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Iran has said a final decision on the framework of a peace deal with the US is still under review, despite Donald Trump claiming it would be signed on Sunday.
The US president said the deal with Iran was scheduled “to be signed tomorrow” in a post online, claiming the Strait of Hormuz will then be “open to all”.
He added that the administration’s “relationship with Iran is a much different and better one than previous administrations have had”.The US president ended his post on a sinister note as he warned there is the “ultimate alternative, hopefully never to be used again” if process does not work “smoothly”.
However, Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said the exact timing of the signing of the Islamabad memorandum will not be on Sunday but could happen “in the coming days”.
It had been reported that Trump is scrambling to secure a peace deal with Iran before the G7 summit with world leaders on Monday.
Meanwhile, Tehran announced the funeral for their late supreme leader Ali Khamenei would take place on 4 July, with a burial date set for 9 July.
A senior Iranian official told Reuters a final draft of the memorandum of understanding with the U.S. covered a range of issues, from Tehran’s nuclear work to reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
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The Israeli military said on Sunday that Hezbollah launched three projectiles towards northern Israeli communities in what it described as a blatant ceasefire violation.
The projectiles fell near the communities of Shomera and Shlomi, the military added, saying this is in addition to two projectiles that crossed into the territory over the weekend.
A senior Iranian official has said that under the draft peace deal, Tehran would agree to neither produce nor acquire nuclear weapons.
They added that the US would agree to allow Iran to dilute the highly enriched uranium stockpile inside the country, with the mechanism to be discussed in the next 60 days.
Iran would immediately reopen the Strait of Hormuz to all commercial vessels, while the US will lift the naval blockade.
Iran’s nuclear program would be addressed during a 60-day period of talks.
A US official said the agreement would ultimately lead to the dismantling of Iran’s nuclear program, with its stockpile of highly enriched uranium to be destroyed and removed.
Foreign Minister Araqchi has said Iran’s preferred position is that its enriched uranium should be diluted and kept in the country.
US and Pakistani leaders forecast a Sunday signing of a long-elusive framework agreement to end months of fighting between the United States and Iran, but Tehran cast doubt over the timing and hardline protesters in Iran voiced opposition.
President Donald Trump posted that the deal with Iran was scheduled to be signed on Sunday, his 80th birthday. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Islamabad was preparing for an electronic signing, to be followed by technical-level talks in the coming week.
But Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei, speaking before Trump’s post, was quoted by state media as saying on Saturday it would “not be tomorrow” but could happen “in the coming days.”
Iran’s Fars news agency citing an informed source said on Sunday that Tehran has not yet taken a final decision on the framework agreement, with reviews of its political, legal and technical aspects still ongoing at expert and decision-making levels.
At pro-government rallies held across Iran on Saturday night, residents and news agencies reported that hardliners opposed to the framework agreement loudly voiced their dissatisfaction.
A resident in the northeastern city of Mashhad told Reuters that some protesters chanted: “Death to the compromiser,” in an apparent reference to Araqchi. “Compromiser, resign, resign.”
Draft terms of the agreement described to Reuters by multiple sources indicate the U.S. would begin releasing billions of dollars in frozen Iranian assets and waive sanctions on its oil exports, in return for Iran opening the strait.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said the release of the frozen assets was an integral part of the agreement and that Tehran would have to charge for services in the strait, Fars news agency reported.
Qatari negotiators flew to Tehran on Sunday morning as part of effort to finalize an agreement to end US-Iran war, a source with knowledge of the situation told Reuters.
US and Pakistani leaders forecast a Sunday signing of a framework agreement to end the more than three-month-long war, but Tehran cast doubt over the timing as hardline protesters in Iran voiced opposition.
Sirens sounded in Jordan, state TV reported early on Sunday, before the Public Security Directorate said a technical malfunction was to blame and a fault in one of the sirens was being repaired.
The directorate said technical teams were able to fix the malfunction immediately.
Violence showed little sign of easing in Lebanon on Saturday, even as diplomats worked towards a potential agreement between the US and Iran that Tehran says should also bring an end to fighting on other regional fronts.
Israeli operations across southern Lebanon killed at least three people, including the mayor of the town of Al-Rihan, according to Lebanese media. Heavy bombardment and air strikes were reported across multiple areas, while Hezbollah said it had launched a series of attacks against Israeli troops and military positions.
Lebanon’s National News Agency reported strikes in and around Tyre, Jezzine and Nabatiyeh, as well as attacks on several villages in the south. One raid reportedly hit a church. The Israeli military also issued evacuation warnings for residents in four locations, drawing renewed concerns over displacement in the conflict zone.
Israel said its forces had targeted more than 70 Hezbollah-linked sites in southern Lebanon over the previous 24 hours. Hezbollah, meanwhile, claimed responsibility for nearly 20 attacks on Israeli positions between Friday and Saturday.
The continued fighting comes despite signals from Tehran that any understanding reached with Washington should include Lebanon. Iranian ns.
Israel has shown no indication it is prepared to halt military operations.
Defence minister Israel Katz said Israeli forces would remain in areas under their control and continue acting against what he described as security threats.
According to Lebanese health authorities, Israeli military action since March has killed more than 3,700 people and wounded over 11,600 others. Israel says 30 soldiers and 24 civilians have been killed during the same period.
Questions remain over when a proposed US–Iran memorandum of understanding could be formally signed, with no signing ceremony listed on US president Donald Trump’s public schedule for Sunday.
Trump has indicated that the agreement could be concluded electronically and has repeatedly portrayed the deal as a major diplomatic achievement. In a social media post, he argued the framework would effectively prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, while suggesting Tehran was no longer seeking one.
The anticipated agreement has also become part of Trump’s broader political messaging. The US president has contrasted the emerging framework with the 2015 nuclear accord negotiated under former president Barack Obama, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). Trump withdrew the United States from that deal during his first term and has argued that the new arrangement would deliver stronger guarantees if finalised.
While the White House schedule does not currently include a virtual signing event, officials could still add one at short notice if negotiations are completed.
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