Trump celebrates his 80th birthday with an Iran deal and a UFC cage fight at the White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump marked his 80th birthday on Sunday by hailing an initial agreement to end the war in Iran and staging a once unfathomable cage-fighting show on the storied South Lawn of the White House.

Trump had been touting the emerging deal for weeks, and last-minute strikes in the conflict had threatened to overshadow the ostentatious UFC mixed martial arts extravaganza — where combatants inside a wire-mesh octagon tried to punch, kick, chop and pummel each other into submission.

Ahead of the fight starting, however, the president said an agreement to end the conflict “is now complete.” He declared that the U.S. will end its blockade of Iran, and that Strait of Hormuz would reopen, potentially easing high oil prices and skittish global markets. But the crucial details are still to be negotiated.

Word of the deal was a prefight present for Trump but his focus quickly shifted to UFC. Top administration official...