Trump says Iran deal set for Sunday, but Tehran has yet to confirm
US President Donald Trump says a long-awaited agreement to end the US-Israeli war on Iran will be signed on Sunday, paving the way for the reopening of the strategic Strait of Hormuz after a conflict that engulfed the region and shook the global economy.
"The Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow, and immediately after it is signed, the Hormuz Strait is OPEN TO ALL," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Saturday.
The announcement appeared to clash with comments from Iranβs foreign ministry earlier in the day. According to Iranian state media, Tehran indicated that the agreement would not be signed on Sunday.
Trump also said Washington would take control of Iranβs enriched uranium stockpile and destroy it.
"At the appropriate time, when all is calm, we will go in and get the Nuclear Dust, buried deep under the powerful sunken granite mountains, thanks to our beautiful B-2 Bombers and their brilliant pilots, and downblend and destroy it, whether in Iran, or the United States," Trump said. "We look forward to working with Iran, and the entire Middle East, long into the future."
The US president also warned Tehran against failing to implement the agreement.
"Hopefully, this process will all work out quickly, easily, and smoothly," he wrote. "If it doesn't, we have the ultimate alternative, hopefully never to be used again!"
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This article was sourced from Middle East Eye.
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