Trump announces US-Iran peace deal signing for Sunday as Tehran disputes timeline

U.S. President Donald Trump announced a peace deal with Iran will be signed Sunday, a timeline disputed by Tehran, which says a signing is not imminent but could occur in the coming days. The deal, mediated by Pakistan, would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and lift a U.S. blockade in exchange for releasing frozen Iranian assets. The agreement has sparked protests from hardliners within Iran, even as U.S. forces continue to engage Iranian drones in the region.

US-Iran peace deal timeline dispute

• ▪Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said the deal would not be signed on Sunday but could happen "in the coming days."
• ▪Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, a key mediator, stated on June 13 that a deal was likely to be finalized within 24 hours
• ▪A senior U.S. administration official said both sides had agreed on a text and Washington expects to sign an initial deal in the coming days
• ▪U.S. President Donald Trump announced a peace deal with Iran was scheduled to be signed on Sunday, June 14, 2026

Islamabad memorandum provisions

• ▪The deal is expected to extend the current ceasefire for 60 days, during which negotiations over Iran's nuclear program would take place
• ▪A U.S. official said the agreement would ultimately lead to the dismantling of Iran’s nuclear program and removal of its highly enriched uranium
• ▪Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi stated Iran wants to retain its highly enriched uranium stockpile in a diluted, down-blended form
• ▪Before the war, the Strait of Hormuz handled 20% of the world's supply of oil and liquefied natural gas
• ▪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
• ▪The proposed memorandum of understanding would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and lift the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports

Iranian domestic opposition to deal

• ▪Hardline opponents of the agreement held rallies in Tehran and other Iranian cities, including outside the Foreign Ministry
• ▪Conservative lawmaker Mohammad Mannan Raisi argued the proposed deal crossed the "red lines" set by the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
• ▪Protesters chanted slogans against Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, such as "Araqchi have some shame, let go of America!"

Ongoing military operations despite diplomacy

• ▪The war began on February 28 with U.S. and Israeli strikes across Iran, prompting Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz
• ▪On June 13, 2026, U.S. forces shot down multiple Iranian attack drones heading toward the Strait of Hormuz that posed a threat to commercial traffic
• ▪Israel is not a party to the negotiations and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his country would not be bound by the agreement

Khamenei funeral arrangements

• ▪Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that began the war in February
• ▪The funeral for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei is scheduled to begin in Tehran on July 4, with his burial set for July 9 in Mashhad