Toward Peace in the Strait of Hormuz

The President just signaled the end of one of the most volatile standoffs of this generation.
President Trump announced on social media Saturday, May 23, 2026, that a deal with Iran, including the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, has been “largely negotiated” following calls with leaders from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain, and Israel. Trump said final details are being discussed and will be announced shortly. Regional officials confirmed the United States and Iran are closing in on a memorandum of understanding to end the war, with provisions for a declaration of the war’s end, two-month negotiations on Iran’s nuclear program, and the reopening of the strait that carries a critical share of the world’s oil. Trump said his call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu went “very well.” A ceasefire has held since April 7 after months of escalation.
The world has been holding its breath for months. Tankers stranded, prices climbing, families on three continents watching the news with knots in their stomachs. And now, quietly, on a Saturday in May, the architecture of a deal is taking shape that could close the door on a conflict many believed was only going to widen.
Matthew 5:9 says, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”
Peace is not the absence of capability. It is the presence of restraint. When nations choose negotiation over annihilation, something far older than diplomacy is at work. Every life spared in a deal like this is a life that gets to keep writing its own story.
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