The United States and Iran have signed a preliminary agreement aimed at ending months of conflict and paving the way for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, sanctions relief for Tehran and a new round of negotiations on Iran's nuclear programme.
The total number of young people aged 15–34 in the GCC countries reached approximately 23.5 million in 2024, accounting for 38.2% of the GCC states' total population.
US President Donald Trump said the United States could restart the war or become the "guardian of the Middle East" and receive 20% of the region's revenues if Iran fails to reach an acceptable agreement on its nuclear programme.
The United States and Iran have announced an agreement aimed at ending months of conflict and paving the way for the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route for global energy supplies, although key details of the accord remain unclear.
US President Donald Trump said an agreement with Iran is scheduled to be signed on Sunday and would lead to the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but Iranian officials indicated that significant differences remain and denied that a final deal was ready for signature.
The US and Iran have signaled that an agreement to end their war was close, with a senior US administration official saying both sides had agreed on a text and that Washington expects to sign an initial deal soon, said media reports. Hours after the White House statement on the deal, the US military had it had downed multiple Iranian drones near the Strait of Hormuz.
US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he had cancelled planned military strikes against Iran after negotiations reached what he described as the highest levels of Iran's leadership, raising hopes of a breakthrough agreement that could end days of fighting and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
US President Donald Trump said on Thursday it would hit Iran again tonight and threatened to seize the country’s oil infrastructure including its main export terminal Kharg Island “in the not too distant future, triggerring a strong response from Iran which threatened to attack Elon Musk’s companies in the Middle East.
Bahrain was targeted by more than 36 Iranian drones this morning, Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani has said.
Bahrain's ministries and public institutions will be closed on the 1st of Muharram, corresponding to Tuesday, June 16, 2026, it has been announced.
