India, June 14 -- US President Donald Trump has said that a long-anticipated agreement aimed at ending tensions in the Middle East is scheduled to be signed on Sunday (June 14), adding that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen to global shipping immediately after the deal takes effect.

In a post on Truth Social on Saturday, Trump announced that the agreement was nearing completion and linked it directly to the reopening of the strategically important waterway.

The US President compared the proposed agreement with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the nuclear accord negotiated during former President Barack Obama's administration.

Trump argued that the previous deal would have accelerated Iran's path towards acquiring nuclear ...