Trump Seals Iran Strait Deal, Leaves Nuclear Issue Open 60 Days — Sky News
sky news reports President Donald Trump said a deal with Iran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz, restoring traffic through a waterway vital to world energy supplies. The agreement leaves Iran’s nuclear program unresolved for at least another 60 days, keeping the core dispute open even as Mr. Trump declared victory.
Trump’s Geneva framework
Mr. Trump said the latest framework is expected to be signed in Geneva on Friday. He also said on Truth Social that he had authorized the toll-free opening of the Strait of Hormuz, adding: “Ships of the World, start your engines,” he wrote. “Let the oil flow!”
The Strait of Hormuz had become a pressure point after stalled ship traffic rattled the global economy. Mr. Trump said the global energy markets would rebound, and he publicly cast the deal as a broader regional reset.
The nuclear dispute remains open
Even with the shipping announcement, the nuclear issue stays unsettled. Mr. Trump said Iran’s nuclear program had been obliterated in U.S. strikes last year, but the deal leaves the question unresolved for at least another 60 days, when both sides are expected to negotiate on nuclear issues.
That gap matters because Mr. Trump tied the agreement to much larger claims about Iran’s future. He said the United States intended to annihilate Iran’s military capabilities, abolish its nuclear ambitions, topple its theocratic leadership, and liberate its people. A later deal that restores shipping but postpones the nuclear question leaves his own end state only partly met.
Trump’s war aims and Friday deadline
Three months before the agreement, Mr. Trump said the only path to a deal was an unconditional surrender one week after the strikes started. On Saturday, he said a deal would be signed the next day. On Sunday, he publicly declared victory and said Iran’s leaders no longer want a nuclear weapon, nor will they have one, either through purchase, development, or any other form of procurement.
Mr. Trump told that his efforts had saved Israel from nuclear extinction and made the Middle East safer. He also said: “It has always been the policy of the United States, in particular, my administration, that this terrorist regime can never have a nuclear weapon” and “I’ll say it again. They can never have a nuclear weapon.”
Iran’s next nuclear talks are due in 60 days, and the framework itself is expected in Geneva on Friday. For now, ships can move again through the Strait of Hormuz, but the broader bargain still has to survive the next round of negotiations.
