U.S. and Pakistan Say Iran Deal Could Be Signed Within 24 Hours; Iran Denies Sunday Signing

President Donald Trump and Pakistan’s prime minister said Friday that a U.S.-Iran agreement could be finalized within 24 hours, but Iran publicly contradicted that timetable, saying it would not be signed Sunday. As of early June 14 UTC, there was no independent confirmation that any agreement had been signed, and no signed text had been released publicly.

Trump said on Truth Social, in a post reported by Axios, that “The Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow, and immediately after it is signed, the Hormuz Strait is OPEN TO ALL.” Pakistan also signaled that negotiations were nearing a conclusion. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on X that “We are closer to a peace deal than ever before. With finalisation likely expected in the next 24 hours, Pakistan is preparing for the electronic signing of the peace deal immediately after, followed by technical level talks next week.”

Iran, however, disputed the idea that a Sunday signing was set. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei told Iranian state media, according to AP and Reuters, “It will not be tomorrow.” The same reports said Baghaei left open the possibility that an agreement could be finalized in the coming days, underscoring that the timing remained unsettled even as public statements from Washington and Islamabad pointed to an imminent breakthrough.

Reuters and AP reported that officials were discussing a memorandum of understanding, not a publicly released final treaty text. Reported draft elements included extending the current ceasefire by about 60 days, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, lifting aspects of the U.S. naval blockade and starting technical talks on Iran’s nuclear program. Reuters and other outlets also reported unconfirmed draft provisions involving the release of billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets and possible oil-sanctions waivers or easing. Those terms have been described as negotiating details, not settled facts of a signed agreement.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi was reported by Reuters and AP to have said the “Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding has never been closer,” while Iranian officials also urged caution about timing and terms. That mix of optimism and restraint has defined the public messaging around the talks, with Pakistan widely described in Reuters and AP coverage as the principal mediator.

The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world’s most important oil and gas shipping chokepoints, so any credible move toward reopening it carries significance far beyond the region. The proposed memorandum has been described in wire service reporting as an interim framework tied to an already fragile ceasefire, rather than a comprehensive settlement of all U.S.-Iran disputes. The current conflict was widely described as having escalated on Feb. 28, 2026, with U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran, and a ceasefire has been in place since early April.

For now, the clearest fact is the contradiction itself: Trump and Sharif said a deal could be completed within a day, while Iran said it would not be signed Sunday. Negotiations appeared active, and officials on multiple sides were publicly describing progress. But by early June 14 UTC, a Sunday signing remained unconfirmed, and no public text had emerged.