NEW DELHI : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday welcomed the “understanding” reached between theUnited States and Iran to end all hostilities in West Asia. PM Modi expressed hope that the agreement would help restore peace and stability in the region.
“I welcome the understanding reached between the United States and Iran on ending the conflict in West Asia, which has caused serious economic disruption across the world and led to loss of life in many countries,” PM Modi wrote in his X post.
“India hopes that the implementation of this understanding will help restore peace and stability in the region and ensure the freedom of navigation and commerce. We look forward to deliberations on the remaining issues reaching a sustainable final agreement,” he added.
US-Iran Deal announcement:
Trump on Sunday announced that an agreement had been reached with Iran and the United States will end its naval blockade, allowing the Strait of Hormuz to reopen. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Sunday, Trump described the agreement as complete, saying, “The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete. Congratulations to all!”
He added that he was authorising the immediate removal of the US naval blockade and the reopening of one of the world’s most strategically important shipping routes. “Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow!” Trump wrote. “I hereby fully authorize the toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and, simultaneously herewith, authorize the immediate removal of the United States Naval blockade,” he added.
In a subsequent post, Trump informed that the Strait of Hormuz would open “upon the signing of the Deal on Friday, for purposes of mine removal.”
Iran’s deputy foreign minister of legal and international affairs, Kazem Gharibabadi, confirmed to Iranian media outlets that a memorandum for a peace deal to be signed on June 19 was finalised.
Gharibabadi stated that though the full deal will take effect on Friday, two issues would “take effect immediately starting early this morning”. “1. A permanent and immediate end to the war on all fronts, including Lebanon. 2. The lifting and termination of the naval blockade that the United States had imposed against the Islamic Republic of Iran,” he explained.
