President Donald Trump's public thanks to Saudi Arabia and Turkey after the reported U.S.-Iran peace deal was not just diplomatic courtesy. Including those countries in the announcement on the end of the war has been considered as a signal about the regional coalition that helped bring Tehran and Washington to the edge of an agreement, with Pakistan emerging as the central broker.
The deal, announced by Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, is expected to end the three-month conflict between the United States and Iran and includes a ceasefire, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and an end to the U.S. naval blockade on Iranian ports, according to Reuters. The agreement is expected to be signed Friday in Switzerland, though some details remain unsettled and Iran has previously pushed back on U.S. timelines.
