By Ginika Igboke
President Donald Trump announced on June 13 that the United States and Iran are expected to finalize a peace framework agreement on June 14, marking a significant step toward ending months of military tensions and addressing longstanding concerns surrounding Iran’s nuclear program.
“The Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.
Earlier on June 13, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, whose government has played a role in facilitating discussions between Washington and Tehran, indicated that the agreement was expected to be finalized within 24 hours.
According to Trump, one of the immediate effects of the agreement would be the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz to international shipping.
Following a joint U.S.–Israeli military operation against Iran on Feb. 28, Iranian forces launched attacks on commercial vessels near the strategic waterway, disrupting maritime traffic through one of the world’s most important energy transit routes. In response, U.S. forces imposed a blockade on Iranian ports and commercial shipping activity in the area.
Trump also stated that, after stability is restored, efforts would be made to secure and dispose of nuclear-related materials remaining in Iran.
“At the appropriate time, when all is calm, we will go in and get the Nuclear Dust,” Trump wrote, referring to material he said was buried within fortified underground facilities.
The president contrasted the proposed agreement with the 2015 nuclear accord negotiated during the administration of former President Barack Obama, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
Trump criticized the JCPOA, arguing that it failed to permanently prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons and provided a pathway for future nuclear development once key restrictions expired.
“My Agreement with Iran is the exact opposite, A WALL TO NO NUCLEAR WEAPON!” Trump wrote, adding that Iran would neither develop, acquire, nor purchase nuclear weapons under the new framework.
Iranian leaders have consistently maintained that the country is not pursuing nuclear weapons. The 2015 JCPOA included a formal commitment by Tehran that it would never seek, develop, or acquire such weapons.
Under that agreement, Iran accepted limits on uranium enrichment and stockpiles in exchange for relief from international economic sanctions.
In 2018, Trump withdrew the United States from the JCPOA, arguing that the deal did not adequately address Iran’s ballistic missile program, support for militant groups, or the expiration of key nuclear restrictions over time.
Following the U.S. withdrawal, Washington reinstated economic sanctions on Iran. Tehran subsequently increased uranium enrichment levels and expanded its stockpiles beyond the limits established under the 2015 agreement.
If finalized, the new framework would represent a major diplomatic development after years of strained relations between the two countries and months of heightened military confrontation in the region.
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