Ahead of next week’s G7 summit, U.S. President Donald Trump announced Saturday that a deal to end the war with Iran is expected to be signed Sunday, claiming Tehran has agreed not to pursue a nuclear weapon and that the Strait of Hormuz will reopen to global shipping.
In a lengthy post on Truth Social, Trump described the agreement as “a wall to no nuclear weapon” and said it would be the opposite of the 2015 nuclear deal negotiated under former president Barack Obama.
“The Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow, and immediately after it is signed, the Hormuz Strait is OPEN TO ALL,” Trump wrote.
Trump also claimed Iran “no longer want(s) a Nuclear Weapon, nor will they have one, either through purchase, development, or any other form of procurement.”
He said no money would exchange hands under the agreement, unlike what he characterized as billions of dollars provided to Iran under the Obama administration.
Trump further claimed that highly enriched uranium buried deep underground would eventually be recovered and destroyed “whether in Iran, or the United States,” referencing U.S. B-2 bomber strikes carried out earlier in the conflict.
“We look forward to working with Iran, and the entire Middle East, long into the future,” Trump wrote, while also warning that if diplomacy fails, “we have the ultimate alternative, hopefully never to be used again.”
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The announcement comes as world leaders prepare to gather in Évian-les-Bains, France, where the conflict in the Middle East and global energy security are expected to be among the major topics of discussion.
A senior U.S. official, who briefed journalists on condition of anonymity under rules set by the White House, said Trump planned to meet on the sidelines of the G7 summit that starts Monday with the leaders of Egypt, Qatar and United Arab Emirates to discuss efforts to wind down the war.
Britain and France, both G7 members, have expressed interest in assisting with demining the waterway once the conflict is paused. The official said both have military vessels at sea that could participate.
It was not immediately clear how many mines are in the strait that Iran has effectively controlled since shortly after the war began, virtually shutting down oil and natural gas shipments from the Persian Gulf. The U.S. has blockaded Iranian ports in response. A tenuous ceasefire has been in place since April 7.
Pakistan says a deal to end the war is imminent
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said a deal aimed at ending the war was expected to be finalized within 24 hours. Pakistan was preparing for the electronic signing of the agreement, to be followed by technical-level talks next week.
Sharif also told his Qatari counterpart “a peace deal was ready for signatures by the relevant parties very shortly,” a separate statement said.
The senior U.S. official noted Sharif’s upbeat comments. The U.S. believes what’s on the table for Iran is a “very strong deal,” the official said, but declined to speculate on when it could be signed.
Iran signaled optimism but indicated more time was needed.
“Although it will not happen tomorrow, the possibility that it could take place in the coming days cannot be ruled out,” foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said in a statement carried by state TV. He later said “the likelihood of finalizing the memorandum of understanding in the coming days is high.”
Iran’s nuclear program and highly enriched uranium have long been at the center of tensions with the U.S. and Israel and an international source of concern.
Three regional officials said Friday, on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the negotiations, they expected a signing ceremony in the coming days after officials in Washington and Tehran approve the agreement.
The apparent breakthrough came after Iran exchanged fire with the U.S. and Israel earlier in the week, threatening to rupture the ceasefire and push the Middle East back into full-scale war.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted on X on Friday that an agreement “has never been closer.” Trump, who has asserted multiple times in recent weeks the countries were on the cusp of a deal, shared Araghchi’s post on social media.
Trump on Thursday claimed significant progress in negotiations, hours after he threatened to seize Iran’s oil industry.
– With files from the Canadian Press
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