Tokyo, June 15 (Jiji Press)--Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Monday that she welcomes a U.S.-Iran peace deal "as a major step toward bringing the situation to a close." "I strongly hope that the memorandum will be steadily implemented, that free and

The agreement came after more than three months of stop-start negotiations and bouts of fighting since late February, roiling global energy and commodities markets.

Leaders from Japan, Germany and New Zealand welcomed the agreement between the United States and Iran, expressing hope that it would lead to broader regional stability and…