agencies have doubts over Iran’s willingness to make the nuclear concessions even as the two sides are seeking a final deal to end months of conflict, CIA director John Ratcliffe has informed President Trump, Axios reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Jun 16, 2026 8:41:48 AM IST<\/p>\n
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Iran war LIVE: Trump says Iran has agreed to \u2018never have nuclear weapons\u2019<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
Iran war LIVE: After virtual signing of the MoU with Iran, US President Donald Trump said that Iran has agreed to never have nuclear weapons again as he also dismissed reports of the US paying Iran $300 billion under the newly announced peace agreement as “fake news.”<\/p>\n
“Iran has agreed to never have a Nuclear Weapon! Also, the story that the US is paying Iran 300 million Dollars is Fake News, put out by the Dumocrats!!!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social account.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Jun 16, 2026 8:39:28 AM IST<\/p>\n
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Iran war LIVE: Gold steady as investors await details of US-Iran peace deal<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
Iran war LIVE: Gold prices were largely steady on Tuesday after rising to a more than one-week high in the previous session, as investors awaited further details on the U.S.-Iran peace deal.<\/p>\n
Spot gold was up 0.2% at $4,315.87 per ounce, as of 0231 GMT, after rising as much as 3.6% on Monday to hit its highest level since June 5.<\/p>\n
U.S. gold futures for August delivery were down 0.3% at $4,337.10.<\/p>\n
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday a preliminary agreement to end the war in the Gulf has been signed by the U.S. and Iran, though details have yet to be made public and both countries said a permanent truce is yet to be negotiated.<\/p>\n
“We have had a good run in gold prices ever since late Thursday on the Iran news. I think this euphoria rally might last for another few days culminating in Friday’s signing ceremony,” said Edward Meir, an analyst at Marex.<\/p>\n
The U.S. dollar held near 10-day lows ahead of the Bank of Japan’s interest rate decision.<\/p>\n
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Jun 16, 2026 8:35:57 AM IST<\/p>\n
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US-Iran war LIVE: Rupee upswing may slow with Iran peace deal facing market test, says report<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n
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