JERUSALEM, Israel – With great fanfare, President Trump, on his 80th birthday, announced that a memorandum of agreement with Iran had been reached in Islamabad, Pakistan. On Truth Social, Trump posted on Sunday that he had authorized the end of a U.S. naval blockade against Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz. “Congratulations to all!” he wrote. “Ships of the World, start your engines.
Let the oil flow!” The agreement was confirmed by Pakistani officials that “both sides have declared the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon,” adding that mediators will this week facilitate meetings to “lay the foundation for the technical talks.”
A signing is expected in Switzerland on Friday. Reaction was slow in coming from Iran, although state TV displayed a banner boasting, “US was forced to sign an agreement to end the war.”