The United States and Iran have reached a deal to end months of fighting, according to President Donald Trump and the leader of Pakistan, which has been mediating the talks.
“The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete. Congratulations to all!” Trump said Sunday on Truth Social, saying the deal would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the U.S. naval blockade on Iranian ports.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on social media that both sides “have declared the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon,” and that an official signing ceremony will be on Friday in Switzerland. Mediators would hold a series of meetings this week, Sharif said.
Trump said earlier Sunday, June 14, that the United States and Iran were “very close” to agreeing on a deal to end the fighting – and urged all parties not to “blow it” after Israel’s attack on Beirut’s southern suburbs further complicated the prospects.
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There was no immediate confirmation from Iran.
While U.S. officials and mediator Pakistan had said a deal to extend the ceasefire and set a framework for a longer peace could come as early as Sunday, Iran had earlier cast doubt on that timeline.
The U.S. and Pakistan had signaled that an agreement was near to extend the fragile U.S.-Iran ceasefire that has been in place since April and set a framework for more negotiations.
The possible deal represents the closest the two sides have come to ending their four-month war, which has fueled a spiraling global oil crisis, and comes after one of the most intense weeks of conflict since the ceasefire began in April.
Trump on Truth Social Sunday said Israel had the right to defend itself but criticized its strikes on Lebanon on Sunday in response to an attack by Hezbollah, saying they “should not have happened.”
“We are very close to a Deal that will bring peace to the region, including to Lebanon, and all sides should stand down,” Trump wrote, adding that there should be no more attacks by Israel “anywhere in Lebanon” and no more attacks “by any other party” against Israel.
Iranian officials on Sunday, June 14, signaled they would respond to the Beirut attack as Israel’s military said it is preparing for “potential fire,” underscoring the fragility of the moment.
“This could be the beginning of a long and beautiful peace – Let’s not blow it!” Trump wrote.
Trump, in interviews with two outlets, Fox and Axios, said he spoke with the Israeli prime minister and disparaged Benjamin Netanyahu’s judgment in launching the latest strike, using profanity to describe their tense conversation.
“It is so bad – I couldn’t believe it. An hour before we are supposed to sign the deal,” Trump told Axios, underscoring the tension that has become increasingly public as the Iran war has dragged on. “Why did Bibi have to do a fucking attack? I was so pissed off. I let him know. He has no fucking judgment. I let him know that,” Trump added.
Some Iranian officials warned Sunday that the attack on Beirut risks upending talks. Iran’s lead negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on X the strike “shows that America either lacks the will to fulfill its commitments or the ability to do so.”
Israel said it targeted what it called a Hezbollah command center Sunday in response to an attack by the Iran-backed group. Earlier in the day, Israel reported that Hezbollah launched three projectiles toward northern Israel.
Israel’s Foreign Ministry said Sunday that “Iran’s proxy, Hezbollah, is the one that attacked Israel again this morning, completely unprovoked.”
Trump said the attack Israel was responding to was “very small and meaningless, nobody was hurt, injured, or killed.”
He said it should “not disrupt” the process of reaching a peace framework.
Iran has repeatedly called on the U.S. to prevent Netanyahu from expanding military operations in Lebanon as part of the negotiations over the extension of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire.
Iran previously suspended talks with the United States over escalations in Lebanon and earlier this month, Iran attacked Israel in response to an Israeli strike on Beirut.
Trump and U.S. officials insisted the deal was still on track.
“From all I know, we are on track. It is not a matter of if. It is a matter of when. There’s logistics involved into how these things happen,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told CBS’s “Face The Nation” on Sunday.
He said that Hezbollah “needs to stop” firing rockets into northern Israel and that “Israel was very measured in its response understanding that … we are on the verge of a deal.”
Officials from the U.S., Iran and Pakistan outlined the contours of the expected deal on Friday. The initial deal was expected to extend the ceasefire for 60 days, during which time Iran would be expected to reopen the vital Strait of Hormuz and work with the U.S. to dismantle nuclear material in the country that could be used to create a weapon, officials said.
In exchange, Iran would eventually receive relief from sanctions and the U.S. blockade, as well as access to billions of dollars in frozen assets – but would have to reach certain benchmarks that would be set through further negotiations.
Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, told state media Friday that he was “hopeful” about the prospects of a deal, but some of the terms he described differed – including the future of the Strait of Hormuz.
He said Iran would not impose tolls on vessels transiting the waterway but suggested that a legal framework could include “service fees,” without explaining the distinction. He said the entire agreement might be only two pages long and affirmed that it would initially be signed digitally.
Cate Cadell and Adam Taylor contributed to this report.