Former Vice President Mike Pence cast doubt on the possibility of a deal between Iran and the U.S. over the two countries\u2019 war shortly before President Trump announced a deal has been reached on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMy concern right now is not with the intentions of the president. Look, I think the president has earned a great deal of deference here by the American people. I just don\u2019t trust the Iranians,\u201d Pence told NewsNation\u2019s Chris Stirewalt on \u201cThe Hill Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAnd I think the president and his team know well that no deal is better than a bad deal. Unless the Iranians forfeit and dismantle their nuclear program, dismantle their missile program, immediately open the straits and stop subsidizing terrorist groups across the region, then I think we would do well to simply let the armed forces of the United States of America finish the job,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the war has dragged on, the price of oil and gas has risen and the U.S.\u2019s relationship with some international allies has been strained. The American public has expressed its distaste for the fighting through polls and surveys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a Sunday post on the social platform X, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said he was \u201cpleased to announce that the Peace Deal between the United States of America and Islamic Republic of Iran has been REACHED.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cBoth sides have declared the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trump said in his own Sunday evening Truth Social post that \u201cthe Deal with the Islamic Republic of Iran is now complete.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cCongratulations to all! I hereby fully authorize the toll free opening of the Strait of Hormuz, and, simultaneously herewith, authorize the immediate removal of the United States Naval blockade,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier Sunday, Trump advised Israel and Iran to \u201cnot blow\u201d the finalization of the emerging peace deal during strikes in Lebanon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe are very close to a Deal that will bring peace to the region, including to Lebanon, and all sides should stand down,\u201d Trump said on Truth Social.<\/p>\n\n\n\n