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The United States and Iran have reached an agreement to end fighting and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, according to President Donald Trump and Iranian officials.
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“The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social. “Congratulations to all! I hereby fully authorize the toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and, simultaneously herewith, authorize the immediate removal of the United States Naval blockade. Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow!”
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif made a similar announcement minutes before Trump’s statement.
“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,” Sharif said on X. “Both sides have declared the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon.”
A signing was scheduled for Friday in Switzerland, Sharif said. He said “pre-implementation discussions” would take place in the interim. It was not clear what that entailed.
The Iranian Secretariat of the Supreme National Security Council said Sunday via the semiofficial state news outlet Tasnim that, according to the agreement, all warfare between the parties would cease “immediately and permanently from tonight” and that the naval blockade would end.
U.S. commitments under the memorandum would have to be met before negotiations for a final agreement could begin, the council said.
The White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
It’s unclear when the strait will be fully open.
Trump said in a post on Truth Social later Sunday that the channel would open “upon the signing of the Deal on Friday, for purposes of mine removal.”
NBC News has reported that the U.S. military has not confirmed that Iran placed mines in the strait, according to sources.
It was also unclear how Israel would act moving forward, given the agreement was finalized despite an Israeli strike on Lebanon on Sunday that drew criticism from both Iran and Trump.
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Monday that he and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were “leading a clear policy” that states Israeli forces will remain in the territory that Israel has seized in Lebanon, as well as in Gaza and Syria, “indefinitely.”
He warned that if Iran launches any attack on Israel in response to its operations in Lebanon, it would retaliate.
An Israeli official briefed on the matter told NBC News that Netanyahu was trying to seek a meeting with Trump, potentially in Washington, in order to discuss the peace deal. That was first reported by CNN.
The agreement is intended to bring a halt to the U.S. and Israel’s war against Iran, which began Feb. 28, marked by the killing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and U.S.-Israeli strikes across Iran.
A ceasefire was agreed to in April to allow for negotiations, though both sides have continued with some strikes amid a dispute over Hormuz, a vital trade route through which some 20% of the world’s oil passed before the war.
The price of U.S. crude oil fell more than 4.5% to $80 per barrel, its lowest level since the first week of March, as trading opened Sunday evening, shortly after the announcement.
Brent crude oil also tumbled by about 4%, touching $83, its lowest level since early March as well. Still, even at $80, oil prices have risen more than 20% since the war started and more than 40% since the beginning of the year. Last week, prices dropped more than 6% as momentum built toward the announcement of a deal.
The memorandum of understanding draft is composed of 14 points, and includes an end to the war, including in Lebanon, and the withdrawal of U.S. forces around Iran, according to reporting from Iranian state affiliated Mehr News.
The White House has not addressed the details of the memorandum.
Under the memorandum, Iran will also reaffirm its commitment under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty to abstain from producing nuclear weapons, Mehr reported.
Trump has repeatedly said during negotiations that Iran cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon.
Also included are points that oil and some financial sanctions on Iran will be lifted, the U.S. and allies will submit plans for reconstruction, Mehr reported.
Final negotiations will have a 60-day window and focus on nuclear weapons development, remaining sanctions, and United Nations Security Council and International Atomic Energy Agency Board of Governors’ resolutions regarding Iran, Mehr reported.
An estimated $24 billion in Iranian funds are to be unfrozen during the window, half before final negotiations begin, Mehr reported. Trump and Iranian officials clashed Friday over the release of frozen Iranian assets.
The 14th point summarizes crucial elements of the memorandum, saying that a final resolution hinges on certain commitments, including the unfreezing of some funds, suspension of oil sanctions, and lifting of the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian port traffic. Other points in the draft stipulate the blockade will be lifted and the strait will reopen within 30 days, according to Mehr.
It also says, according to Mehr News report, that the final agreement will be limited to the fate of enrichment activities, sanctions relief, and Iran’s war reconstruction. Left out, it reports, is discussion of Iran’s missile program and its support for “resistance groups.”
In a story published Sunday, Trump told The Wall Street Journal that the deal would either be signed by the president electronically or by Vice President JD Vance in person.
Vance said Sunday evening, shortly after Trump’s announcement on Truth Social, that the logistics of the signing ceremony are still being worked out.
“I certainly plan to be there, but it’s possible the president himself could be there,” Vance said on Fox News.
He added that the deal was a “new leaf” and that “we’re going to keep working at it.”
“I’m not going to say that everybody is going to sing kumbaya tomorrow. It’s going to take a little bit of time to learn the ways of peace, but I do think we took a major, major step tonight,” Vance said.
The Lebanese government and the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah have not made any public comment on the agreement as Israel has targeted parts of Lebanon in a campaign to dismantle the proxy fighters who launch munitions at Israel just across its norther border.
Israel said its military attacked Hezbollah targets in Beirut’s southern suburbs Sunday in what it said was a retaliation to an earlier attack on its territory. Lebanon’s Civil Defense Ministry said three people were killed.
Speaking on Truth Social earlier Sunday, Trump said the strikes on Beirut “should not have happened, particularly on a special day when we are so close to a Peace Deal with Iran.”
“All sides should stand down,” he said. “There should be no more attacks by Israel anywhere in Lebanon.”
There was no immediate public comment from Israeli leadership.
World leaders and others welcomed the news and expressed hope for a lasting agreement.
“I sincerely hope that this news, which the entire world has long needed, will pave the way for the establishment of a lasting environment of peace and security in our region,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on X.
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres congratulated the U.S. and Iran for reaching what he called a “peace deal,” saying it would mean a “permanent ceasefire” for the waring nations.
“This represents a critical step towards the peaceful settlement of the conflict,” he said.
The Qatari Foreign Affairs Ministry said Sunday that the country welcomes the agreement as “an important step towards consolidating sustainable peace and promoting economic growth” and as a means to “de-escalate tensions and bring viewpoints closer together” in the Middle East.
Qatari mediators left Tehran after 17 hours of intensive negotiations, a regional diplomat briefed on developments told NBC News on Monday.
They said separate preparatory meetings with each side would take place in Doha this week ahead of an official signing in Switzerland and the start of technical talks.
Leaders, including British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron, also embraced the progress toward easing tensions in the region and economic impacts with the reopening of the strait.
“The resumption of maritime traffic, without restrictions or tolls, is an essential condition for regional stability and the global economy,” Macron wrote on X.
In the U.S., GOP lawmakers showed support for the agreement Sunday evening.
“For 47 years, Iran has attacked the United States, our allies, and every American they could find in the region. The people of Iran live under the oppression of the regime, and the United States has spent billions of dollars each year defending ourselves from the threat,” Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., posted on X, praising Trump for reaching a deal.
The U.S. and Iran had for weeks appeared to be nearing a deal, but reopening the strait had become a major sticking point in talks between the two nations. Iran briefly agreed to do so last month, bringing some relief to the oil-trading Gulf states that rely on it, but closed it again when the U.S. launched a blockade barring ships from entering or exiting Iranian ports.
Trump administration officials had said that averting the risk of Iranian nuclear weapons would be central to any deal, eight years on from Trump’s decision during his first term to withdraw from a previous agreement, reached under then-President Barack Obama, intended to limit Iran’s nuclear program.
Thousands have been killed in the wider war that has consumed the region, with the highest death tolls reported in Iran and Lebanon.
The U.S.-based rights group HRANA documented more than 3,600 people killed in Iran, including more than 1,700 civilians, since the U.S. and Israel first launched their attacks in late February, sparking a wider conflict in the region. More than 3,700 people have been killed in Lebanon, 36 have been killed in Gulf states, and 20 have died in Israel. Thirteen U.S. service members have been killed, and two more died of noncombat causes.
Dennis Romero is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital.
Chantal Da Silva reports on world news for NBC News Digital and is based in London.
Raquel Coronell Uribe is a politics reporter for NBC News.
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