President Donald Trump said the agreement with Iran is historic and will bring peace and security to the entire region, adding that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen Friday after the signing and mine-clearing operations. Trump noted that previous presidents failed to reach a deal with Tehran.
President Donald Trump issued a statement early Monday, 01:43 Jerusalem, reaffirming the US-Iran deal as final and calling it a historic breakthrough that will 'bring peace and security to the entire region.' Trump added that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen on Friday after the signing ceremony and mine-clearance operations, and noted that previous presidents 'all failed' to achieve a deal with Tehran — a new personal-political framing of the accord. The statement arrives minutes after The Zioneer reported at 01:41 Jerusalem that Trump had set the Friday deadline, and follows a night of rapid, sometimes contradictory signals from the White House.
The thread began with Trump's initial declaration at 00:10 Jerusalem that the agreement with Iran was finalized (The Zioneer reported 'Trump Declares Iran Deal Finalized, Orders Immediate Reopening of Strait of Hormuz'). At 00:39, he announced the completion of a 'peace deal' and lifted the naval blockade — again calling for immediate reopening. By 23:37 Jerusalem on Sunday, the sequence saw Trump first authorize the immediate, toll-free reopening of the Strait (version 11), then declare the deal 'done' (version 12), then formally lift the blockade (version 13), then specify a Friday signing ceremony (version 14), then reverse the immediate reopening to Friday (version 15), then add 'peace and security' framing (version 16), and finally clarify that reopening occurs 'only on Friday' after the formal signing (version 17). Source quality across the thread shifted from single-channel reports (versions 11-13 citing The Zioneer and Abu Ali Express) to multiple newsrooms converging on the Friday signing date by version 16.
The framework of the deal, dubbed the 'Islamabad Agreement,' was first reported by The Zioneer on June 12. As The Zioneer reported at 00:07 Jerusalem on June 12, the agreement includes a 60-day ceasefire and a multi-billion dollar compensation fund, with Pakistan later publishing full terms including sanctions relief and a $300 billion fund for Iran. The signing ceremony, which Trump now says will trigger the Strait's reopening, has been scheduled for June 19 in Switzerland, as confirmed by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
It remains unverified whether Iran has formally signed the memorandum of understanding or issued any parallel confirmation of the deal's terms. Official U.S. confirmation of the full document text has also not been released. The repeated reversals in Trump's statements over the past hour regarding the reopening timeline — from 'immediate' to 'Friday only' — underscore the volatility of the process even as the White House signals finalization.
17 developments
- StrongTrump: US and Iran close to 60-day ceasefire deal, Strait of Hormuz to reopen
- StrongTrump says Strait of Hormuz to reopen as early as Saturday or Monday
- ConfirmedU.S. and Iran reportedly near agreement on nuclear freeze, sanctions relief, and Strait of Hormuz reopening
- DevelopingSecurity Cabinet to Convene Wednesday on US-Iran Deal Aftermath
Source and signal
- Internal intake