CBC Lite Sections News • World Trump says peace deal with Iran will be signed Sunday, but Tehran yet to confirm timing Reuters | Posted: June 13, 2026 12:54 PM | Last Updated: 6 hours ago U.S. president says Strait of Hormuz would reopen 'immediately' after agreement signed Image | USA-JUSTICE/FUND Caption: U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on March 3. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the Strait of Hormuz would be 'open to all' after a deal signing on Sunday. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) (BUTTON) Load image Open image in new tab U.S. President Donald Trump and mediator Pakistan said on Saturday an initial deal to end the war in the Middle East would be signed on Sunday, although Iran denied the signing would take place so soon. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the two sides had agreed on a framework for a peace deal and that Islamabad was preparing for an electronic signing on Sunday, to be followed by technical-level talks next week. Trump also said in a social media post that the deal with Iran was scheduled to be signed on Sunday and that the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for global oil supplies which Iran has blocked, would be immediately "open to all" after it was signed. Media Video | The National : Caption: U.S. President Donald Trump and officials in Tehran suggest a peace deal is close, but nothing is signed. After several other promising announcements went nowhere, Iranians remain doubtful. CBC News is reporting from inside Iran. Open full embed in new tab Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages. Earlier on Saturday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei cautioned against commenting on the timing the signing. "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," state media quoted Baghaei as saying. "The possibility of this happening in the coming days cannot be ruled out. However, due to the hesitation of the other side, we must be cautious in making any comments about this process." A U.S. official who spoke to reporters later declined to be drawn on the timing but said: "It's a great deal and a very strong deal." It is not the first time the two sides have appeared close to an initial agreement on ending the war that began on Feb. 28 with joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, but Sharif said on X: "We are closer to a peace deal than ever before." After the February attack, Iran fired on U.S. military targets in the Gulf, and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon fired at Israel, triggering a renewal of conflict between Israel and the Iran-aligned group. * U.S. and Iran signal peace deal close as reports suggest terms appear to favour Tehran The war has killed thousands of people, mostly in Iran and Lebanon, and sent global energy prices sharply higher. Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in an airstrike on the first day of the war and later replaced as supreme leader by his son Mojtaba. Khamenei's funeral will begin in Tehran on July 4 and conclude with his burial in his hometown, the northeastern holy city of Mashhad, on July 9, state media reported on Saturday. What's in the deal? Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday that while changes in the deal were still possible, the tentative agreement showed his country had emerged stronger from the conflict. "Iran is the winner of the war with the U.S.," he said on state television on Friday. Hours after those remarks, U.S. forces shot down multiple Iranian one-way attack drones heading toward the Strait of Hormuz, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters. The source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the drones had posed a threat to commercial traffic. WATCH | Protests against U.S., Israel held across Iran this week: Media Video | CBC News : Caption: Pro-government demonstrations have been taking place across Iran over the last several weeks. They’re supported by the supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, who has issued a statement urging people to come out and maintain their place in public spaces. These demonstrations can be seen as organized efforts to counter the impact of the anti-government protests that took place in January, which were violently put down by security forces. Open full embed in new tab Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages. U.S. Central Command later confirmed the action and said the waterway was open. The proposed memorandum of understanding calls for reopening the strait and lifting the U.S. naval blockade on Iranian ports, sources on all sides of the talks said. Negotiations over Iran's nuclear program — Trump's stated rationale for starting the war — would take place afterwards. * Iran's military has been degraded. What's left? A U.S. official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told reporters on Friday that the deal met Trump's core objectives and put negotiations "in a very, very good place." Draft terms 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. LISTEN | Breaking down Trump's Iran rhetoric: Media Audio | Mainstreet NS : Open full embed in new tab Loading external pages may require significantly more data usage than loading CBC Lite story pages. __________________________________________________________ Iran's nuclear program would be addressed during a 60-day period of talks. The U.S. 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. But Araghchi said that Iran, which sources said has not accepted the dismantling of its nuclear program, wanted to retain the uranium in diluted form. The proposals also include discussion of possible war reparations for Tehran and dropping long-standing U.S. demands for limits on Iran's missile program, the sources said. The U.S. official disputed that account. Israel not party to memorandum Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country would not be party to the agreement. He has clashed with Trump over U.S. demands that Israel curb military action in Lebanon to allow Washington to reach a deal with Tehran. Araqchi said the agreement would end the war in Lebanon, implying an Israeli withdrawal from occupied areas. Israel's defence minister said it would not withdraw. 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