The United States and Iran have agreed a deal to end nearly four months of war, with both sides committing to an immediate and permanent halt to military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon. The agreement was announced on Sunday by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, whose government mediated the talks, and was confirmed shortly afterwards by US President Donald Trump.
According to CNBC and Al Jazeera, the two governments reached a memorandum of understanding, with a formal signing ceremony scheduled for Friday, June 19, in Switzerland; each side is expected to sign electronically.
The war began on February 28, 2026, when the United States and Israel launched strikes on Iran. By the time of Sunday’s announcement it had run for roughly 107 days, according to figures cited by CBS News and CNBC.
Trump said the agreement was complete and announced the lifting of the US naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. “Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow!” he wrote on Truth Social, as reported by Al Jazeera, adding that the waterway would reopen “upon the signing of the Deal on Friday, for purposes of mine removal.”
Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, confirmed the agreement, according to CNBC. Qatar’s foreign ministry welcomed the deal and credited Pakistan’s role in the mediation, Al Jazeera reported.
Several elements remain unsettled. CBS News reported that the deal opens a 60-day negotiating period on Iran’s nuclear programme; the signing has not yet taken place, and implementation is still subject to technical talks. In a New York Times interview cited by Al Jazeera, Trump warned that the United States could resume operations or act as “the guardian of the Middle East” in exchange for “20 percent of the region’s revenues” — remarks reported as his own and not reflected in the text of the agreement.
Sources: Al Jazeera, CNBC, CBS News, NewsNation
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