FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin A preliminary U.S.–Iran agreement was signed on 15 June to extend the fragile ceasefire reached in April by another 60 days and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. President Donald Trump said the agreement has been signed and that a formal ceremony is planned in Geneva, while both sides stressed that a permanent peace deal still needs to be negotiated. According to Reuters, oil prices fell after the announcement, reflecting hopes of reduced disruption to global energy markets. RelatedNews Indian LNG carrier first to cross Hormuz following US-Iran deal Mine clearance efforts could delay Hormuz traffic resumption var jnews_module_21375743_0_6a3159092d51b = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21375743","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"4346,2647,131","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":"","ads_image_link":"","ads_image_alt":"","ads_image_new_tab":"","go