US President Donald Trump said a long-awaited deal to end the war in the Middle East is scheduled to be signed on Sunday, paving the way for the opening of the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
“The Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow, and immediately after it is signed, the Hormuz Strait is OPEN TO ALL,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform on Saturday.
He added that the US will take Iran’s enriched uranium “dust” when “all is calm.”
Trump’s statement, however, ran counter to Iran’s foreign ministry which indicated earlier in the day that the deal would not be signed Sunday, according to state media reports.
Meanwhile, Israeli strikes were reported across southern Lebanon on Saturday, as the conflict there continues. The Israeli army issued evacuation warnings for the city of Nabatiyeh and more than 20 other locations ahead of raids.
