OfficialDiplomacy & politicsIslamabad, Pakistan
Pakistan and Trump say the deal will be signed within a day; Iran says not on Sunday
- Mountain Time
- Local time
- 4:41 PM in Karachi
- Where
- Islamabad, Pakistan
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the framework was agreed and an online signing was expected within 24 hours, followed by technical talks, and Trump posted that 'the Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow' with Hormuz then 'OPEN TO ALL'. Iran's foreign ministry said the memorandum would not be signed on Sunday but could be in the coming days.
Why it matters
The deal was in fact announced the next evening, after an Israeli strike on Beirut nearly derailed it.
Sources (5)
- L'Orient Today livetoday.lorientlejour.comPublished
- Associated Pressapnews.com
- Al Jazeera live blogaljazeera.comPublished
- Al Jazeera live blog (2)aljazeera.comPublished
- Al Jazeera live blog (3)aljazeera.comPublished
Confidence: Stated by a named government, military, or institution. Not independently confirmed. About confidence labels
Correction
- Corrected the headline (it read "Pakistan puts U.S.-Iran signing inside 24 hours"); revised the summary; revised the context note; changed the confidence label from reported to official; updated the sourcing note; added 3 sources: Al Jazeera live blog. Why and evidence