U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that an agreement aimed at ending the war with Iran is expected to be signed on Sunday, adding that the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened to international shipping immediately after the accord takes effect.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the deal was scheduled to be finalized within the next day and described the reopening of the strategic waterway as one of its most significant outcomes.
“The Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow, and immediately after it is signed, the Hormuz Strait is OPEN TO ALL,” Trump wrote.
His statement came amid growing international concern over disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, whose closure has severely impacted global shipping routes and energy supplies from the oil- and gas-rich Gulf region.
The agreement is expected to be known as the Islamabad Agreement, a name that recognizes Pakistan’s role in helping facilitate negotiations between Washington and Tehran during months of intensive diplomacy.
Earlier, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had expressed confidence that the accord would be signed within the next 24 hours, indicating that talks had entered their final stages.
The U.S. president also suggested that Washington would eventually cooperate with Tehran on addressing Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile, although he did not provide details on the timing of such a move.
“At the appropriate time, when all is calm, we will go in and get the Nuclear Dust, buried deep under the powerful sunken granite mountains,” Trump said.
Trump added that the United States hoped to pursue a more constructive relationship with Iran and contribute to long-term regional stability.
“We look forward to working with Iran, and the entire Middle East, long into the future,” he wrote.
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Pakistan Prime Minister Sharif will also attend the ceremony, according to Pakistani media reports.
Pakistan has played a key role throughout the mediation effort involving the United States and Iran, two longtime rivals whose relations have remained strained for decades. Islamabad also hosted the first — and so far only — direct high-level engagement between senior U.S. and Iranian diplomats since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, which severed diplomatic relations between the two countries. The April meeting was widely viewed as a breakthrough that helped create momentum for subsequent negotiations.
Despite Trump’s confidence as voiced in the post, Iranian officials continued to signal caution regarding the timeline for any formal agreement. Earlier on Saturday, Iranian state media quoted Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei as saying that uncertainty remained over the exact timing of a signing ceremony.
“We will have to wait and see about the exact date of the signing of the memorandum of understanding, although it will not be tomorrow,” state media quoted Baghaei as saying. “The possibility of this happening in the coming days cannot be ruled out. However, due to the hesitation of the other side, we must be cautious in making any comments about this process.”
Trump concluded his message with a warning that appeared to underscore the consequences of any breakdown in diplomacy.
“Hopefully, this process will all work out quickly, easily, and smoothly. If it doesn’t, we have the ultimate alternative, hopefully never to be used again!”
The last line appears to represent continuation of Trump’s two-pronged approach to dealing with Iran, a diplomat channel coupled with the threat of force.
Iftikhar Ali is a veteran Pakistani journalist, former president of UN Correspondents Association, and a recipient of the Pride of Performance civil award
