Trump Announces Deal with Iran: "Strait of Hormuz to Open Without Tolls"

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Negotiations to end the war between the United States and Iran have just been concluded. President Trump announced that the Strait of Hormuz will be opened immediately, and the U.S. and Iran are scheduled to meet in Switzerland this coming Friday, June 19, to sign the agreement.

Here is correspondent Lee Hanseok from Washington.

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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, whose country mediated the peace talks between the U.S. and Iran, officially announced on social media a short while ago that the negotiations have been successfully concluded.

He added that the two nations are scheduled to meet in Switzerland on the 19th to hold a signing ceremony for the peace agreement.

U.S. President Donald Trump also stated on social media that a deal to end the war with Iran has been reached, declaring the immediate opening of the Strait of Hormuz and the lifting of Iran's blockade of the strait.

In an interview with the U.S. online media outlet Axios, President Trump expressed his frustration, saying, "I was really angry about why there had to be a damn attack," and fiercely criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, stating he "lacks judgment."

Trump also posted on his own social media platform.

He wrote that Israel's attack should not have happened, especially on such a special day when the U.S. is very close to a peace agreement with Iran.

He continued by saying that they are very close to an agreement that will bring peace to the region, including Lebanon, and warned all parties to exercise restraint.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth also issued a warning to Iran.

[Pete Hegseth/U.S. Secretary of Defense: The United States can reimpose blockade measures at any time, and Iran knows it cannot respond. Therefore, I hope the negotiations proceed smoothly while the U.S. maintains the upper hand.]

He added that while the U.S. will cooperate with Iran to remove enriched uranium following the peace agreement, Iran will not be allowed to possess the material, making it clear that it will be removed from Iranian territory.

(Reported by Park Eun-ha | Video editing by Jung Sung-hoon)
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