United States President Donald Trump has announced that Washington and Tehran have reached a peace agreement aimed at ending months of conflict, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and lifting the US naval blockade on Iranian ports. He also called for an end to all further attacks.
Trump declared that the agreement was complete in a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, saying commercial shipping and oil exports would resume through the vital waterway.
“The deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete. Congratulations to all,” he wrote.
Trump said he had authorised the toll-free reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the removal of the US naval blockade imposed on Iranian ports.
“Ships of the world, start your engines. Let the oil flow,” he added.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, whose government played a leading role in the negotiations, also announced that an agreement had been reached.
Sharif said both sides had accepted an immediate and permanent end to military operations on all fronts, including hostilities linked to Lebanon.
The formal signing is expected to take place in Switzerland on Friday, June 19, after further meetings between diplomats and technical officials.
Iranian officials said the full text would be published after the signing.
Kazem Gharibabadi, Iran’s deputy foreign minister, said the memorandum did not mean that Tehran trusted Washington.
He added that negotiations on unresolved political, nuclear and economic issues would continue for 60 days. Iran, he warned, would respond if the United States failed to meet its obligations.
The announcement came hours after Trump condemned an Israeli attack on Beirut, warning that renewed violence could derail the diplomatic process.
Israel said it targeted Hezbollah positions in the Dahiyeh area of the Lebanese capital after the armed group fired projectiles towards northern Israel.
Lebanese authorities reported deaths and injuries from the strikes.
Trump said Israel had a right to defend itself but argued that the attack should not have happened while Washington and Tehran were close to finalising an agreement.
He called for an end to further Israeli attacks in Lebanon and also urged Hezbollah to stop firing at Israel.
“There should be no more attacks by Israel anywhere in Lebanon, but there should also be no more attacks by any other party, including Hezbollah, against Israel,” Trump said.
Iran condemned the Beirut attack and warned that the United States would share responsibility for its consequences because of Washington’s close military and political relationship with Israel.
Senior Iranian officials said the strike had raised fresh questions about whether the United States was willing or able to restrain its ally.
Tehran also warned that a response could follow if Israel continued to attack Lebanon.
Pakistan said the agreement covered an end to military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon. However, Israel is not a signatory to the US-Iran agreement, creating uncertainty over how that part of the arrangement would be enforced.
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most important shipping routes.
A significant share of internationally traded oil and liquefied natural gas passes through the narrow waterway connecting the Gulf with the Arabian Sea.
Restrictions on shipping during the conflict reduced supplies, increased transport risks and pushed global energy prices higher.