Trump, Shehbaz Sharif Announce U.S.-Iran Deal To End War, Reopen Strait of Hormuz

U.S. President Donald Trump and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced overnight that the United States and Iran had reached an agreement intended to end their war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and halt military operations on several fronts, including Lebanon.

Trump wrote on Truth Social, “The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete,” and authorized “the immediate lifting of the United States naval blockade.”

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Sharif said in a statement that a “peace agreement” had been reached and that the two sides agreed to the “immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon.”

The Reuters report cited by Ynetnews said the agreement was expected to be signed officially in Switzerland on Friday, June 19, with Iran describing it as a memorandum of understanding and saying signing would open a 60-day period of negotiations toward a final agreement.

Ynetnews also said Israel had not responded publicly to the announcement, but officials in Jerusalem feared the deal could limit Israel’s freedom to act against Hezbollah.

Trump lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after Israel attacked Beirut, with The Independent saying the U.S. president condemned the attack and urged both sides to “not blow it” as negotiations with Iran entered the final stages.

In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote that the “This morning’s attack on Beirut should not have happened,” and he added that the attack it was responding to was “very small and meaningless, nobody was hurt, injured, or killed.”

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Fox News reported that a diplomat involved in the talks told Trey Yingst that the strikes were “a clear attempt by Israel to sabotage the president’s deal and drag the United States back into war.”

MS NOW said Trump told Netanyahu in a call, “What the f— are you doing?” and that he warned Netanyahu not to launch more strikes against Hezbollah targets with a potential deal on the horizon.

The Independent also reported that Iran’s top negotiator said the Israeli attacks in Beirut showed “the US either lacks the will to fulfill its commitments or the ability to do so.”

Ynetnews said the agreement was expected to be signed officially in Switzerland on Friday, June 19, and that Iran’s deputy foreign minister said the memorandum of understanding “does not mean trust in the enemy.”

“In short: US President Donald Trump says Israeli strikes on Beirut "should never have happened" as he maintains the deal to end conflict between the US and Iran will be signed on Sunday, local time, and the Strait of Hormuz will be opened soon after”

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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported that Trump told the WSJ the deal was “now complete” and that he ordered an end to the naval blockade of Iran’s ports in exchange for the free flow of traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

RFE/RL also said Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif confirmed the peace agreement and that “a signing ceremony would be held on June 19 in Switzerland.”

The Independent framed the immediate stakes as the deal’s timing, quoting Trump telling Axios that the attack “It shook it up. It delayed the signing by a few hours.”

Ynetnews added that the full terms were not immediately known, but said sources previously told Reuters that the draft deal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, end the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, and extend a ceasefire.