Key takeaways:
- Trump said on Truth Social that an Iran deal was scheduled to be signed Sunday and that the Strait of Hormuz would be “OPEN TO ALL” immediately afterward.
- Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said the signing date had not been determined and “it will not be tomorrow,” while adding that it could happen in the coming days.
- The talks follow an April 8 truce that paused the worst of the fighting, with both sides and mediators showing increased optimism after weeks of negotiations.
President Donald Trump said a deal to stop the war with Iran could be signed Sunday, while Tehran urged caution and said the timing had not yet been set, even as both sides signalled that an agreement may be close.
Trump wrote on Truth Social that “The Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow, and immediately after it is signed, the Hormuz Strait is OPEN TO ALL.” Al Jazeera reported that he also said the United States would eventually get Iran’s nuclear material.
Iranian officials offered a different timeline. Foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said Saturday that the date for signing an agreement had not been determined and “it will not be tomorrow.” But he also left open the possibility that a deal could come soon, saying, “The possibility of this happening in the coming days cannot be ruled out.”
The comments came as Washington and Tehran appeared increasingly optimistic that weeks of uneven negotiations were nearing a conclusion. Al Jazeera reported that the United States and Iran appeared close to signing the first stage of a peace deal, though they remained at odds over when it would happen.
The Strait of Hormuz, a key point in the negotiations, would be “open to all” immediately after the agreement is signed, Trump said. Iran did not confirm that detail in the comments reported Saturday.
The Guardian reported that both the warring parties and their mediators expressed growing confidence that the talks were drawing to a close. The negotiations followed an April 8 truce that paused the worst of the fighting.
Trump has repeatedly said in recent weeks that a deal was near, only for talks to continue. His latest statement again suggested an imminent breakthrough, while Iran’s foreign ministry publicly resisted the specific Sunday timeline.
The two sides also differed in tone. Trump presented the signing as scheduled and tied it to the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran said no date had been fixed, but did not rule out an agreement within days.
No final agreement had been announced in the reported comments, and neither side released the full terms of the potential deal.
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