Trump Claims Iran Deal Nearing Conclusion, Details to Follow

Washington DC. US President Donald Trump has said that the deal with Iran has largely reached its conclusion and its detailed description will be made public soon. Without giving further details on Saturday, he mentioned that the deal would include the issue of reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Earlier, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ismail Bakai told state television that the views of the United States and Iran had been getting closer in the past week. However, he warned that this does not mean that a deal has been reached on major issues, and also accused the Americans of giving 'contradictory statements'.

On social media, Trump claimed that he had very good talks with the leaders of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar, and other countries regarding the memorandum of understanding on peace. Trump mentioned that most of the parts of an agreement, which is yet to be finalized between the United States, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and various other listed countries, have been determined. He said that the final terms and details of the agreement are currently being discussed and will be announced soon.

He also informed on Saturday that he had a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which was very good. Although President Trump did not provide further details of the agreement, he emphasized that any agreement would completely prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons.

Meanwhile, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif congratulated President Donald Trump for his extraordinary efforts to establish peace, praising them. He said the phone call with Trump was very useful and fruitful.

Pakistan is playing the role of a mediator and assisting in the negotiations for this peace agreement. Sharif mentioned in a statement on social media platform X that they hope to organize another round of talks soon.

The conflict in West Asia escalated after the United States and Israel carried out extensive airstrikes on Iran on February 28. Iran also retaliated by attacking Israel and US-backed countries in the Gulf region. A ceasefire agreement was reached in Iran in early April, and since then, Washington and Tehran have been engaged in talks for a long-term peace agreement.

Speaking to state television on Saturday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ismail Bakai also discussed the memorandum of understanding. He clarified that Iran's objective is to reach an agreement based on a 14-point framework. Bakai said that the process of finalizing the memorandum of understanding is currently underway, and further talks can be held within the next 30 to 60 days to ultimately reach a final agreement.

This new momentum in the talks comes at a time when the atmosphere in Washington seemed to have deteriorated somewhat earlier. Just on Friday, according to information given to the US media by some officials, the US administration was preparing for new military strikes on Iran. However, no final decision had been made.

Trump had announced on Friday via Truth Social that he would not be able to attend his son Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding this weekend as he had to stay in Washington DC during this important time. Just last week, Trump had commented that Tehran's demands were 'completely unacceptable', and the ceasefire was in serious crisis.

BBC