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The US naval blockade against Iran will be lifted as of tonight, and the immediate and permanent end of the war and military operations on all fronts, including Lebanon, is announced, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Legal and International Affairs Kazeem Gharibabadi said this morning.
The Eastleigh Voice reports that the deputy minister said Iran and the United States will sign the finalized draft of a peace memorandum of understanding in Switzerland on June 19, according to Iran’s Tasnim news agency.
The news agency also cited a source as saying that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen following the signing ceremony in Switzerland.
Meanwhile, Iran’s state-run IRIB TV, also citing the deputy minister, said Iran’s entry into 60 days of negotiations with the United States on its nuclear program and the removal of sanctions will hinge on the US fulfilment of its preliminary commitments, which will be verified by Tehran from now until the signing ceremony.
Earlier in the day, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on social media that the United States and Iran had reached a peace agreement following massive negotiations.
Minutes later, President Donald Trump wrote on social media that the US-Iran peace deal “is now complete” and he had authorized the toll-free opening of the \Strait of Hormuz and the immediate removal of the US naval blockade against Iranian ports.
