The United States and Iran announced on Sunday evening that they had reached a peace deal to end their war, which will be formally signed in Switzerland on Friday. The conflict began on 28 February, when the US and Israel launched air strikes across Iran. Iran responded by attacking Israel and countries friendly to the US, and closed the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route for oil and gas.
Pakistan, who helped with the peace talks, announced that both nations would end “military operations on all fronts”.
US President Donald Trump confirmed the agreement on social media, writing that “The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete.” The deal was also announced on Iranian state television.
Once signed, the agreement will begin a 60-day period with no fighting, during which the US and Iran must agree on how to destroy and remove Iran’s nuclear material. Experts warned that agreeing on those details would be very difficult.
Leaders from the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy welcomed the news. British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer called it a “hugely important step forward in ending the war” and stressed that the Strait of Hormuz must remain “fully and permanently open”. Around 20 per cent of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas passes through the strait, meaning its closure had caused serious problems around the world.
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