President Trump just did what every foreign policy "expert" in Washington said couldn't be done — he ended the war with Iran, reopened the Strait of Hormuz, and announced the whole thing on Truth Social like he was dropping a new album. "The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete," Trump posted Sunday, adding the line that's already living rent-free in every liberal's head: "Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow!"
Four words. That's all it took to make the entire D.C. establishment choke on their morning lattes.
The deal, brokered with the help of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, includes the immediate and permanent end to military operations on all fronts — including Lebanon — the toll-free reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and the removal of the U.S. naval blockade that's been strangling the Iranian economy. Trump confirmed he would "fully authorize the toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and, simultaneously herewith, authorize the immediate removal of the United States Naval blockade." A formal signing ceremony is scheduled for June 19 in Switzerland.
So while Biden spent four years begging Iran to come back to Obama's garbage nuclear giveaway, Trump fought a war, won it, and got a better deal in the aftermath. Funny how that works.
The conflict has killed more than 7,500 people, most of them in Lebanon and Iran, and sent global oil markets into a tailspin for months. The agreement includes a 60-day window for final negotiations covering nuclear weapons development, remaining sanctions, and resolutions from both the United Nations Security Council and the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Iran reaffirmed its commitment to abstain from producing nuclear weapons, and Trump said Iran "no longer wanted to pursue a nuclear weapon" and that the U.S. would retrieve and destroy nuclear waste once things calmed down. Whether you trust the mullahs is another question entirely, but at least this time there's a credible threat behind the handshake.
Special Envoy Steve Witkoff was tagged by Sharif in the announcement alongside U.S. and Iranian officials. The Pakistani mediating team included Field Marshal Asim Munir and Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar. Say what you want about Pakistan — they got this one across the finish line.
Of course, because nothing can ever just be good news, Israel decided to test the deal's durability before the ink was dry. Israeli forces struck Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday, hitting what the IDF called a "Hezbollah command center" in the Dahiyeh area, killing at least 3 people and wounding 7 others. Iranian Parliamentary Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf fired back on X, saying "The Zionists' incursion into Dahiyeh has once again shown that America either lacks the will to fulfill its commitments or the ability to do so."
Trump's response? He called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and asked him — and this is a direct quote from the president — "what the f**k are you doing?" He then told Netanyahu to knock off the additional strikes. No diplomatic niceties. No State Department press release. Just a phone call and a rhetorical slap.
That's the Trump doctrine in a nutshell. Make the deal. End the war. Open the oil. And if your allies start freelancing at the worst possible moment, call them up and tell them to cut it out in language a longshoreman would appreciate.
The New York Post first reported Trump's announcement. Oil prices dropped in the hours following the news, which is exactly what American wallets needed after months of conflict-driven spikes.
We spent years listening to the so-called smart people tell us that Trump was going to start World War III. Instead, he fought a war nobody wanted, brought Iran to the table, and wrapped the whole thing up with a Truth Social post and a profanity-laced phone call to Netanyahu. The same establishment that gave Iran $150 billion and got nothing in return is now going to spend the next week explaining why this deal is actually bad.
Let them talk. The oil is flowing.
