Trump Says US-Iran Deal to Be Signed Sunday, Hormuz to Open Immediately After

On Saturday, June 13, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that a deal to end the war with Iran would be signed the next day, Sunday, June 14, and that the Strait of Hormuz would be "OPEN TO ALL" immediately after the signing. Iran had offered no immediate comment on that timeline.

The post followed a signal from Pakistan, which has become the central mediator between Washington and Tehran. Hours earlier, Pakistan's Foreign Office said the two sides were in the final stage of negotiations and that an electronic signing ceremony was scheduled for Sunday. The statement came after a phone call between Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, who thanked Pakistan for what he called its consistent and sustained efforts at mediation and dialogue.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif put it more directly in a social media post. He said the parties were closer to a peace deal than ever before, that finalisation was likely within 24 hours, and that Pakistan was preparing for the electronic signing immediately afterward, to be followed by technical-level talks the following week. He tagged Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. In a call with Qatar's Prime Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Sharif said the deal was ready for signatures by the relevant parties very shortly.

On Friday, Araghchi had himself pointed to progress, saying the "Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding has never been closer." He also asked the media not to speculate about its contents until it was finalised, and promised that all details would be shared with the public in due course. Dar also spoke separately with EU High Representative Kaja Kallas, Swiss Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Faisal bin Farhan, and all sides expressed hope for lasting peace and stability in the region.

Trump used his post to describe the substance of the agreement, though the terms have not been published. He compared it with the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, negotiated under Barack Obama, which he called a smooth road to a nuclear weapon that Iran would have had six years ago. His own agreement, he wrote, is "A WALL TO NO NUCLEAR WEAPON," and he claimed Iran no longer wants such a weapon and will not obtain one by purchase, development or any other procurement.

He also claimed Iran's nuclear programme had been effectively neutralised. The remaining material, which he called "Nuclear Dust" buried beneath granite mountains and reached thanks to B-2 bombers, would be retrieved at the appropriate time, when all is calm. He said it would then be downblended and destroyed, whether in Iran or in the United States.

The war began on February 28. It has rattled global markets and strained regional alliances, and it has driven intensive diplomacy. A fragile ceasefire took hold in April, and days later Islamabad hosted the first round of peace talks. Senior officials from both sides attended, but no deal came out of it.

What to watch now is whether Iran confirms the Sunday timeline and whether the signing happens as described. Pakistan has said technical talks would follow the next week, and the Strait of Hormuz is the first test of Trump's promise that it would open at once.