Trump Says U.S.-Iran Memorandum Will Be Signed Sunday as U.S. Destroys Iranian Drones

President Donald Trump said the U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding would be signed on Sunday and that “the Hormuz Strait is OPEN TO ALL” immediately after signing, as Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said finalisation was expected within 24 hours and that Pakistan was preparing for “the electronic signing”.

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei cautioned that “it will not be tomorrow” for the signing of the memorandum of understanding, even as Trump insisted on a near-term date.

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The dispute unfolded alongside military activity in the Strait of Hormuz, where U.S. forces intercepted and destroyed Iranian attack drones targeting commercial vessels, according to military officials.

The New York Times reported that U.S. and Iranian officials said the memorandum would reopen the Strait of Hormuz, lift the U.S. blockade on Iranian ports, and extend the current cease-fire for 60 days, while Iran publicly sought to temper expectations about the Sunday timeline.

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said the memorandum of understanding consists of 14 points and that it is not finished yet, with details to be added through two phases.

Amir-Abdollahian said the first phase begins with signing a memorandum of understanding with Washington, followed by negotiations to reach a final agreement, while sanctions and the nuclear issue are postponed to a second phase lasting 60 days to discuss disputed files.

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He also said the memorandum would include a cessation of the war on all fronts, including Lebanon, and that “the other side will commit not to use force, and both sides will commit to respecting national sovereignty,” while describing the Strait of Hormuz passage as under the sovereignty of Iran and Oman.

In parallel, Trump rejected Iranian leaks about the agreement’s terms, telling reporters that “What the Iranians have stated, including their weak and pathetic statement about reaching an agreement, is not true at all,” as Axios later quoted Trump saying Iran privately apologized for providing false information.

The CBS News live updates said Trump also claimed that Iran no longer wanted to pursue a nuclear weapon and that the U.S. would retrieve and destroy nuclear waste once the situation had calmed down, while Iran’s foreign ministry later said the deal would likely not be signed Sunday.

The BBC reported that Trump warned that if things would not “work out quickly, easily and smoothly,” Washington had “the ultimate alternative, hopefully never to be used again,” as it described the U.S. and Iran disagreeing on timing.

Beyond the signing date, the New York Times said neither the United States nor Iran had shared text of the initial deal being considered, even as officials described a 60-day cease-fire extension and negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program and the lifting of U.S. sanctions.

The Straits Times said Pakistan expected the initial deal to be signed in the next 24 hours, while Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said the exact timing of the signing of the Islamabad memorandum would not be on June 14, leaving the immediate next step—an electronic signing followed by technical-level talks—uncertain.