United States President Donald Trump has said a deal between Washington and Tehran will be signed on Sunday and claimed it will lead to an immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.
Trump made the announcement on Saturday via his Truth Social platform.
According to the US president, Iran no longer wants a nuclear weapon, and “nor will they have one, either through purchase, development, or any other form of procurement”.
Earlier, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif confirmed that an agreement was imminent.
“We are closer to a peace deal than ever before. With finalisation likely expected in the next 24 hours, Pakistan is preparing for the electronic signing of the peace deal immediately after, followed by technical level talks next week,” Sharif said in an X post.
Pakistan has been a key mediator in the talks between US and Iran.
On Friday, Abbas Araghchi, Iranian foreign minister, said a deal “has never been closer”, although he did not give a timeline for the agreement.
For months, Washington and Tehran have exchanged draft proposals through direct and indirect channels, with both sides rejecting, revising or seeking amendments to key provisions before returning to the negotiating table.
The talks, marked by repeated setbacks and competing demands, have struggled to produce a breakthrough.
If signed as planned, the agreement would mark the most significant diplomatic progress since the conflict began and could bring a nearly five-month war to a close.
Both sides agreed a ceasefire in April, but have continued to mildly exchange fire, including two rounds of strikes this week.
The war began with US and Israeli strikes across Iran on February 28, prompting Tehran to attack Israel and US-allied states in the Gulf, as well as effectively closing the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping route for the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas.
