West Asia war: Trump says peace deal to be signed today, Iran calls for caution on timeline
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United States President Donald Trump has said that a deal to end the war in West Asia is scheduled to be signed on Sunday, even as Iran has expressed doubts about the timeline of such an agreement.
Trump remarked on social media on Saturday: “The Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow, and immediately after it is signed, the Hormuz Strait is OPEN TO ALL.”
In an apparent reference to stockpiles of enriched uranium in Iran, the US president also said that “at the appropriate time, when all is calm, we will go in and get the Nuclear Dust”, and that it would later be destroyed.
Trump reiterated his claim that the deal would entail Iran not having a nuclear weapon. “In fact, they no longer want a Nuclear Weapon, nor will they have one, either through purchase, development, or any other form of procurement,” he said in a Truth Social Post.
However, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei called for caution on the timing of the deal, and said it would not take place on Sunday, CNBC reported.
“We will have to wait and see about the exact date of the signing of the memorandum of understanding, although it will not be tomorrow,” Baghaei was quoted as saying by Iranian state media. “The...