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Iran and the United States moved closer to a deal to end the Iran war as Qatari mediators traveled to Tehran on Sunday to finalize the agreement, according to two regional officials.
The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media, expressed cautious optimism that the United States and Iran were finally moving closer to a deal that could stop hostilities that have killed thousands of people and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, whose closure has disrupted global markets.
US President Trump and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday that the deal would be signed on Sunday, while Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said it could happen in the coming days.
Trump said the Strait of Hormuz would open immediately after the signing.
The deal is expected to be signed electronically, without an in-person ceremony, although it is unclear when or how the signing will take place.
The deal does not resolve the thorniest issues between the United States and Iran, including Iran's nuclear program or its frozen assets, but offers a 60-day framework for technical discussions on those issues, according to Pakistani and regional officials familiar with the ongoing negotiations who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
Officials described Pakistan's months-long effort at the forefront of negotiations, struggling to prevent both sides from leaving the room and a complete collapse of negotiations on multiple occasions.
Under the current deal being discussed, the United States and Israel appear to have fallen short of their original goals of destroying Iran's nuclear and missile programs and ending their support for its proxies.
It is not clear how the agreement will address these issues or whether they will be part of the final agreement.
Meanwhile, Trump was expected to discuss demining the Strait of Hormuz during the Group of Seven summit that begins Monday.
The waterway is crucial for important shipments of oil, natural gas and related products such as fertilizers, and its effective closure shook the global economy.
The apparent breakthrough came after Iran exchanged fire with the United States and Israel earlier in the week, threatening to break the ceasefire and push the Middle East back into full-scale war.
Iran's nuclear program and highly enriched uranium have long been at the center of tensions with the United States and Israel and a source of international concern.
Trump claimed on social media that “when everything is calm,” the United States would come in and “dissolve and destroy” uranium enriched in Iran or the United States.
Iran has 972 pounds of uranium enriched to 60% purity, a small technical step from weapons-grade levels of 90%, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Iran has long maintained that its nuclear program is peaceful and has not publicly committed to giving up enriched uranium, which is believed to be buried under three nuclear sites that were severely damaged by US attacks last year.
Meanwhile, in Lebanon, fighting has continued between Israel, which has deepened its invasion more than at any time in more than a quarter of a century, and the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah, despite a ceasefire.
Iran has wanted a ceasefire agreement that includes the fighting in Lebanon.
Tehran has also sought the release of billions of dollars in frozen funds.
The agreement in its current form is a deep disappointment for the Israeli government, which has been sidelined in the negotiations led by P.
The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media, expressed cautious optimism that the United States and Iran were finally moving closer to a deal that could stop hostilities that have killed thousands of people and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, whose closure has disrupted global markets.
US President Trump and Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday that the deal would be signed on Sunday, while Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said it could happen in the coming days.
Trump said the Strait of Hormuz would open immediately after the signing.
The deal is expected to be signed electronically, without an in-person ceremony, although it is unclear when or how the signing will take place.
The deal does not resolve the thorniest issues between the United States and Iran, including Iran's nuclear program or its frozen assets, but offers a 60-day framework for technical discussions on those issues, according to Pakistani and regional officials familiar with the ongoing negotiations who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly.
Officials described Pakistan's months-long effort at the forefront of negotiations, struggling to prevent both sides from leaving the room and a complete collapse of negotiations on multiple occasions.
Under the current deal being discussed, the United States and Israel appear to have fallen short of their original goals of destroying Iran's nuclear and missile programs and ending their support for its proxies.
It is not clear how the agreement will address these issues or whether they will be part of the final agreement.
Meanwhile, Trump was expected to discuss demining the Strait of Hormuz during the Group of Seven summit that begins Monday.
The waterway is crucial for important shipments of oil, natural gas and related products such as fertilizers, and its effective closure shook the global economy.
The apparent breakthrough came after Iran exchanged fire with the United States and Israel earlier in the week, threatening to break the ceasefire and push the Middle East back into full-scale war.
Iran's nuclear program and highly enriched uranium have long been at the center of tensions with the United States and Israel and a source of international concern.
Trump claimed on social media that “when everything is calm,” the United States would come in and “dissolve and destroy” uranium enriched in Iran or the United States.
Iran has 972 pounds of uranium enriched to 60% purity, a small technical step from weapons-grade levels of 90%, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Iran has long maintained that its nuclear program is peaceful and has not publicly committed to giving up enriched uranium, which is believed to be buried under three nuclear sites that were severely damaged by US attacks last year.
Meanwhile, in Lebanon, fighting has continued between Israel, which has deepened its invasion more than at any time in more than a quarter of a century, and the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah, despite a ceasefire.
Iran has wanted a ceasefire agreement that includes the fighting in Lebanon.
Tehran has also sought the release of billions of dollars in frozen funds.
The agreement in its current form is a deep disappointment for the Israeli government, which has been sidelined in the negotiations led by P.
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