Trump says US Iran deal to be signed, Hormuz to open after

TEHRAN – US President Donald Trump said that a deal with Iran to end the Middle East war would have been signed yesterday, and that the strategic Strait of Hormuz would be “open to all” immediately after.

Iran had offered a different timeline earlier in the day, but nonetheless signalled an agreement was in the offing, as both the warring parties and their mediators expressed increasing optimism that weeks of talks were drawing to a close.

“The Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow, and immediately after it is signed, the Hormuz Strait is open to all,” Trump wrote on social media on Saturday.

The leader of key mediator Pakistan also said earlier that a deal was closer “than ever”.

The “finalisation” of this agreement is expected “within the next 24 hours”, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Saturday on X, adding that it will be signed electronically.