Trump Announces Iran Peace Deal, Reopens Strait of Hormuz
United States President Donald Trump said an iran peace deal had been reached on Sunday and ordered shipping through the Strait of Hormuz to reopen. He wrote that the agreement would bring an immediate end to hostilities between Iran and the United States.
Trump’s announcement put the Strait of Hormuz back at the center of the story, after the route had been largely closed since the United States and Israel launched an assault on Iran on December 28. The deal now moves from announcement to implementation, with Trump authorizing the opening of the waterway and the removal of the United States Naval blockade.
Trump’s Truth Social announcement
Trump wrote on Truth Social, “The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete.” He also wrote, “Congratulations to all! I hereby fully authorize the toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and, simultaneously herewith, authorize the immediate removal of the United States Naval blockade. Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow!”
Trump later said, “This Great Deal will bring Peace and Security to the whole Region.” He also hinted that a more comprehensive peace agreement with Iran would follow, leaving the current accord as the first step rather than the final one.
Sharif says talks reached result
Pakistani Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif said on Sunday that the peace deal between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran had been reached after intensive talks. Sharif wrote on X that both sides had declared “the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon,” and said an official signing ceremony would take place in Switzerland on Friday, June 19.
Sharif also thanked the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran for their commitment to a diplomatic solution, and thanked Qatar for its support in reaching the agreement. Sharif added that Saudi Arabia and Türkiye had contributed as well, placing those three governments among the named actors helping move the deal forward.
Lebanon and the shipping route
The sharpest complication comes from the same region the deal is meant to calm. An Israeli air raid on Beirut’s southern suburbs raised fears that the agreement could be sabotaged, even as Sharif said military operations were to end on all fronts, including in Lebanon. The Strait of Hormuz reopening also gives the deal immediate commercial weight, since Trump tied the announcement directly to shipping and to the naval blockade he said would be removed.
Mediators will facilitate a series of meetings this week, giving the agreement a diplomatic track while the opening of the Strait of Hormuz begins to affect shipping. The main unanswered point now is whether the ceasefire language and the promised signing in Switzerland on Friday, June 19, hold through the meetings that are already scheduled.
