Trump says Iran deal will happen on Sunday – National

Ahead of next week’s G7 summit, US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that a deal to end the war with Iran was expected to be signed on Sunday, claiming that Tehran had agreed not to develop nuclear weapons and that the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened to global shipping.

In a lengthy post on Truth Social, Trump described the treaty as “a wall against nuclear weapons” and said it would be a reversal of the 2015 nuclear accord negotiated under former president Barack Obama.

“The deal is scheduled to be signed tomorrow, and as soon as it is signed, the Strait of Hormuz is OPEN TO ALL,” Trump wrote.

Trump also claimed Iran “no longer wants Nuclear Weapons, nor will they have them, either through purchasing, development, or any other form of procurement.”

He said no money would be exchanged under the agreement, unlike what he described as billions of dollars given to Iran under the Obama administration.

Trump further claimed that highly enriched uranium buried deep underground would eventually be recovered and destroyed “either in Iran, or the United States,” referring to the US B-2 bomber strikes carried out early in the conflict.

“We look forward to working with Iran, and the entire Middle East, in the future,” Trump wrote, warning that if diplomacy fails, “we have a major alternative, hopefully not used again.”

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The announcement comes as world leaders prepare to gather in Évian-les-Bains, France, where conflicts in the Middle East and global energy security are expected to be among the main topics of discussion.

A senior US official, who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity under rules set by the White House, said Trump planned to meet on the sidelines of the G7 summit starting Monday with the leaders of Egypt, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to discuss efforts to defuse the war.

Britain and France, both members of the G7, have expressed interest in assisting with the demining of the waterway once the conflict is halted. The official said both have military ships at sea that could participate.

It is not clear how many there are the mine is in the strait which Iran had effectively controlled shortly after the war began, by blocking oil and natural gas shipments from the Persian Gulf. The US has blocked Iranian ports in response. A weak ceasefire has been in place since April 7.

Pakistan says a deal to end the war is close

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the deal aimed at ending the war was expected to be completed within 24 hours. Pakistan is preparing for the electronic signing of the agreement, which will be followed by technical-level talks next week.

Sharif also told his Qatari counterpart “a peace agreement is ready to be signed by the relevant parties in the near future,” a separate statement said.

Senior US officials noted Sharif’s optimistic comments. The US believes what Iran will discuss is a “very strong deal,” the official said, but declined to speculate on when the agreement could be signed.

Iran signaled optimism but indicated that more time was needed.

“While this will not happen tomorrow, the possibility that it will happen in the coming days cannot be ruled out,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said in a statement carried by state TV. He later said “the possibility of completing the memorandum of understanding in the coming days is very high.”

Iran’s nuclear program and enriched uranium have long been at the center of tensions with the US and Israel and a source of international concern.

Three regional officials said Friday, on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the negotiations, they expected a signing ceremony in the coming days after officials in Washington and Tehran approved the agreement.

The real breakthrough came after Iran exchange fire with the US and Israel earlier this week, threatening to violate the ceasefire and push the Middle East back to full-scale war.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted in X on Friday that the agreement had “never been closer.” Trump, who has repeatedly emphasized in recent weeks that the countries are on the cusp of a deal, shared Araghchi’s post on social media.

Trump on Thursday claims significant progress in negotiations, hours after he threatened to seize Iran’s oil industry.

– With files from the Canadian Press

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