US President Donald Trump said the peace deal to end war with Iran will be signed on Sunday, but Iran's foreign ministry contradicted him, stating that the deal would not be signed on that day.
Trump made the announcement on his Truth Social platform, stating that the Hormuz Strait would reopen immediately after the deal is signed.
However, Iran's foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said that the deal would not be signed on Sunday, but left open the possibility of an agreement being finalized in the coming days.
The apparent momentum comes despite the latest flare-up in the Strait of Hormuz, which has been at the centre of the months-long war that has roiled the region and the global economy.
Weeks of negotiations on a long-term peace agreement following an April 8 truce have so far been fruitless, with US President Donald Trump repeatedly insisting a deal was near only for the wrangling to drag on.
