Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced Sunday that the United States and Iran have reached a peace deal to end their nearly four-month war, with both sides declaring the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon. Sharif said an official signing ceremony will take place Friday, June 19, in Switzerland.
The agreement, reached after weeks of Pakistan-mediated negotiations, is structured as a 60-day memorandum of understanding intended to stabilize a conflict that began on February 28, when the United States and Israel launched air strikes on Iran. Shortly after Sharif’s announcement, US President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that the deal was “complete,” authorizing the toll-free reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and the lifting of the US naval blockade on Iranian ports. Iran had shut the strait, a critical artery for global oil supply, during the war.
In his statement, Sharif credited Qatar’s mediation efforts and thanked Saudi Arabia and Türkiye for their contributions in reaching the agreement. Mediators are expected to hold a series of pre-implementation meetings this week ahead of the technical talks and formal signing.
The deal remained fragile in the hours before it was announced. Israeli strikes on Hezbollah targets in Beirut’s southern suburbs the same day raised concerns about whether the agreement could be finalized, and a Qatari negotiating team was dispatched to Tehran to help push the framework through. Trump is expected to discuss demining operations in the Strait of Hormuz at the G7 summit beginning Monday, where a senior US official said he plans to meet with the leaders of Egypt, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to discuss winding down the war.
