A US-Iran ceasefire is locked in, and Delta gets set to dance
6/15/202611 min
Tuesday, 16 June: A US-Iran ceasefire is locked in; Questions over fuel prices; Tackling crime that targets Australian kids; And Delta gets set to dance...
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First 90 secondsAnna Pykett· Host0:00
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Alice Dempster· Host0:04
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Anna Pykett· Host0:26
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Alice Dempster· Host0:28
It's Tuesday the 16th of June. In your Squiz today, a US-Iran ceasefire is locked in, questions over fuel prices, tackling crime that targets Australian kids, and Delta gets set to dance. This is your Squiz today. [upbeat music] Anna, we spoke about US President Donald Trump's birthday yesterday, and one major thing went his way for it, a diplomatic breakthrough in the Middle East. As we know, it's been months of will they, won't they negotiation since the US-Israel war started in Iran, and now the US says it's signed a ceasefire deal.
Anna Pykett· Host1:05
Yeah, the US says President Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Iranian Parliament speaker Mohammed Bagher Ghalibaf have virtually signed a memorandum of understanding ahead of an official signing ceremony in Switzerland, which is expected to happen later this week on Friday. In terms of the specifics, we still don't know exactly what's in the agreement, but we do know both Trump and the Iranian regime are claiming this as