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UN main Antonio Guterres has welcomed the announcement of a bid woody betwixt the U.S. and Iran that provides for an contiguous and imperishable ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Secretary General Guterres connected Sunday (June 14, 2026) described it arsenic a captious measurement towards the peaceful colony of the conflict.
The U.S. and Iran finalised a woody to extremity their 107-day warfare and unfastened the Strait of Hormuz, the constrictive waterway utilized to ferry one-fifth of the planetary lipid supplies, connected Friday (June 12, 2026) aft an in-person signing of the statement successful Switzerland.
U.S. President Donald Trump made the announcement connected Truth Social connected Sunday (June 14, 2026) evening, easing unit connected the planetary vigor markets, arsenic officials said the bid statement would beryllium signed connected June 19 successful Switzerland.
Mr. Guterres welcomed the announcement that the “United States and Iran person agreed connected a bid woody that provides for an contiguous and imperishable ceasefire, the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, arsenic good arsenic a model for further negotiations," a connection issued by his spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric, said Sunday (June 14, 2026).
"This represents a captious measurement towards the peaceful colony of the conflict,” Mr. Dujarric said.
The Secretary-General expressed “deep appreciation" for the constructive relation played by Pakistan, Qatar, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, and different determination countries successful supporting the negotiations that led to the bid deal.
He reaffirmed that the United Nations stands acceptable to enactment the parties successful achieving a durable and broad peace.
Details of the woody were not instantly available.
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister, Kazem Gharibabadi, confirmed the statement connected authorities tv but said Iran would not commencement implementing it until it was signed connected Friday (June 19, 2026).
