After a military conflict lasting over 100 days, U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that a comprehensive peace agreement with Iran is “now complete.” The diplomatic resolution effectively ends months of regional hostilities and mandates the immediate removal of the U.S. Naval blockade on Iranian ports.
Trump explicitly authorized the “toll-free opening” of the Strait of Hormuz and ordered the end of the naval blockade, according to The Times of Israel. The vital maritime corridor has remained closed to international shipping since late February, disrupting global energy markets and supply chains.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who led mediation efforts alongside Qatari officials, formally confirmed the agreement. Sharif stated the finalized terms include an “immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon.”
Under the established parameters, Iran agreed not to pursue or develop nuclear weapons. In return, the United States committed to dismantling and disposing of Iran’s highly enriched uranium stockpile once regional conditions stabilize.
Delegates will convene for an official signing ceremony of the memorandum of understanding on Friday, June 19, in Switzerland. Technical pre-implementation meetings are scheduled to occur in the interim to coordinate the military withdrawals.
The diplomatic breakthrough survived a final-hour crisis when an Israeli airstrike hit Hezbollah targets in Beirut on Sunday. Trump publicly berated Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the military action, stating it “should not have happened” while final negotiations were underway, according to a Time magazine report.
Reopening the Strait of Hormuz restores a critical maritime choke point. The passage traditionally handles approximately one-fifth of the global oil and liquid gas supply.