ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on Monday that a peace agreement between the United States and Iran had been reached and would be formally signed on June 19 in Switzerland.
In a statement posted on X, Prime Minister Sharif said both sides had declared the “immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon”. “The official signing ceremony will be on Friday, 19 June in Switzerland.”
The Prime Minister said mediators would facilitate a series of meetings this week ahead of the official signing ceremony to discuss implementation and technical arrangements.
PM Shehbaz expressed his gratitude to the US and Iran for their commitment to finding a diplomatic solution to the war, also thanking Qatar for its support in reaching the agreement.
“I would also especially thank the visionary leadership of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Republic of Turkiye for their immense contributions in this regard,” the premier adds.
“With the agreement now in place, mediators will facilitate a series of meetings this week. These pre-implementation discussions will lay the foundation for the technical talks and the official signing ceremony,” PM Sharif said.
Following intensive talks, we are pleased to announce that the Peace Deal between the United States of America and Islamic Republic of Iran has been REACHED. Both sides have declared the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in…
— Shehbaz Sharif (@CMShehbaz) June 14, 2026
Trump says deal with Iran ‘now complete’
Soon after after PM Sharif’s announcement, US President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social confirming that the deal with Iran “is now complete”. “Congratulations to all!”
Trump said he now “fully authorize the toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and, simultaneously herewith, authorize the immediate removal of the United States Naval blockade. Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow!”.
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 14, 2026
Pakistan has played the key mediating role in attempting to permanently end the war.
Pakistan has emerged as a key diplomatic bridge between the US and Iran, having hosted face-to-face talks between delegations from both countries back in April.
The country is well-placed to act as a mediator given its cordial ties with both Iran and the United States.
Yesterday, Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani held a phone call with Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif to emphasise his support for Islamabad’s role in mediating talks.
Earlier on Sunday, Trump said that a peace deal with Iran was on track to be signed within a few hours, adding that an Israeli strike on Beirut delayed the plan.
“It shook it up. It delayed the signing by a few hours. It was supposed to be now. Now it is scheduled for a few hours from now,” Trump said in a phone call to the Axios news outlet.
Trump fumed at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the attack on Beirut, saying, “it is so bad — I couldn’t believe it. An hour before we are supposed to sign the deal.”
Using a string of expletives, Trump said he raged at Netanyahu after Israel struck Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday, according to Axios.
“Bibi has no f*cking judgment – I passed this message on to him – that I am very unhappy with the attack in Beirut,” Trump said.
“Why did Bibi (Netanyahu) have to do a fucking attack?” Trump told Axios. “I was so pissed off. I let him know. He has no fucking judgement. I let him know that.”
Tehran insists that any agreement to halt the war must include the parallel conflict in Lebanon, where Israel has been pursuing a campaign against the Iran-backed movement Hezbollah.
Earlier, Trump criticised Israeli strikes on Lebanon’s capital and said that the Israeli attack on Beirut “should not have happened,” as the US was close to a peace deal with Iran.
“This morning’s attack on Beirut should not have happened, particularly on a special day when we are so close to a Peace Deal with Iran,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
Trump said that the situation in the Middle East was close to a breakthrough peace agreement.
“Israel has the right to defend itself against threats, but the attack it was responding to was very small and meaningless, nobody was hurt, injured, or killed, and should not disrupt this important process,” Trump said.
“We are very close to a Deal that will bring peace to the region, including to Lebanon, and all sides should stand down. There should be no more attacks by Israel anywhere in Lebanon, but there should also be no more attacks by any other party, including Hezbollah, against Israel,” the US President said.
“This could be the beginning of a long and beautiful peace — Let’s not blow it,” Trump concluded.
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 14, 2026
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday said the country’s highest security authority supports the “path of dialogue”, as US President Donald Trump criticised Israeli attack on Beirut, saying it came on a “special day” when the United States was “so close to a peace deal with Iran”.
“The Supreme National Security Council has concluded that the path of dialogue should be pursued,” Pezeshkian said in a meeting with media executives, according to the presidency’s website.
President Pezeshkian added that the council was in charge of “decisions regarding war and negotiations”.
On Sunday, Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs killed three people on Sunday, Lebanon’s civil defence agency said.
Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA) reported that a strike hit an apartment in the Ghobeiry neighbourhood of Beirut’s southern suburbs. Lebanon’s civil defence agency said three people were killed and six others wounded in the strike.
Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the Israeli attack on Beirut shows the US “either lacks the will to fulfil its commitments or the ability to do so”.
“By giving the green light to the [Israeli] regime you cannot gain concessions. The game of bad cop and good cop is outdated,” Ghalibaf, who is also Iran’s parliament speaker, said on X.
“If you lack the will and ability to fulfil your commitments, speaking of continuing the path is not possible,” he added.
