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, "Authorizing the Production, Delivery and Sale of Crude Oil, Petrochemical Products, and Petroleum Products of Iranian Origin Through August 21, 2026" (issued June 22, 2026) — the temporary, roughly sixty-day oil waiver.
, winding down the June authorization as the agreement deteriorated.
A private-sector Reconstruction and Development Fund established within the framework, funded by companies (South Korea, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, the U.S., and others) — not U.S. government money, and not operational until a comprehensive final deal. Iran had originally sought $400 billion in war reparations, which Washington refused. Report (Iran International, carrying Reuters): Fact-check:
two U.S. service members killed and one missing; four others medically evacuated and later discharged. NPR: CNN: Background:
the United States resumed strikes at the president's direction after the Jordan attack; Iran continued striking U.S. and allied targets and the Strait of Hormuz returned to the center of the war.