US, Iran reach preliminary agreement to end war, signing set for Friday

Preliminary pact calls for a ceasefire, reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and future negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme, with formal signing planned in Switzerland.

US and Iranian officials said they had agreed on a framework to end their war, halt the US blockade of Iran and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a preliminary pact that sent oil prices falling but leaves the fate of Iran’s nuclear program to further negotiations.