Trump Says Deal With Iran Is Done, Strait of Hormuz to Reopen Immediately

U.S. President Donald Trump said overnight Sunday to Monday that “the agreement with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete,” and announced the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz along with the end of the U.S. naval blockade. In a second post, he said the deal would bring “peace and security” to the region and declared, “Ships of the world, start your engines. Let the oil flow!”

Trump said that after the agreement signed on Friday, and once mine-clearing is completed, oil will flow again through both ends of the waterway “for the benefit of the region and the entire world.” He also said that many presidents had tried and failed to make peace with Iran, while he had found a leader able to help achieve “real peace.”

Pakistan said the understandings were reached after “intensive talks” between Washington and Tehran, and described them as a “permanent and immediate cessation of military activity in all arenas, including Lebanon.” Islamabad thanked the United States, Iran and Qatar for working toward a diplomatic solution, and said the negotiations were accelerated in recent hours under Qatari and Pakistani mediation.

Iran then issued its own statement saying the war and military activity on all fronts, including Lebanon, would end immediately and permanently starting last night. Tehran said final talks would begin only after the other side fulfills its commitments under the memorandum of understanding. The announcement followed days of regional tensions and Iranian threats to attack Israel over the strike in Beirut’s Dahiyeh. According to reports, Israeli ministers criticized Trump’s remarks after fire from Lebanon, saying the message normalized shooting at a sovereign state.

A leaked U.S. plan reportedly offers Iran financial relief and other economic benefits, in exchange for signing the memorandum and stopping fire. The proposal also calls for the immediate lifting of the blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, rather than the gradual opening previously planned. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone with Trump on Sunday night, interrupting a security and political cabinet meeting, and Defense Minister Israel Katz also spoke with U.S. War Secretary Pete Hegseth. An informed official told Channel 12 that Trump updated Netanyahu on progress toward a deal, and Israeli officials said there had been real movement in recent hours.