Trump, Shehbaz Sharif Announce U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Deal, Remove Naval Blockade

President Donald Trump and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced Sunday that a ceasefire deal had been reached between the United States and Iran, with Iranian state media broadcasting the announcement.

Trump said on Truth Social, “The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete,” and he authorized “the toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz” and the “immediate removal of the United States Naval blockade.”

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Sharif said on X, “Following intensive talks, we are pleased to announce that the Peace Deal between the United States of America and Islamic Republic of Iran has been REACHED,” adding that both sides declared “the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon.”

Kazem Gharibabadi, the deputy foreign minister of Iran, said a memorandum of understanding is complete and that the U.S. naval blockade against Iran will end Sunday night, according to Iranian state media.

The NBC News report said a signing was scheduled for Friday in Switzerland, while it also noted that it was unclear when the strait would be fully open and that Trump later said the channel would open “upon the signing of the Deal on Friday, for purposes of mine removal.”

The Guardian reported that UN chief António Guterres welcomed the US-Iran peace deal as a “critical step,” and it also quoted UK prime minister Keir Starmer saying, “toll-free freedom of navigation must now be restored in the Strait of Hormuz.”

In the same Guardian account, French President Emmanuel Macron said G7 leaders would discuss on Monday the long-term reopening of the strait of Hormuz, and he described the aim as “the lasting reopening of the strait of Hormuz.”

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The BBC said Trump had announced the deal would be signed on Sunday, but it also reported that Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei expressed caution, saying, “We will have to wait and see about the exact date of the signing of the memorandum of understanding, although it will not be tomorrow [Sunday].”

The BBC also quoted Trump’s post on Truth Social that the Strait of Hormuz would be “open to all” once the deal is agreed, and it said Pakistan had described the signing as “likely expected” within 24 hours.

CNN’s live updates described the agreement as taking effect on Friday, with the memorandum of understanding expected to kick off 60 more days of negotiation, and it quoted a joint call by leaders for “the urgent reopening of the Strait of Hormuz with unconditional and unrestricted freedom of navigation.”

The AP said the agreement was intended to end the war and open the Strait of Hormuz, offering relief to the global economy more than three months after fighting began, and it reported that details were not immediately available.

“United States President Donald Trump has announced that a ceasefire deal with Iran has been agreed to and that toll-free shipping through the Strait of Hormuz will now begin”

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AP reported that Kazem Gharibabadi confirmed the agreement on state television but said Iran would not start implementing it until it was signed on Friday, while it also said the deal followed over 14 hours of talks in Tehran with a representative from Qatar.

The AP also said the deal came under threat after Israel attacked Beirut’s southern suburbs while pursuing Hezbollah, and it quoted Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif saying, “Both sides have declared the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon.”

CNN said the memorandum of understanding is expected to kick off 60 more days of negotiation on ending the war, and it described the strait as having remained effectively closed since the start of the war in February.

NBC News added that it was unclear when the strait would be fully open and that Trump said it would open “upon the signing of the Deal on Friday, for purposes of mine removal,” tying the next steps directly to the Friday signing in Switzerland.