Middle East crisis live: Tehran says it will charge ships in strait of Hormuz after 60 days; US-Iran presidents sign peace deal

Chief Iranian negotiator says key waterway will ‘not return to prewar conditions’ after 60-day window; both sides sign memorandum of understanding extending truce Reaction: Donald Trump’s Iran deal met with anger, relief and incredulity Analysis: Trump’s Iran deal is result of unrealistic ambitions for an untenable war Welcome to our continuing live coverage of the crisis in the Middle East. The US and Iran have released the text of an interim agreement their presidents have signed to end their war, but Donald Trump has threatening to resume attacks and kill Iranian officials if Tehran fails to honour its commitments. Iran’s leaders did not address the new threats while celebrating the deal , with Ghalibaf saying on state television: “Everything we sought to achieve through military action, we obtained several times over through negotiation; ⁠it was not even comparable.