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On June 18, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 860, Byzantine-Rus' War: A fleet of about 200 Rus' vessels sails into the Bosphorus and starts pillaging the suburbs of the Byzantine capital Constantinople. In 1951, Mohammed Al-Sager, Kuwaiti journalist and politician was born. In 1961, Alison Moyet, English singer-songwriter was born. In 1979, SALT II is signed by the United States and the Soviet Union. In 2003, Larry Doby, American baseball player and manager (born 1923) passed away. In 2005, Mushtaq Ali, Indian cricketer (born 1914) passed away. In 2013, Brent F. Anderson, American engineer and politician (born 1932) passed away. In 2014, Stephanie Kwolek, American chemist and engineer (born 1923) passed away. In 2023, Titan, a submersible operated by OceanGate Expeditions, imploded while attempting to view the wreck of the Titanic, killing all five people on board including the co-founder and CEO of the company, Stockton Rush in the North Atlantic Ocean. In 2023, Notable victims of the Titan submersible implosion: Shahzada Dawood, Pakistani-British businessman (born 1975) Hamish Harding, British businessman (born 1964) Paul-Henri Nargeolet, French navy commander and explorer (born 1946) Stockton Rush, American businessman, CEO and founder of OceanGate (born 1962) passed away. Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.

How US-Iran MoU could boost Tehran's oil exports and future production

Al Jazeera English

June 18, 2026

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The memorandum of understanding (MoU) to end the war, open the Strait of Hormuz, and begin talks on halting Iran's nuclear program, is now in effect. What does this agreement mean for Iran's future oil production? And how much oil does Iran actually have to export? Al Jazeera’s Perry Wilton explains. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X: https://X.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.news/AJEMobile #DonaldTrump #MasoudPezeshkian #Iran #IranWar #USIranCeasefire #USIranDeal #USIranMoU #USIranMemorandumOfUnderstanding #USIsraelWarOnIran #StraitOfHormuz #IranNuclear #EnrichedUranium #IranFrozenAssets #IranFrozenFunds #AlJazeeraEnglish

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