Trump Says U.S. Has Reached Iran Deal, Claims Hormuz Closure Lifted

President Donald Trump said the United States will sign an agreement with Iran, telling The Wall Street Journal that the deal has not yet been formally accepted by Tehran. He said he or Vice President J.D. Vance would sign it electronically, and described it as a major step toward ending a conflict that has lasted nearly four months. Some have described the arrangement as a memorandum of understanding that would lead to more talks, but Trump framed it as a substantive breakthrough.

Trump said the deal would include an Iranian commitment not to obtain nuclear weapons and the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. He also said he was not pressing to remove nuclear material from Iran right away, adding that it could happen later. “We’ll take the nuclear dust later, when we’re ready to go in and do it. I’d say over the next month or two, there’s no pressure,” he said, calling that approach “harmless.”

Asked about skepticism that Iran would agree, Trump said he wanted the strikes to stop and believed Iran wanted the war to end as well. “I think they want it to happen. It’s never happened to them before,” he said. He added that he was not concerned about regime change in Iran and said, “As for regime change, I never cared about regime change. This is the third group we’re dealing with, and this is the most rational group so far.”

Trump said the Iranians would face strict inspections, though he did not explain how they would work. He said Iran would not receive cash, but sanctions might be lifted. “We’ll see how they behave,” he said. He also said the maritime blockade on Iran was working and described it as “stronger than the strikes.” Trump further claimed that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu supports the deal, saying, “Bibi is fine with it.”

In a separate post, Trump wrote that the agreement with Iran was now complete, ordered free and toll-free passage through the Strait of Hormuz, and said the U.S. Navy’s maritime blockade was being lifted immediately. “Ships of the world, start your engines. Let the oil flow!” he wrote. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also announced a peace agreement between the U.S. and Iran, saying it includes an immediate and permanent halt to military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon, with a formal signing ceremony set for Friday, June 19, in Switzerland.