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Shkruar nga PamfletiTrump announced that a great deal had been finalized and could be signed over the weekend. According to Trump, the deal deprives Iran of nuclear weapons. In a later interview, the president emphasized that they had won the war without Europe's help, describing its role as useless.
The signing of a US-Iran deal today to end the war in the Middle East was announced yesterday by Donald Trump, but Tehran has not confirmed anything from Washington's statements about the timeline.
And while the US president has predicted the immediate opening of the Strait of Hormuz, information from both sides about a possible initial agreement, which would pave the way for technical-level negotiations, has been inconsistent and the timetable unclear. However, after last week's fresh attacks and fears of a new regional flare-up, both countries have suggested they have made significant progress towards a compromise.
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Pakistani President Shehbaz Sharif, whose country is mediating the conflict, said in a post on X yesterday that he expects the agreement to be "finalized" "within the next 24 hours" and that he is preparing for its "electronic signature" ahead of "technical talks" next week.
The US president, who has announced many times that an agreement is imminent without materializing, then said that the signing is "planned" for today, his 80th birthday.
"Once signed, the Strait of Hormuz will be OPEN TO ALL," the US president wrote yesterday in a post on Truth Social, adding that the Iranians "no longer want a nuclear weapon."
Iranian diplomacy, for its part, has spoken of an agreement "in the coming days," but not today, according to the state news agency Irna.
Some of the reported omissions have provoked a backlash from conservative leaders. Last night, an Iranian news agency published a video showing dozens of protesters chanting slogans against Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi.
Trump announced that a great deal had been finalized and could be signed over the weekend. According to Trump, the deal deprives Iran of nuclear weapons. In a later interview, the president emphasized that they had won the war without Europe's help, describing its role as useless.
"I don't know if you heard, but we ended the war with Iran today. And they have agreed to never have nuclear weapons. Something we insisted on. That was the point of all this. The Strait of Hormuz will open immediately after the signing, probably this weekend!" he said.
Asked whether Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, had approved the deal, he said, as far as he understood, yes. However, Iran insists that a final decision on an agreement that would end the current conflict has not yet been reached.
According to Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei, the reports were speculative and that nothing had been finalized. Iranian media reports say the US and Iran are preparing to begin final negotiations that will focus on nuclear and economic issues, excluding the missile program.
According to a draft of the memorandum of understanding seen by the Mehr news agency, it envisages the end of the US blockade of Hormuz, the reopening of the strait, the lifting of oil sanctions and the unblocking of frozen Iranian assets. The US president added that he had spoken with leaders in the region, including Gulf allies and Prime Minister Netanyahu, and that the Middle East was happy. The Israeli prime minister clarified that Israel is not part of the memorandum of understanding. In the wake of the positive signals, the price of oil fell to $89 per barrel, 4.4 percent less than a day earlier.
Trump-Starmer communication
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, for his part, welcomed Trump's latest attempt to end the war in Iran. In a phone call with the US president yesterday afternoon, Starmer said Britain is ready to support peace efforts.
"The Prime Minister expressed his support for President Trump's efforts to end the conflict with Iran, welcoming the progress made and stressing the importance of ensuring that any agreement brings lasting peace," a spokesman for Starmer said.
"Both leaders agreed that freedom of navigation must be restored in order to mitigate the economic impact that has been caused internationally ," he added.
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