PRESIDENT Donald Trump has announced that the US and Iran have finalised a deal to end their 107-day war, which triggered a global energy crisis. The peace agreement is scheduled to be signed on June 19 in Switzerland, according to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. “The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete. Congratulations to all,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social on Sunday evening, easing pressure on the global energy markets. He said the deal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the US naval blockade on Iranian ports. “I hereby fully authorise the toll-free opening of the Strait of Hormuz and, simultaneously, authorise the immediate removal of the United States Naval blockade. Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow!” Trump said. However, in a subsequent post, Trump said the Strait of Hormuz will open on Friday after the official signing of the agreement. However, details of the deal were not immediately available. Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi confirmed the agreement on state television but said Iran would not start implementing it until it was signed on Friday.

 

Pakistan, which has emerged as a key mediator in the US-Iran negotiations, facilitating contacts between Washington and Tehran and hosting diplomatic efforts aimed at ending the conflict, also confirmed the deal. Ships are starting to move through Hormuz, says Trump: Trump on Monday said ships, many loaded with oil, “are starting to move” through the Strait of Hormuz, a day after the US and Iran digitally signed an agreement to end the 107-day war. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the ships were going along the southern “Highway” in the Hormuz Strait, an apparent reference to the route off the coast of Oman. “Ships are starting to move, many loaded up with Oil, out of the Strait of Hormuz. They are going along the Southern “Highway,” which is totally safe, secure, and pristine. There are other areas of travel, also,” he said. Trump arrives at G7 summit: Trump arrived in the French Alps on Monday to meet with fellow world leaders at the Group of Seven summit after announcing an agreement he says will bring an end to the US war with Iran. UN chief welcomes peace deal: UN chief Antonio Guterres has welcomed the announcement of a peace deal between the US and Iran. Secretary General Guterres on Sunday described it as a critical step towards the peaceful settlement of the conflict.