Absolute devastation inside the Kapotnya refinery in Moscow, Russia. The fires fully engulfed large parts of the Russian refinery, but also objects surrounding this military target have been compromised, whether by Russian air defense action or shrapnel of the exploding refinery.
Just prior to this evenings dinner at Versailles in France, hosted by President @EmmanuelMacron—President @realDonaldTrump signed the Iran Memorandum of Understanding, once Secretary Rubio received it…
“A pretty key moment in history we are sharing together…” @SecRubio
🔥🛢️ The Moscow Oil Refinery came under large-scale aerial attack early this morning, much larger than the one carried out just two days ago.
📍 The facility processes around 11.6 million tonnes of oil annually and is one of the most important fuel suppliers for the Russian capital.
Footage of a Ukrainian attack drone hitting a storage tank at the Moscow Oil Refinery this morning, sending the tank lid perfectly soaring hundreds of feet.
CHESTER, PA (DELAWARE COUNTY) **MULTI VICTIM SHOOTING** UNITS ON SCENE REQUESTING EMS FOR FOUR VICTIMS SHOT AT THE UNO PIZZERIA & GRILL. ONE FEMALE SHOT IN THE UPPER BODY AND ONE 17-YEAR-OLD MALE SHOT TO THE CHEST. #BREAKING
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman: both parties have signed the memorandum, there will be no signing ceremony in Switzerland
(from Iran state media Tasnim)
Iran will charge fees for services in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran's Foreign Ministry -Fars
Transferring enriched nuclear materials out of Iran is also "unacceptable", the ministry adds
President Trump personally signed a copy of the agreement during a dinner with the President of France at the Palace of Versailles. A phot of the signed agreement was sent to the Iranians and the mediating countries
Millionaire tech CEO Joshua Baer has died after a private jet crashed onto a highway in Texas
The plane struck a passenger vehicle on the highway before catching fire
The US has just released the official text of the memorandum of understanding reached over the weekend with Iran
A senior US administration official read out the 14-point document, which spells out provisions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz, easing certain financial restrictions on Iran and sets out expectations for addressing Iran’s nuclear program during future technical talks
The draft of the MOU that we reported on this morning is below, for our readers to compare the changes https://t.co/RUcu6TrGQP
🇺🇸🇮🇷📄The U.S., Iran & the mediators are discussing moving up the signing of the MOU, currently scheduled for Friday, and maybe even sign it today "electronically". Meeting of negotiators still planned for Friday in Switzerland. My story on @axios
https://t.co/bEx9Cr82w4
Iran state media Fars: "The negotiating team's trip to Switzerland has not been canceled yet...consultations are continuing at various levels and any final decision regarding the signing of the memorandum of understanding or related programs will be announced."
Iran state media Tasnim: "A source close to the negotiating team told Tasnim: 'The negotiating team's trip to Switzerland on Friday has not been canceled, but the details of the arrangements for signing the memorandum of understanding are still being discussed and no details have been finalized yet.'"
Tropical Storm #Arthur Advisory 5 (10 AM CDT, Wed Jun 17): Tropical Storm Arthur Develops Near the Middle Texas Coast. Life-Threatening Flooding Expected Across Portions of the Southeastern United States. https://t.co/tW4KeGdBFb
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Update from Laredo, Texas Police Department on small plane that crashed on a highway in Laredo. Six people were on board, and one of them has died. Five officers went to the hospital for smoke inhalation. (Video from Laredo Police Department Facebook.)