Trump Says U.S.-Iran Deal Could Be Signed Within a Day

President Donald Trump said on Saturday night, in a post on Truth Social, that the agreement between the United States and Iran could be signed as early as Monday. He described it as a deal that would act as a barrier against nuclear weapons and said Iran would not get a nuclear arsenal, whether by developing it, buying it, or any other means.

Trump wrote that Iran “does not want nuclear weapons anymore” and “will not have them.” He warned Tehran that if the talks fail and no agreement is reached, the United States also has a military option. He added that once the deal is signed, the Strait of Hormuz will be opened to international traffic and said relations between Washington and Tehran are now better than under previous administrations.

According to Trump, unlike earlier agreements, the United States will not transfer money to Iran. He also said Washington intends to deal with Iran’s enriched uranium stockpile, saying the U.S. will eventually go in, collect the buried “nuclear dust” deep under the mountains, and destroy it, either in Iran or in the United States. He expressed hope for future cooperation with Iran and with Middle Eastern countries, while repeating that if the effort fails, America still has “the ultimate alternative.”

Earlier on Saturday, Pakistan’s foreign minister told his Saudi counterpart that the electronic signing of the U.S.-Iran agreement was set for the next day. But Iran’s Fars news agency reported that the memorandum of understanding between the sides had not yet been finalized, so no formal signing was expected at that stage. The report said Trump’s post was mainly intended to increase pressure on the negotiating teams.