US and Iranian officials said overnight that they had agreed on a peace framework for a deal to end their war, halt the US blockade of Iran, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and begin 60 days of talks on Tehran’s nuclear program.

But US President Donald Trump reportedly threatened that attacks on Iran could resume if the sides fail to reach a nuclear accord.

The deal, set to be signed on Friday in Switzerland, will formally put an end to the war launched in late February by the US and Israel against the Iranian regime, which subsequently spread across the Middle East. According to Iranian and Pakistani sources, the agreement also includes a ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, the Lebanese terror group backed by Iran.

“The deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete,” Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday evening. “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!”

Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, said the sides had agreed to the “immediate and permanent end of the war and all military operations on various fronts, including Lebanon,” according to one of Tehran’s diplomatic missions.

The deal was first announced by Shehbaz Sharif, the prime minister of Pakistan, which acted as a mediator. He said in a statement that the pact called for “the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon.”

As of early Monday, Israeli leaders had yet to respond publicly to the announcement of the deal. But the reported framework of the agreement has caused profound concern among Israeli officials.

Israel, despite having started the war alongside the US, was not involved in the negotiations over the agreement. The reported elements of the deal do not achieve the goals of the war that were set out by the US and Israel, including eliminating Iran’s nuclear program, depleting its ballistic missile stockpile, ending its support for terror proxies and creating the conditions for the fall of the regime.

The precise terms of the deal are not immediately known, but according to reports citing Iran’s Mehr news agency, they include opening the Strait of Hormuz, a key pathway for the global oil supply that Iran has blocked, and ending the US blockade of Iranian ports, as well as the withdrawal of any US troops from Iran.

Trump posted on social media, “With the opening of the strait upon the signing of the deal on Friday, for purposes of mine removal, oil will flow on both ends again for the region, and the world!”

But Iran has not confirmed that the strait will remain open in perpetuity without tolls, and has long asserted its right to control the vital waterway, a key sticking point in negotiations. There is also no confirmation that mines have been placed in the........

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