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Trump news at a glance: Long way to Friday and Iran peace deal signing

‘A compromise deal packed with fudges’; Newsom says Trump weaponizing justice department against him. Key US politics stories from Monday 15 June at a glance

Trump news at a glance: Long way to Friday and Iran peace deal signing

TL;DR

  • News of a potential reopening of the Strait of Hormuz sent stock markets higher and oil prices lower.
  • Iran had closed the waterway during a war with the US and Israel.
  • Donald Trump declared the Strait of Hormuz will be "completely open" from Friday, but the deal's terms are unclear.
  • Gavin Newsom stated that Donald Trump directed the US Department of Justice to investigate him and his wife.
  • Robert F Kennedy Jr. is demanding answers from a medical journal that removed a paper suggesting a link between vaccines and infant death.
  • A medical examiner ruled the death of a Haitian asylum seeker in Pennsylvania a homicide.
  • Eric Trump denied cheating allegations after screenshots appeared to show a request about rigged UFC fights.
  • An ICE agent in New Jersey was reportedly struck by a vehicle and shot at the car as it fled.
  • The US Supreme Court turned away a gun industry challenge to a New York law that permits lawsuits against gun makers.
  • The UK government is lobbying the US administration about an under-16s social media ban.