00:00Details about the United States-Iran interim agreement to end the war in the Middle East
00:04begin to emerge. US President Donald Trump says the deal will rule out a nuclear weapon for Tehran
00:10while a US official says it allows Iran to sell oil upon signing. Iran has long said that it will
00:16not develop a nuclear weapon and that its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes only.
00:20The Memorandum of Understanding signed this week extends a tenuous ceasefire announced in April by
00:26another 60 days to allow the warring countries to negotiate a permanent truce. Under the deal,
00:31the US will end its blockade of Iran's ports while Tehran will restore the passage of oil tankers and
00:36other maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. Meantime, Trump also criticizes Israel's
00:41strikes in Lebanon, saying it was unnecessary to bomb entire apartment buildings to target Hezbollah militants.
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