5 Day Countdown for Iran as President Trump Arrives in France

President Donald Trump has arrived in France to meet with world leaders at the 2026 G7 Summit. This meeting follows on the heels of the President’s announcement that Iran will sign the deal to extend the ceasefire and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

We expect the deal to be signed on Friday. Of course, the biggest question on most people’s minds is, will Iran actually follow through on this agreement?

As reported by The Washington Post:

The United States and Iran have reached a limited deal to end months of fighting, according to President Donald Trump, a top Iranian diplomat and the leader of Pakistan, which has been mediating between the two sides.

“The Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete. Congratulations to all!” Trump said Sunday on Truth Social, adding that he had agreed to end the U.S. naval blockade on Iranian ports in exchange for Iran’s reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and a continued halt to fighting.

The two sides plan to keep discussing the limits to Iran’s nuclear program that Trump has sought. They’re scheduled to sign the agreement on Friday. The timing of the announcement on Sunday allowed Trump to celebrate the deal on his 80th birthday.

On Monday, the price of oil, which had soared well over $100 per barrel during the war, fell sharply in response to news of the deal, to about $83. Meanwhile stock markets in Asia rose sharply, with major indexes in Japan and Korea climbing about 5 percent. Stock indexes in Europe were moderately higher.

Some world leaders hailed the announcement of a peace deal as a potential turning point, but Israeli officials and citizens denounced it.

U.S. officials said the deal was in jeopardy earlier Sunday after Israel launched an air strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon’s capital. As Iran prepared a retaliatory strike, Trump publicly rebuked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for endangering the talks.

“After the Israelis struck Beirut, we were very worried,” Vice President JD Vance said in an interview with Fox News after the deal was announced. “We saw a lot of evidence that the Iranians were going to launch a large number of missiles at the Israelis.”

During what Iran’s deputy foreign minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, said were more than 14 hours of talks on Sunday, the Iranians ultimately stood down. They said the U.S. had made last-minute concessions in return, including speeding up the end of the naval blockade.

The five-day countdown to a deal with Iran has begun. We have not yet seen any formal details, of course, but we’ve been assured by the President that the deal is coming, and with its anticipated signing on Friday, the conflict with Iran will finally come to an end.

Now again, we all hold our breath. With five days until anything is signed, the world can only sit and wait, knowing anything can happen. Especially when we’re dealing with Iran, which, historically, doesn’t always follow through on its promises.

But as of right now, according to President Trump, oil production and transport can resume in the Strait of Hormuz. As the President posted on social media: “Ships of the World, start your engines. Let the oil flow!”

For now, the most important thing is that both sides have declared “the immediate and permanent termination of  military operations on all fronts.” That’s a big word – “permanent” – and a big deal, if both sides meant it, and stick to it. They are declaring this over. Not just another temporary ceasefire, or a hold. They are talking about a permanent end to this conflict.

We know Israel got a little bit heated again over the weekend, striking at Lebanon, which President Trump openly condemned in his colorful, straightforward Trump way. We can only hope that with this deal, cooler heads will prevail and all strikes will stop.

Even without knowing the details or having anything signed, we should begin to see positive repercussions from this news. Gas prices are likely going to come down in the next few weeks, for example.

But even more importantly, it means no additional troops being sent into harm’s way, and Iran won’t be able to produce a nuclear weapon. That is a good deal not only for America, but for the entire world.

Today’s Sekulow broadcast included more discussion of the news from President Trump that a deal had finally been reached with Iran. We also discussed last night’s historic UFC event at the White House.

Watch the full broadcast below: