00:00Key mediator Pakistan announced on Saturday that a deal to end the Iran war is closer
00:04than ever, with Prime Minister Sherpas Sharif expecting a final agreement within 24 hours.
00:11United States President Donald Trump asserted that the memorandum would be signed electronically
00:15on Sunday, adding that the Strategic Strait of Hormuz would open immediately after signing
00:20it.
00:21However, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Ismail Bagay, stated that while the likelihood
00:26of finalizing the deal in the coming days is high, the signing will not happen immediately.
00:33An unstable ceasefire has been in place since April 7, following a week where an exchange
00:38of fire between Iran, the United States and Israel threatened to push the region back into
00:43full-scale war.
00:45Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Aragaci also expressed optimism, posting online that an agreement
00:50has never been closer.
00:52The upcoming G7 summit is expected to see further discussions on the sidelines with
00:56regional leaders regarding efforts to wind down the war and begin demining the strait
01:01to resume maritime shipments.
01:06Officials confirm that the current memorandum under discussion focuses strictly on ending
01:10the war, with no discussion of Iran's nuclear program at this stage of the negotiations.
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