00:20We are closer to a peace deal than ever before.
00:24That's Pakistan's prime minister.
00:26And just hours later, Donald Trunk shared it himself.
00:30The headline everyone's chasing?
00:31A deal could be signed in the next 24 hours.
00:35But Iran just threw cold water on that timeline.
00:38Sound familiar?
00:39So here's what's happening.
00:41Pakistani PM Shabazz Sharif posted on social media claiming that a final agreed-upon text
00:48of a U.S.-Iran peace deal has been reached.
00:51He tagged Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, and Secretary Marco Rubio directly.
00:57His exact words?
00:58Peace has never been this close as it is now.
01:02And he says the electronic signing could happen almost immediately, with technical-level talks
01:07to follow next week.
01:09Trump himself didn't stay quiet either.
01:11He reposted statements amplifying this optimism on his own social platform, putting his presidential
01:18stamp on Pakistan's framing of where things stand.
01:21So, on paper, it sounds like the finish line is basically in sight.
01:26But, and this is the part getting buried, Iran is singing a very different tune on timing.
01:32Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson came out and said plainly,
01:36This is not getting signed tomorrow.
01:39Not happening.
01:40However, and pay attention to this wording, he added that signing in the coming days cannot
01:45be ruled out.
01:47That's diplomatic speak for maybe, maybe not.
01:50Depends on what Washington does next.
01:53Iran's foreign minister, Araqchi, did say the so-called Islamabad memorandum has never been
01:59closer, but he also warned media outlets to stop speculating about what's actually in it,
02:05saying details will come out in due course.
02:08So, both sides are using almost identical language, closer than ever.
02:13But one side is putting a 24-hour deadline on it, and the other is saying, not so fast.
02:19Why does this matter?
02:20Because we've been here before.
02:22Back in April, talks in Islamabad actually collapsed without a deal.
02:27This time, U.S. officials are reportedly putting the odds at 80 to 85 percent.
02:33Close, but not done.
02:34The sticking points, implementation order, who does what first, and verification on things
02:40like reopening the Strait of Hormuz and pulling back naval tensions.
02:44Trump himself has hinted the signing might not even happen in Pakistan,
02:48possibly in a neutral European location instead, timed around his upcoming travel.
02:54So here's where it stands.
02:56Pakistan is playing hype man, putting a hard 24-hour deadline on the table.
03:01Trump is amplifying that optimism.
03:03But Iran, the actual party that has to sign, is deliberately not confirming any timeline,
03:10while still keeping the door open.
03:12The next 24 to 48 hours will tell us whether this is the real breakthrough,
03:17or just another round of Almost There.
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