Trump Says, "We Will Sign a Deal With Iran on the 14th... The Strait of Hormuz Will Open Immediately Afterward"

[Financial News]  

Donald Trump, the President of the United States, said on the 13th that he would sign a peace agreement with Iran on the 14th local time. He also declared that the Strait of Hormuz would be opened immediately after the signing.
In a post on his social media platform Truth Social that day, Trump said, "The deal is scheduled to be signed tomorrow," adding, "The Strait of Hormuz will also be open to everyone immediately after the signing."
Trump also suggested that the United States would work with Iran to remove enriched uranium from the country. He did not specify when that would happen.
He then said, "At the appropriate time, when everything has calmed down, we will go in and recover the nuclear dust buried deep beneath a huge granite mountain range."
Trump added, "I hope we can move forward with Iran, and with the entire Middle East, for a long time to come," and said, "Hopefully, all of this will proceed quickly, easily and smoothly."
At the same time, he did not forget to issue a threat to Iran's leadership. He warned, "If that does not happen, we have a final option," adding, "Hopefully, it will never have to be used again!"
Earlier, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also said that the United States and Iran would sign a peace agreement within 24 hours.
In a post on X, Sharif said, "We are closer to a peace agreement than ever before," and added, "It is expected to be finalized within the next 24 hours." He also said, "Pakistan is preparing for an electronic signing of the peace agreement and a follow-up working-level meeting next week, which will be held after the agreement is reached."
However, Iranian state media, citing Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei, indicated that Iran remains cautious about the timing of the signing.
A senior Trump administration official also said in a briefing the previous day that the two sides had agreed on an Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, but added that the chances of signing were not 100%.
He explained, however, that the two sides had tentatively agreed that Iran would dismantle its nuclear program, shut down nuclear facilities, and dispose of and remove nuclear materials, while the United States would provide economic rewards such as the release of frozen funds and sanctions relief at each stage. He added that the Strait of Hormuz would also be opened at the same time the MOU is signed.
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