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Iran and the U.S. have agreed on an interim peace deal, the two nations announced Sunday, a potentially major breakthrough after nearly four months of fighting that created global political and economic turmoil.

A deal is set to be signed Friday, President Trump and Pakistani negotiators said. Trump had earlier indicated he hoped a deal would be signed Sunday. Neither side provided a specific list of agreed-upon details in the deal.

Trump said the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened on Friday, indicating in a social-media post the time was needed “for purposes of mine removal.” In an earlier post, Trump said that Iran’s restrictions on shipping in the Strait and the U.S. naval blockade on Iran would be simultaneously and immediately lifted.

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“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,” said Shehbaz Sharif , the prime minister of lead mediator Pakistan, in a social-media post. “Both sides have declared the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon.”

The government in Tehran later confirmed the deal had been struck. “The text of the memorandum of understanding has been finalized,” said Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi . He said Iranian threats of attacks on Israel had put pressure on the U.S. to reach a deal. Trump on Sunday called on Israeli officials to cease attacks inside Lebanon, something Iran suggested was key to its acceptance of the deal.

One senior U.S. official said that while the U.S. was hopeful a formal deal would be struck this week, there were still some details to be ironed out.

As they work on final details in the coming days, negotiators will have to deal with detractors both in the U.S. and the Middle East. A number of conservative voices have urged Trump not to trust Iran, and, likewise, hard-liners in Iran have argued against cutting a deal with the U.S. But economic benefits to both countries, if a deal is clinched, could be significant. Since the war began in February, a jump in energy prices has driven up costs for millions of Americans. And the U.S. blockade of Iranian ships has throttled Tehran .

The agreement is believed to pave the way for a 60-day period of negotiations over Tehran’s controversial nuclear program, which the U.S. suspects could be used to develop a nuclear weapon. In exchange for curbs on the program, Iran expects access to billions of dollars of cash blocked abroad and an end to sanctions that have stifled its economy.

Trump has repeatedly expressed optimism about a deal with the Iranians, even suggesting for more than a month that it was all but clinched. But, repeatedly, talks fell apart at the last minute without signoff from the Iranians. Trump has grown increasingly frustrated with the war as it has driven up gasoline prices and driven a wedge between him and his conservative base.

Trump said in an interview with The Wall Street Journal on Sunday that the deal includes an agreement from Iran not to obtain nuclear weapons. But there was no mention of this in his social-media posts late Sunday. Trump also expressed no urgency to extract nuclear material from Iran, saying that could come later.

“We’ll get the nuclear dust later on when we’re ready to go in and do it. I’d say over the next month or two, there’s no rush,” he said in the interview. He called it “harmless.”

Trump said he wasn’t as concerned about changing Iran’s regime as some of his critics.

“As far as regime change, I never cared about regime change. This is the third group we’ve dealt with, and this is the most rational group yet,” Trump said.

Trump said there would be strong inspections on the Iranians but didn’t specify how they would work. He said that Iran wouldn’t be provided cash in the deal but sanctions could potentially be lifted. “We’ll see how they behave,” he said.

Trump said he believed the naval blockade on Iran had worked, calling it “more powerful than the hits.” It was unclear Sunday night how the removal of this blockade, as announced by Trump, would proceed.

The announcement of the deal was part of a rapid chain of events Sunday as Trump was preparing for his 80th birthday celebration . Earlier in the day, Trump expressed extreme frustration with Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu following an exchange of fire between Israel and Hezbollah, which appeared to almost scuttle the sensitive talks.

“Bibi shouldn’t have done that,” Trump said in the interview. “I didn’t like it at all. They fired a couple small missiles, and missed their mark by a lot.”

“They have to fire back, then he’ll fire back, then the whole thing never stops in the Middle East,” he said.

But Trump claimed Netanyahu was supportive of the deal. “Bibi is OK with it,” he said. “Why is it good for Bibi? Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon under any circumstance.”

Netanyahu had expressed concerns about the terms of a potential deal.

Earlier Sunday, the Israeli military attacked what it said was a Hezbollah command center in the suburbs of Beirut after Hezbollah fired drones at Israeli territory. No injuries were reported as a result of the drone attacks. Three people were killed and 15 others were injured in the Beirut strike, according to Lebanese state media.

The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah militants, backed by Iran, has been a persistent hurdle to ending the Iran war. Similar Israeli strikes have led to tense calls between Trump and Netanyahu in recent weeks.

Israeli officials were taken by surprise when Trump said Sunday in a social-media post that “there should be no more attacks by Israel anywhere in Lebanon,” according to a person familiar with the matter. Trump also called on Hezbollah to halt its attacks on Israel.

In response to the Israeli strike, Iran’s parliamentary speaker, Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf , threatened to pull out of negotiations. The strike “once again showed that America either has no will to fulfill its obligations or the ability to do so,” he said. “If you do not have the will and ability to fulfill your commitments, it is not possible to talk about continuing the path.”

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