US and Iran reach peace deal with signing set for Friday, Pakistan says

The United States and Iran have reached a deal to end their war and will hold an official signing ceremony on Friday in Geneva, Switzerland, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on social media early on Monday.

“The Deal with ‌the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete,” US President Donald Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform shortly after Sharif made his announcement.

The agreement was struck despite an Israeli strike on Lebanon on Sunday that drew criticism from both Iran and Trump.

The precise terms of the deal were not immediately known. Sharif said the pact called for “the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon”.

Iranian state television said Iran had “forced” the US to accept the peace deal, Reuters reported.

Multiple sources previously told Reuters that the draft deal would reopen ⁠the Strait of Hormuz, end the US blockade of Iranian ports and extend a ceasefire, while leaving Iran’s nuclear programme to be ‌addressed during a 60-day period of additional talks.