Pakistan says ‘final, agreed upon’ text of Iran war ceasefire deal reached

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said a “final, agreed upon text of the peace deal has been reached” between the US and Iran.

Sharif made the statement in a post on X, after both US and Iranian officials warned against trusting reports speculating on the details of a new agreement.

“Pakistan is now working closely with both sides to finalize the next steps,” Sharif wrote on X. “Peace has never been this close as it is now.”

Sharif posted shortly after Iranian ⁠Foreign ⁠Minister Abbas Araghchi said a deal had “never been closer”. He added the “media should refrain from entering speculation about its content”.

The message was one of the clearest yet from Iran indicating an agreement could be imminent. Trump reposted Araghchi’s statement on his Truth Social account.

Shortly before that, the US president had taken aim at reports detailing supposed terms of the agreement, which have not been publicly released.

He appeared to be responding to an IRNA report that outlined seven alleged main points of the deal. The report said no new concessions had been reached on Iran’s nuclear programme and its control of the Strait of Hormuz, adding that the deal would see the immediate unfreezing of some Iranian assets.

A US official pushed back on the characterisation, saying the deal being discussed would see the dismantling of Iran’s nuclear programme, the destruction of nuclear material and the Strait of Hormuz re-opened.

US Vice President JD Vance, in a post on X, also denied that any Iranian assets would immediately be released.

“The deal is structured to ensure that the US and its allies concerns are prioritized, and that if the Islamic Republic of Iran meets its obligations, then economic benefits will flow to them and to the entire region,” Vance wrote.

“This deal has the potential to remake the region and lead to lasting peace.”