{"id":704500,"date":"2026-06-15T00:33:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-15T00:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/704500\/"},"modified":"2026-06-15T00:33:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T00:33:09","slug":"us-iran-peace-deal-announced-trump-says-strait-of-hormuz-reopening-conflict-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/704500\/","title":{"rendered":"US-Iran \u2018peace deal\u2019 announced; Trump says Strait of Hormuz reopening | Conflict News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>United States President Donald Trump has announced that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/6\/14\/anticipation-pushback-in-iran-as-mediators-work-to-finalise-deal-with-us\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ceasefire deal<\/a> with Iran has been agreed to and that toll-free shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will now begin.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement, later confirmed by Iran\u2019s deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi on Sunday, will immediately end hostilities between Iran and the US.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, who turned 80 on Sunday, said the deal allows for toll-free shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been largely closed since the US and Israel launched an assault on Iran on December 28.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete,\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCongratulations to all! I hereby fully authorize the toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and, simultaneously herewith, authorize the immediate removal of the United States Naval blockade. Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He later said in a separate post, \u201cThis Great Deal will bring Peace and Security to the whole Region\u201d, and hinted that a more comprehensive peace agreement with Iran would follow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMany presidents have tried to make Peace with Iran, and all have failed before me. The Leaders of the Region have, for the first time, found a President who can help them achieve real Peace. With the opening of the Strait upon the signing of the Deal on Friday, for purposes of mine removal, oil will flow on both ends again for the Region, and the World!\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>He later warned Iran, in an interview with The New York Times, that the US could restart military operations or become \u201cthe guardian of the Middle East\u201d in exchange for 20 percent of the region\u2019s revenues.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s announcement came after Pakistani Prime Minister Shebaz Sharif announced the deal on X, saying it is to end fighting on all fronts, including in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowing intensive talks, we are pleased to announce that the Peace Deal between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran has been REACHED. Both sides have declared the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon,\u201d Sharif wrote.<\/p>\n<p>An official signing ceremony will take place in Switzerland on Friday, June 19, he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe would like to thank the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran for their commitment to finding a diplomatic solution to the conflict. We would also like to extend our sincere appreciation to our brothers in this mediation effort, the great leadership of the State of Qatar, for their support in reaching this agreement,\u201d Sharif wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would also especially thank the visionary leadership of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Republic of T\u00fcrkiye for their immense contributions in this regard. With the agreement now in place, mediators will facilitate a series of meetings this week. These pre-implementation discussions will lay the foundation for the technical talks and the official signing ceremony.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The announcement follows days of speculation that a deal would be reached. Trump had said earlier that a ceasefire agreement would be announced on Sunday, until Israel launched an air raid on Beirut\u2019s southern suburbs, leading to fears that the agreement could be sabotaged.<\/p>\n<p>Then, after repeated\u00a0warnings by Iranian leaders that Tehran was ready to strike Israel for bombing Beirut \u2013 a red line for Tehran \u2013 Pakistan\u2019s prime minister posted his announcement on X that a deal had been agreed upon, with other countries welcoming the news.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4651427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/getty_6a2c374f43-1781282639.jpg\" alt=\"BEIJING, CHINA - MAY 25: Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrives for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People on May 25, 2026 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Tingshu Wang - Pool\/Getty Images)\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/>Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced the ceasefire agreement on X [Tingshu Wang \u2013 Pool\/Getty Images]<\/p>\n<p>Qatar credited its partnership with Pakistan in helping a memorandum of understanding come to fruition, following intense mediation in recent days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe State of Qatar welcomes the agreement reached on the Memorandum of Understanding between the United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran on addressing the outstanding issues between them, including ensuring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, and considers it an important step towards consolidating sustainable peace and promoting economic growth regionally and internationally,\u201d Qatar\u2019s Ministry of Foreign Affairs wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he was ready to aid the further technical talks between the US and Iran, adding that he hopes the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz will stabilise energy markets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAttention must now turn to fully implementing the memorandum of understanding to ensure the Strait reopens and remains fully and permanently open, and that the detailed elements of the nuclear agreement are finalised,\u201d Starmer said in a statement on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are clear that toll-free freedom of navigation must now be restored,\u201d in the Strait of Hormuz, he added.<\/p>\n<p>A \u2018new era\u2019<\/p>\n<p>French President Emmanuel Macron also praised the deal and said that Paris would support the Lebanese government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI welcome the agreement reached between the United States and Iran, the result of a diplomatic effort to which several partners contributed. I call for its swift and full implementation by all parties to the conflict,\u201d Macron said in a social media post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis agreement must allow for the urgent and unconditional reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, which the international mission established with the United Kingdom is ready to support. The resources are in place and ready to be deployed,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe resumption of maritime traffic, without restrictions or tolls, is essential for regional stability and the global economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>France \u201cwill also continue to provide its full support to the determined efforts of the Lebanese authorities to restore the sovereignty of the State, which alone can ensure Lebanon\u2019s stability and territorial integrity and meet the needs of its populations\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n<p>US Vice President JD Vance, meanwhile, said the ceasefire deal could mark a \u201cnew era\u201d in the Middle East and praised Trump for the agreement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat the president has done is create the real space to transform that region. And now, hopefully a new era with the Iranians,\u201d Vance said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think we can safely say, with confidence, that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon\u2026 This is just a great thing for the American people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vance said he hoped energy prices would decrease, and that he plans to attend the signing ceremony next week in Switzerland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"United States President Donald Trump has announced that a ceasefire deal with Iran has been agreed to and&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":704501,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[23,1127,12,1076,801,31737,129,3,16236,15275,21,19,22,20,25,24],"class_list":["post-704500","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-states","tag-america","tag-conflict","tag-donald-trump","tag-europe","tag-iran","tag-lebanon","tag-middle-east","tag-news","tag-pakistan","tag-qatar","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=704500"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704500\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/704501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=704500"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=704500"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=704500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}