Global leaders back U.S.-Iran deal as Hormuz reopening eases oil market pressure

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Highlights

The U.S. and Iran will formally sign an agreement Friday in Switzerland, launching 60 days of further nuclear negotiations and aiming to end the conflict permanently.
Iran commits to reopening the Strait of Hormuz within 30 days and the U.S. will remove the naval blockade, with oil sanctions expected to be lifted according to a 14-page draft memorandum.
Brent crude drops 4% to $83 a barrel and WTI falls 4.8% to $80.8 after the deal announcement, reflecting lower oil supply risk from the Middle East.

Diplomatic backing and implementation timeline

As reported by CNBC, the U.S. and Iran reach an agreement on Sunday that Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says would end the conflict immediately and permanently, with a formal signing set for Friday in Switzerland. The signing is expected to open 60 days of additional negotiations focused on Iran's nuclear program.

U.S. President Donald Trump says he will authorize the immediate removal of the U.S. naval blockade. Final terms have not yet been released, but Iranian state media reported last Friday that a 14-page draft memorandum includes lifting U.S. oil sanctions and an Iranian commitment to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within 30 days.

The UK, France, Germany and Italy say in a joint statement that Iran must never acquire a nuclear weapon and that they are ready to work with the U.S., Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency. The E4 also calls for the agreement to be implemented rapidly and comprehensively, describing the urgent reopening of the Strait of Hormuz with unconditional and unrestricted freedom of navigation as essential.

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer calls the agreement a hugely important step forward in ending the war, while stressing that the waterway must remain fully and permanently open. Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi also welcomes the deal and says Tokyo hopes the memorandum is steadily implemented and that free and safe navigation through the strait is ensured as soon as possible.

Energy market reaction and regional economic stakes

The agreement emerges after months of stop-start negotiations and repeated fighting since late February, a period that roils global energy and commodities markets and fuels concerns about a wider recession. Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs says in a statement that the deal is an important step toward sustainable peace and stronger regional and international economic growth because it includes measures to protect freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.

Oil prices fall after the announcement on Sunday as traders price in lower supply risk from the Middle East. Brent crude drops about 4% to $83 a barrel, while WTI declines 4.8% to $80.8, indicating that a sustained reopening of the strait could ease pressure across global fuel and shipping markets.

Our earlier report on the proposed U.S.-Iran agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz highlighted that the deal aimed to lift the U.S. naval blockade and restore shipping after weeks of disruption that sent oil and fuel prices sharply higher. We also noted that escalating regional tensions were raising doubts about whether the signing could proceed on schedule, keeping investors focused on continued risks to global energy flows.

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