Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announces on social media that the agreement takes immediate effect
1-MIN READ1-MIN ListenSCMP ReporterPublished: 8:48am, 18 Jun 2026Updated: 8:57am, 18 Jun 2026Iran and the US have signed a peace deal that will take immediate effect, with Iran reopening the Strait of Hormuz and the US lifting its naval blockade, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced.
“The Memorandum has been signed by honourable Presidents of both the countries and also endorsed by me as the mediator,” he wrote.
“The signing of this agreement at the highest level of the respective governments demonstrates the commitment of both sides to a diplomatic resolution of the conflict.”
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