Trump: US, Iran’ll sign deal to end war, reopen Hormuz on Sunday

United States President Donald Trump has announced that an initial agreement aimed at ending the Middle East war will be signed on Sunday, with the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz expected to follow immediately.

Trump disclosed the development in a social media post on Saturday, June 13, 2026.

The president said the deal with Iran would serve as a barrier to Tehran’s pursuit of nuclear weapons and pave the way for improved relations between the two countries.

Trump added that the Strait of Hormuz – a critical route for global oil shipments that had been blocked by Iran – would be reopened to international traffic once the agreement is signed.

Trump wrote: “Barack Hussein Obama’s Deal with Iran, the JCPOA, was an easy, beautiful, smooth road to a Nuclear Weapon, which Iran would have had six years ago, and would have used long before now.

“My Agreement with Iran is the exact opposite, A WALL TO NO NUCLEAR WEAPON! In fact, they no longer want a Nuclear Weapon, nor will they have one, either through purchase, development, or any other form of procurement.

“The Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow, and immediately after it is signed, the Hormuz Strait is OPEN TO ALL. Our relationship with Iran is a much different and better one than previous Administrations have had.

“We look forward to working with Iran, and the entire Middle East, long into the future.“

Also confirming the development, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the parties had reached a framework for a peace agreement and were preparing for an electronic signing ceremony on Sunday.

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Sharif added that technical-level discussions would commence next week to address implementation details and advance the peace process.

Earlier on Saturday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei cautioned against commenting on the timing the signing.

“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,” state media quoted Baghaei as saying.

“The possibility of this happening in the coming days cannot be ruled out. However, due to the hesitation of the other side, we must be cautious in making any comments about this process.”

A U.S. official who spoke to reporters later ⁠declined to be drawn on the timing but said: “It’s a great deal and a very strong deal.”

It is not the first time the two sides have appeared close to an initial agreement on ending the war that began on February 28 with joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, but Sharif said on X: “We are closer to a peace deal than ever before.”

The war has sent global energy prices sharply higher and killed thousands of people, mostly in Iran and Lebanon, where the war has revived a conflict between Israel and Iran-aligned Hezbollah militants.