The imminent deal ensuring Iran will never have a nuclear weapon was “the whole purpose” of the war, President Donald Trump explained Thursday at a press briefing announcing that a peace agreement will likely be officially signed in the next few days.
“Just had a big day,” Pres. Trump told reporters, noting that the deal is “subject to finalization of documents” at a signing ceremony expected to take place in Europe, perhaps over the upcoming weekend.
The signing will immediately trigger the end to the U.S. blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, the president said:
“The strait will officially open as soon as we sign, which could be soon, very soon, maybe, over the weekend, in Europe. I won’t be able to be there, but J.D. will be there, the vice president, and some other people.”
“And, most importantly, we have a deal that Iran will never have a nuclear weapon – which was the whole purpose of what we had to go through to get this. That was a very big thing,” Pres. Trump stressed.
Even if the deal isn’t signed this weekend, it “should be done pretty quickly,” because “They want it every bit as much as everybody else wants it,” Trump said.
What’s more, as soon as the agreement is signed, the price of oil will begin to fall significantly, which will help lower the costs of other products, the president said:
“Oil will start coming down. And, when oil comes down, everything else comes down.”
Earlier in the day, in a post on X.com, Pres. Trump reported that he had cancelled the military strikes on Iran in anticipation of the peace deal:
“Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have, as President of the United States of America, cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran this evening. Discussions and final points have been, in both concept and great detail, approved by all parties involved, including the United States, Israel, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Egypt, and others. The Naval Blockade will remain in full force and effect until this Transaction is finalized — Time and place of the signing to be announced shortly.”
