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The president Donald Trump announced this Sunday on his Truth Social platform that the agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran was "complete" and immediately authorized the opening of the Strait of Hormuz and the lifting of the U.S. naval blockade.
"The agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete. Congratulations to everyone! I hereby fully authorize the unrestricted opening of the Strait of Hormuz and, simultaneously, I authorize the immediate lifting of the U.S. naval blockade. Ships of the world: start your engines! Let the oil flow!" Trump wrote.
Minutes before Trump's announcement, the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif —the official mediator of the process— had tweeted on X that the peace agreement between both nations had been "REACHED", with an immediate and permanent cessation of military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon.
The official signing ceremony is scheduled for Friday, June 19 in Switzerland, according to the announcement by Sharif, who expressed gratitude for the contributions of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey in the process.
The announcement came after a day of extreme diplomatic tension. That same morning, Israel bombed the neighborhood of Dahiyeh in the southern suburbs of Beirut, resulting in at least two deaths and four injuries in an attack that the Israel Defense Forces described as "precise" against a Hezbollah command center.
The main Iranian negotiator, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, reacted strongly to the bombing: "Either he lacks the will to fulfill his commitments, or he does not have the capacity to do so. If you cannot meet your commitments, it is impossible to talk about continuing on this path."
Trump himself acknowledged to Axios that the Israeli attack had complicated the negotiations: "It has shaken him. It has delayed the signing by a few hours. It was supposed to happen right now."
The American president publicly demanded that Israel halt its attacks in Lebanon and urged Hezbollah to refrain from responding, noting that they were "very close to an agreement that would bring peace to the region."
The agreement ends a conflict that began on February 28, 2026 with a coordinated aerial offensive by the United States and Israel—referred to as "Operation Epic Fury"—against Iranian nuclear and military facilities.
Iran responded at that time with missiles and drones and closed the Strait of Hormuz, through which approximately 20% of the world's oil passes, triggering a global energy crisis. The United States established a naval blockade starting on April 13, 2026.
According to a draft leaked to Reuters, the agreement would include the suspension of Iran's nuclear program —with a commitment not to produce nuclear weapons under the Non-Proliferation Treaty and the destruction of highly enriched material— in exchange for the lifting of sanctions on Iranian oil and the release of frozen assets estimated at 24 billion dollars, with a 60-day period to negotiate the final terms.
Iran had suspended negotiations on June 1 due to Israeli attacks in Lebanon, and on June 8, it declared a cease of its military operations contingent upon Israel stopping its actions in Lebanese territory.
At the close of this Sunday, Tehran had not issued an official confirmation of the agreement, although Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian indicated that the Supreme National Security Council had concluded that "the path of dialogue must be pursued."
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