President Donald Trump announced this Saturday afternoon that an Iran agreement had been “largely negotiated, subject to its completion,” practically closing the process to end the war, after calls with Israel and regional allies. In the statement on his social network, he implied that only a few details remained and guaranteed the opening of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Trump promised a prompt resolution on the matter. “The final aspects and details of the agreement are currently being discussed, which will be announced shortly,” he said without specifying a date. He added that he was in the Oval Office where he had spoken with leaders from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt, Jordan, and Bahrain, and separately with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who had given his green light.
The president described this work as a “memorandum of understanding related to peace,” in the final process between the United States and Iran, along with the other countries that participated in Saturday’s talks.
However, Trump offered very few details except his guarantee of the reopening of Hormuz. Although it was said that Iranian and Israeli officials were very encouraged, neither country had offered immediate confirmation of a pact after more than a month and a half of a fragile truce and the continuous threats from the White House to bomb again and Tehran’s response that they would extend the war.
It did emerge that three senior Iranian officials emphasized that their country had accepted a memorandum of understanding that would stop the fighting and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. They stated that the agreement would end confrontations on all fronts, including Lebanon. They also pointed out that the agreement focuses on reopening the strait — including lifting the U.S. naval blockade against Iran and allowing free commercial transit without Iran charging tolls — and leaves the complex nuclear program for later.
In the call with all those countries in the region, Vice President JD Vance was also present, who a few weeks ago made a trip to Islamabad (Pakistan) to negotiate face to face with the Iranians, as well as special envoy Steve Witkoff.
The Iranians say the agreement focuses on reopening Hormuz and that the nuclear case will be negotiated later
From India, where he is visiting, Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters earlier that “there could be news later today” regarding Iran, although he did not specify.
It was a day of news about a possible resolution that went from less to more positive. Trump first assured Axios that he would probably decide this Sunday (or earlier) whether to resume the war. In this regard, he said there was a “solid 50%” chance of reaching a “good” agreement or, otherwise, “blow them up completely.”
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Shortly after, the U.S. president himself moderated his language and saw many possibilities of reaching a diplomatic resolution.
From Iran came comments that Tehran and Washington were making “encouraging progress.” An extension of the 60-day truce and a preliminary agreement would be within reach, according to Pakistani mediators, who saw a possible second meeting in Islamabad within a week. For once, the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, instead of watering down the situation, said it observed “a rapprochement of positions,” in televised statements by its spokesperson, Esmail Baghai. “We are finalizing a protocol agreement with Washington to cease hostilities,” he expressed.
Although he acknowledged that this agreement could be delayed “three or four days” and that “we will not necessarily agree on important issues.”
Trump announces the imminence of the pact after a call with the countries of the region and with Israel
The new draft that Trump was going to review arose from talks between Iran and Pakistan. The spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicated that his country and the United States were in the final stage of discussions on a memorandum of understanding to end the war.
The same spokesperson specified that this document would also address the gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, the lifting of the U.S. blockade, and the release of frozen Iranian funds.
He added that a period of 30 to 60 days of negotiations on a detailed agreement would follow. Donald Trump always repeats, he did so again on Friday, that he will only accept an agreement that addresses issues such as uranium enrichment and the fate of Iran’s existing reserves.
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