play Live Sign upShow navigation menuplay Live Click here to searchsearchSign upNews|ExplainerIran war day 116: US eases Iran sanctions; Lebanon ceasefire holdsUS announces the temporary easing of oil sanctions for 60 days after Iran agrees to allow international nuclear inspections.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoThis picture taken from a position in northern Israel, near the border with Lebanon shows a United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) convoy driving past destroyed buildings in southern Lebanon on June 22, 2026 [AFP]By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 23 Jun 202623 Jun 2026Iran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, says an agreement has been reached with the United States to release $12bn in frozen Iranian funds following talks in Switzerland.
The US eased sanctions on Iranian oil for 60 days after Tehran committed to allowing international nuclear inspectors to return to the country during negotiations to end the US-Israel war on Iran.
Israel and Lebanon are scheduled to hold talks in the US as a ceasefire appears to be holding in Lebanon.
So what’s the latest as the conflict enters its 116th day?
