U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday (June 13, 2026) that a deal with Iran to end the war in the Middle East would be signed on Sunday, and that the strategic Strait of Hormuz would be “open to all” immediately after.
Also read | Jaishankar speaks to Rubio, lodges strong protest over U.S. Navy attacks that killed three IndiansIran had offered a different timeline earlier in the day, but nonetheless signalled an agreement was in the offing, as both the warring parties and their mediators expressed increasing optimism that weeks of halting negotiations were drawing to a close.
Since an April 8 truce paused the worst of the fighting, Trump has repeatedly insisted a deal was near only for the wrangling to drag on.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday (June 13, 2026) that a deal with Iran to end the war in the Middle East would be signed on Sunday, and that the strategic Strait of Hormuz would be “open to all” immediately after.
Also read | Jaishankar speaks to Rubio, lodges strong protest over U.S. Navy attacks that killed three Indians
Iran had offered a different timeline earlier in the day, but nonetheless signalled an agreement was in the offing, as both the warring parties and their mediators expressed increasing optimism that weeks of halting negotiations were drawing to a close.
Since an April 8 truce paused the worst of the fighting, Trump has repeatedly insisted a deal was near only for the wrangling to drag on.
