Pakistan expects US-Iran deal to be finalized within 24 hours
Kyiv • UNN
Pakistan's Prime Minister announced the signing of an agreement between the US and Iran in 24 hours. The plan involves unblocking the Strait of Hormuz and easing sanctions.
The completion of the deal between the US and Iran is expected within the next 24 hours, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif stated in a post on X on Saturday, UNN reports.
We are closer to a peace deal than ever before. Completion is likely expected within the next 24 hours, and Pakistan is preparing for the electronic signing of the peace deal immediately thereafter, with technical-level talks to follow next week
US President Donald Trump, as Bloomberg notes, has repeatedly promised that a deal to end the war that began in February is close, but progress has remained elusive. The main US goals are to reopen the Strait of Hormuz to maritime shipping and to curb Iran's nuclear program.
Meanwhile, Iran insists on maintaining some control over the waterway and gaining immediate access to its frozen funds, while negotiations regarding the Islamic Republic's uranium enrichment will take place after the signing of an interim agreement.
A senior Trump administration official said on Friday there is an 80% or 85% chance that Washington and Tehran will sign a deal soon. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi echoed those expectations in a speech broadcast on state television Friday, adding that a signing could take place in the coming days.
The US expects the deal to ensure that Iran does not have a nuclear weapons program but will allow it to maintain a civilian nuclear energy program, a senior US official said. It would also ensure the removal of enriched nuclear material from the country and end the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz by both sides. If all conditions are met, the US will ease sanctions against Iran and allow it to reintegrate into the global economy, according to the official.
Iran's Foreign Ministry said Tehran is still reviewing the draft. The terms of the deal still must be approved by Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, according to a European official familiar with the matter.