Trump says the US has reached a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

President Donald Trump said the US had reached a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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President Donald Trump said Sunday that the United States and Iran had reached a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, signaling a possible end to a 15-week conflict that disrupted global oil supplies and stoked fears of economic turmoil.Iran has not yet publicly confirmed the deal."The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete," Trump wrote on TruthSocial. "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."Trump did not immediately offer further details about the deal. The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shehbaz Sharif, a mediator in the negotiations, said the official signing ceremony would be on June 19."With the agreement now in place, mediators will facilitate a series of meetings this week," he wrote in an X post. "These pre-implementation discussions will lay the foundation for the technical talks and the official signing ceremony."The Trump administration had also sought assurances from Iran that it would stop enriching uranium, but did not say if that was part of the initial deal struck on Sunday.Iran effectively shut down the Strait of Hormuz to most shipping traffic after the United States and Israel first launched their surprise attacks on February 28. Iran briefly reopened the Strait in April as part of a ceasefire deal with the United States, but closed it again after the US imposed its naval blockade.