Iran Foreign Ministry spokesperson said the agreement text should exist in electronic form and be signed by the presidents of both countries.

Following UK data, GBP/USD dropped about 20 pips to 1.3421.

June 17 — The Lijian-1 Yao-15 launch vehicle completed final assembly and testing at the Zhongke Yuhang industrialization base, passed factory acceptance and is scheduled to perform a one‑rocket, five‑satellite launch from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation test area in the near term. The roll‑out sets a model delivery record and follows the Lijian‑1 Yao‑14's one‑rocket, eight‑satellite mission completion on June 15 by two days, marking a rapid handover between mission completion and new-vehicle delivery. The manufacturer says Lijian‑1 now operates at a high cadence of monthly rollouts and monthly launches and is capable of bulk storage, rolling backup and rapid launch.