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Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced on June 12 that a final text on a peace deal between the United States and Iran has been reached.
“We can confirm that a final, agreed-upon text of the peace deal has been reached, and Pakistan is now working closely with both sides to finalize the next steps. Peace has never been this close as it is now,” Sharif, who has been one of the mediators, wrote on X.
“Amid ongoing intense mediation efforts by Pakistan, we are fully aware of an incessant misinformation campaign being waged by those who want to sabotage the peace deal,” he added.
Sharif’s announcement was not a surprise. U.S. President Donald Trump called off strikes on Iran a day earlier, claiming that a deal with the Islamic Republic will be signed very soon.
Still, some issues, namely the fate of Iran’s frozen funds, remain stuck. U.S. Vice President JD Vance said earlier in the day that the funds will not be released to the Islamic Republic for signing a deal or attending a meeting, slamming reports that suggest otherwise.
“First, the Iranians are not receiving any cash, and no funds are being released for simply signing a deal or attending a meeting,” Vance wrote on X.
“The deal is structured to ensure that the US and its allies’ concerns are prioritized, and that if the Islamic Republic of Iran meets its obligations, then economic benefits will flow to them and to the entire region,” he added.
Meanwhile, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi confirmed that the upcoming deal with the U.S. will extend the fragile ceasefire by 60 days in order to launch additional nuclear talks.
“The Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding has never been closer. Pending its finalization, the media should refrain from entering speculation about its content,” Araghchi said.
“In line with our responsible and transparent approach, all details will be shared with the public in due course,” he added.
As for when the deal could be actually signed, a senior official in President Donald Trump’s administration told Agence France-Presse (AFP) that the U.S. is “80 to 85 percent” confident that this could happen in the coming days.
“We do expect us to be signing this agreement over the next few days. I can’t give you an exact date,” the senior official told the news agency in a call.
“If I were to give you a confidence that we were going to be signing this agreement, I maybe would have said 75 percent this morning, it’s probably more like 80-85 percent now, but it’s not 100 percent,” the official added.
AFP also reported that they deal in the making also include Lebanon, where Israel has been attacking Hezbollah — a close ally of Iran.
While several issues remain unresolved, it is clear for the first time that all sides are optimistic about the deal being signed very soon. Nevertheless, this does not guarantee that the follow-on talks will be successful. Even if the United States refrains from attacking Iran in the future, Israel could still escalate on its own if no meaningful progress is made after the signing.
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from the looks of it the conventional war phase of ww3 is being postponed by these so called ceasefires makes me wonder on how much borrowed time we’re living on.
do not forget. trump is hosting a wwe cage match on the white house lawn. feel free to enjoy a good laugh at the dystopian position of the american puppet government
i can not believe in the “word” deal. only internationally signed treaties that recognizes indigenous populations.
the us robber baron regime only repeats goyslop media to delay any useful decisions. this is not ending, the weekend is here and us stock markets will close. when markets are closed the likelihood of us or israeli attacks always increase.
until donny boy publicly states with signature to even one of the 14 points of irianian demands by concession. the war remains. delaying is not considered problem solving.
signing a deal with the united states is only a ploy to get ready for the next round of war.
usa empire desperately needed iran to conquer the middle east, not even british empire or france empire get them conquered hundred years ago. usa empire is not different, they control the tiny countries in the south of hormuz, a big win for usa empire was the fall of syria, and the enslavement of iraq government. the masters breed of the empire of the exceptionals needs iran oil, gas and land desperately to move towards the east to try to conquer china.
czy tylko ja mam wrażenie, że iran gra do jednej bramki z globalistami? aragczi to na moje kukiełka mossadu. tylko przygłup szedłby na układ z usa
my americunt hillbilly sisters desperate to lick persian peniz while hebrews pump jizz into our anuz derp derp incel
does it include world cup matches fix up?
4-1 to paraguay a total fix, embarrassing
look! iran deal number thirty nine! what’s that over there? a flying pig! and what’s that right behind it? a snowball in hell! followed by some honest politicians! and the reliable media!
i can bet on if any peace deal is achieved it would last less than a year… heavily expect a stab in the back after a short period of peace. the empire must expand their land and control oil and gas to control the market of commodities worldwide. the masters breed of the exceptionals will lie, cheat and deceive and later will stab in the back to iran.
make peace, disarm, or live in darkness
you haven’t found a far better guaranteed paying occupation yet ? 🖕
hahaha…the u.s. trying to figure out a way to lie to americans to save face. the one certain thing about this admin is that they are amateurs, liars and traitors. iran should not be fooled. the u.s. would sign a treaty signed in blood, then violate it mere hours later. when israel is out of all of lebanon, then we can start to believe and not until then. if the u.s. passes that ndaa, it’s sign it’s all a fake and israel now owns u.s. military.
a aragczi to debil i tego nie wie? to żydowski pionek mossadu
so-called israel, a rotschild creation from city of london, already owns u.s. military for a very long time. the harsh reality is u.s.a is nothing more than a mere colony.
sounds like the same crap deal putin will get from the usa. kowtow and get some of what we stole from you back. if i had nukes i wouldn’t put up with (((american))) deals like that.
s-f sure doesn’t like any bad news about the zi0nist 0range caligula in washington d.c. that has cages being installed on his lawn for bread and circus celebrating what may be his nation’s last birthday “bash”….
looks like the economic situation in the us is getting noticeably bad with gas at $6 a gallon and food prices set to go up with a curtailed planting season.
treaties with trump are written on toilet paper, the better to discard in the usual place, as soon as trump changes his mind for the seventh times that day. i would not waste my time making deals with liars when the stakes are high. it is best to run them off entirely.
two weeks american will run out of missiles, hence the requirement of escalation to nuclear weapons! this masquerade by larry johnstone, and scott ritter only gives credence to zionist lies!
iran is not building a nuclear weapons! iran has continually stated, it’s against their religion, because iranians are civilised. americans and zionists keep making dispersions, against the iranian leadership! iranians take pleasure in being honest, having integrity!pity no one cans say the same about the americans or zionists!
does anyone seriously believe the jooz will abide by any ceasefire and stop the genocide in gaza and lebanon? does anyone seriously believe chumpo and the amerikunts will respect the terms of any “deal?” does anyone seriously believe all the joo whores in congress will lift any sanctions? does anyone seriously believe they will release stolen iranian assets? i do. i believe in father christmas, unicorns, ufos and the tooth fairy.
and last night i had a drink with elvis in the pub. he’s running a chip shop in bradford.