President Donald Trump posted overnight that a deal with 'the Islamic Republic of Iran' has been completed. He said he 'fully authorizes' free passage through the Strait of Hormuz and the immediate removal of the U.S. naval blockade, calling on world ships to 'start your engines and let the oil flow.' The statement, posted on his social media platform, is framed as a final accord, though no independent confirmation from Tehran or the White House has followed.
U.S. President Donald Trump posted on his social media platform at 00:31 Jerusalem time that a deal with 'the Islamic Republic of Iran' has been completed. 'Congratulations to everyone!' he wrote, before stating that he 'fully authorizes the free opening of the Strait of Hormuz' and 'the immediate removal of the U.S. naval blockade.' Trump urged 'the ships of the world' to 'start your engines — let the oil flow!'
The statement departs from earlier White House signals of a near-finalized 60-day ceasefire framework — the so-called 'Islamabad Agreement' — which The Zioneer covered in multiple reports this week. While previous messages from Trump described an imminent agreement, the overnight post presents the deal as already 'completed,' a shift in language that may indicate a formal announcement is expected, or that Trump is declaring the talks concluded on his own terms.
As of this bulletin, no confirmation has been issued by the Iranian government, and the White House has not released an accompanying statement. The Strait of Hormuz has remained at the center of U.S.-Iran tensions for months, with Trump previously claiming that a secret U.S. mission secured passage for 200 commercial vessels. The nature of the 'completed' deal — beyond the free passage and removal of the blockade — remains unspecified.
3 developments
- StrongTrump: Strait of Hormuz is open and will remain open, with or without Iran
- StrongTrump says tankers are sailing out of Strait of Hormuz, contradicting Iranian reports
- DevelopingTrump: Without a deal, US military actions could shut Hormuz for extended period
- StrongTrump: US and Iran close to 60-day ceasefire deal, Strait of Hormuz to reopen
Source and signal
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