Trump Announces Peace Deal With Iran, Orders Opening of Strait of Hormuz

Agreement ends months of U.S.-Iran military operations; signing ceremony set for Friday in Switzerland as oil markets eye relief ahead of midterm elections.

IRAN — Donald J.Trump posted on Truth Social on June 15, 2026 at 7:03 AM EST, announced on Sunday that the United States has reached a peace deal with Iran, declaring an end to months of military hostilities and ordering the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping. “Let the oil flow!” Trump declared on Truth Social after completing the agreement on his 80th birthday, authorizing the “toll-free opening of the Strait of Hormuz” and the “immediate removal of the United States Naval blockade,” according to a report by Just The News (see justthenews.com). The full terms of the agreement were not publicly available as of Sunday evening, but Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, who served as a key mediator in the negotiations, confirmed that both sides have declared an immediate and permanent end to all military operations, including those in Lebanon. A formal signing ceremony is scheduled for Friday in Switzerland. The conflict began on Feb. 28 with joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran that killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Trump has said the war was launched to prevent Tehran from developing a nuclear weapon after negotiations on the matter failed, with additional objectives including the destruction of Iran’s missile capabilities and navy and cutting off Iranian funding of militant groups abroad. One major unresolved question is whether Iran has agreed to wind down its nuclear enrichment program — a central sticking point throughout the negotiations. Trump had claimed nearly 40 times since the start of the war to be close to a deal, according to CNN, making Sunday’s announcement the culmination of a long and uncertain diplomatic process. The agreement could have significant economic and political implications. The Strait of Hormuz carries roughly 20 percent of the world’s oil supply, and the U.S. naval blockade had disrupted maritime commerce for weeks, contributing to higher gas prices and declining approval ratings for the Trump administration. Markets are expected to respond favorably if commercial shipping fully resumes through the strait. However, uncertainty remains heading into Friday’s ceremony. On Sunday alone, Trump expressed frustration over Israel launching strikes on Lebanon in response to a Hezbollah attack, asserting that the Israeli action jeopardized the peace agreement. Fighting in Lebanon had been a persistent sticking point, with Iran insisting that any ceasefire must include the country. Trump repeatedly pressed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to halt operations against Hezbollah, leading to considerable tensions between the two allies. How Israel will respond to the final agreement remains an open question. Public opinion in the United States has been broadly opposed to the war, and views of Israel have soured during the conflict (see theguardian.com). Sharif said mediators would facilitate a series of pre-implementation meetings this week to lay the groundwork for technical talks and the official signing. “These pre-implementation discussions will lay the foundation for the technical talks and the official signing ceremony,” he said. In the last 30 days, 33 of Trump’s 746 Truth Social posts — roughly 4.4 percent — have addressed the Iran and Ukraine conflicts, reflecting the dominant role the wars have played in his public messaging.

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