Iran-US peace deal expected in 24 hours, says Pakistani PM

A peace deal between the United States and Iran is expected to be finalised within 24 hours, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday.

“We are closer to a peace deal than ever before,” Sharif said on social media.

Pakistan, which is among the countries mediating an end to the war in West Asia, was preparing for the “electronic signing of the peace deal immediately after” it is finalised, Sharif said. Signing of the deal will be followed by technical level talks next week, he added.

He added: “We are confident that this historic peace deal will form a strong foundation for lasting peace.”

On Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on social media that the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding had “never been closer” to being finalised and that media organisations should refrain from speculating about its contents.

US President Donald Trump had shared Araghchi’s post on social media.

Hours earlier, Trump had accused Tehran of leaking inaccurate details about the proposed agreement.

“The terms that Iran leaked out to the Fake News have nothing to do with the terms that were agreed to, in writing,” Trump said on social media. “What they said, including their weak and pathetic statement on having a deal, bears no relation to the truth.”

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