President Donald Trump used the world stage at the G7 summit to declare that a new agreement with Iran has been finalized and signed, with maritime traffic already beginning to move again through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz.
According to The Post Millennial, President Trump told reporters that the accord is already having tangible effects on global commerce and energy markets, underscoring his administrations preference for leverage and verification over blank-check diplomacy.
The deals all signed [with Iran], and the Strait is already partially opened as you know theyre doing a little hunting for a couple of mines that theyve already found. He indicated that commercial shipping, long threatened by Iranian aggression and instability in the region, is now resuming under the new framework.
Trump linked the reopening of the Strait to a broader economic upswing, arguing that restored maritime access is beginning to stabilize energy flows and investor confidence.
Ships are starting to go out now, on Friday it will be completely opened.
He further noted that financial markets were reacting swiftly to the news, reflecting renewed optimism about both supply security and American leadership. The oil is plummeting down, and the stock market is shooting up like a rocket today.
Vice President JD Vance, speaking separately, laid out the architecture of the deal, stressing that it is not a giveaway to Tehran but a step-by-step arrangement grounded in performance and verification.
Well, we already signed the deal digitally yesterday, and there's been no money released, and that won't change," Vance said. "Again, this is a performance-based thing. If we see the Iranians making, for example, taking action to eliminate their stockpile of enriched material, then yes, sanctions relief will follow. If we see the Iranians taking action to allow the verification regime that we need to see to know that they're not going to build a nuclear weapon, yes, sanctions relief will follow.
"So this is really about walking down a pathway here where the Iranians will be welcomed into the world economy if they do the right thing. And, George, we have to remember, their economy is fundamentally destroyed. Their nuclear program is fundamentally destroyed. If they don't do the right things, if they don't allow the verification regime, they're never going to have the money to rebuild their nuclear program to begin with. So this is fundamentally a win-win for the American people.
"What the president has said is he wants it to be a win for the Iranian people as well, but that requires some real trust-building and some real positive conduct from the Iranian political system. We're going to see if that happens. If it does, they're absolutely going to find the president of the United States and the entire team a willing partner to make their country more prosperous," the vice president said.
The administrations message is clear: Iran will not receive sanctions relief or access to frozen assets unless it proves, step by step, that it has abandoned its nuclear ambitions and opened itself to rigorous inspections.
By tying economic incentives to verifiable dismantling of nuclear capabilities and insisting that there's been no money released, President Trump and Vice President Vance are signaling a sharp break from past deals that front-loaded concessions without securing lasting behavioral change from Tehran.
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