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A U.S.-Iran deal<\/a> could be sealed within days, according to President Donald Trump, Iranian officials and key mediator Pakistan, with a memorandum of understanding<\/a> expected to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif<\/a> said early Saturday that a peace deal was closer \u201cthan ever before,\u201d with finalization \u201clikely expected in the next 24 hours.\u201d
\u201cPakistan is preparing for the electronic signing of the peace deal immediately after, followed by technical level talks next week,\u201d he posted on X.
In a post later Saturday on Truth Social, Trump wrote, \u201cThe Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow, and immediately after it is signed, the Hormuz Strait is OPEN TO ALL.\u201d
He added, \u201cHopefully, this process will all work out quickly, easily, and smoothly. If it doesn\u2019t, we have the ultimate alternative, hopefully never to be used again!\u201d
The president also said that the final deal includes, \u201cA WALL TO NO NUCLEAR WEAPON!\u201d and added, \u201cIn fact, they no longer want a Nuclear Weapon, nor will they have one, either through purchase, development, or any other form of procurement.\u201d
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi<\/a> said Friday in an interview with Iranian state media that he was hopeful a memorandum of understanding \u201ccould happen within the next one or two days, or within the next few days.\u201d
But Iran\u2019s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said on Saturday that \u201cit will not be tomorrow,\u201d according to Iranian state media, without giving a reason for the apparent shift. Baghaei said the \u201cpossibility of it being signed in the coming days cannot be ruled out.\u201d
\u201cDue to the other side\u2019s inconsistency,\u201d Baghaei said, \u201cwe should remain cautious in making any statements about this process.\u201d
Trump on Friday shared an X post from Araghchi on Truth Social saying the deal \u201chas never been closer.\u201d He told Axios on Friday that he believed a deal with Iran could be signed by Monday, while condemning what he said was fake information put out by Tehran on its contents.
For weeks, the U.S. and Iran have appeared to be nearing a deal that would bring an end to a war that began when the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran<\/a> at the end of February. Iran has since imposed strict controls over the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway through which 20% of the world\u2019s oil passed before the war, causing chaos in the global markets.
A ceasefire deal was reached in mid-April, but the two sides have since exchanged intermittent fire, with strikes escalating this week even as diplomacy inched forward.
Oil prices fell below $90 a barrel Friday morning after Trump said a peace deal was within reach. U.S. crude oil futures for July delivery were at $84 per barrel early Saturday, while August futures for international benchmark Brent sank to around $87 per barrel.
The memorandum of understanding would reopen the Strait of Hormuz immediately without tolls and restore prewar shipping within approximately 30 days, as well as lifting the U.S. blockade of Iran\u2019s ports, according to a regional source, a source familiar with the agreement and a diplomat with knowledge of the text.
The agreement would include a 60-day extension of the current ceasefire, which effectively collapsed this week with both sides resuming strikes. The deal includes an end to fighting in Lebanon, where Israel has continued a deadly offensive against Hezbollah despite existing ceasefire agreements.
But speaking on Iranian state television Friday, Araghchi outlined seemingly different terms.
He said that Iran intends to charge a service fee for ships passing through the strait, adding that while \u201cit is not possible to levy a toll on passage through the Strait of Hormuz,\u201d it would maintain control over the waterway and charge a fee for \u201cservices provided.\u201d
He also said that Iran\u2019s \u201csword will remain poised over the Strait of Hormuz indefinitely.\u201d
Another part of the deal is for the U.S. and Iran to respect each other\u2019s sovereignty and not meddle in each other\u2019s affairs, Araghchi said, according to the semiofficial Fars news agency.
Details regarding two key issues \u2014 Iran\u2019s nuclear program and the lifting of sanctions \u2014 will be finalized in the next stage of negotiations, Araghchi said.
Trump officials have cited the destruction of Iran\u2019s nuclear program as a key objective of the conflict. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C.<\/a>, warned on X Friday that the terms described by Iranian media would be \u201cawful\u201d and that Trump\u2019s \u201cred line\u201d on nuclear enrichment must hold. He welcomed reassurances from Trump, who has contested parts of the deal claimed by Iran.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said that a U.S.-Iran deal would bring economic relief to the nation.
\u201cWe believe that he had to take this opportunity to keep Iran from having a nuclear weapon,\u201d he told host Laura Ingraham on Fox News. \u201cWe will see. Maybe as soon as this weekend or Monday, we will get on the other side of this.\u201d
The secretary said a deal will result in lower energy prices for Americans. \u201cI am very confident that the challenging time with gasoline will pass by,\u201d Bessent said.
Iran\u2019s Maj. Gen. Mohsen Rezaei, the military adviser to the country\u2019s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, said that Trump has agreed to release $24 billion of Iran\u2019s frozen assets \u201cbut is unwilling to announce it publicly,\u201d according to a report<\/a> by the Young Journalists Club, which is affiliated with Iranian state TV.
In a phone call with Axios, Trump told the outlet he had demanded clarification from Iran over reports that claimed the country would receive billions in frozen assets after the deal was signed, adding that officials privately \u201capologized for putting out false information.\u201d
As negotiations continue, tensions remain high around the Strait of Hormuz, where U.S. Central Command said<\/a> that Iran launched several drones at commercial ships on Friday.
\u201cU.S. forces have downed all of them in recent hours as traffic flow through the strait continues unimpeded,\u201d a post on X said.
Freddie Clayton is a freelance journalist based in London.\u00a0
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