A signing ceremony could take place in Europe as early as this weekend, according to Trump.
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed Washington had “ended the war in Iran” and said a formal peace treaty would be signed in the coming days.
“I don’t know if you heard, but we ended the war with Iran today,” Trump said on a call aired during a campaign rally held in Georgia.
During a separate gathering with reporters in the White House, the U.S. president said Washington and Tehran had agreed on a “very strong memorandum of understanding” that will serve as the framework for the final peace deal.
According to Trump, the “great settlement” would lead to the immediate reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, while also obliging Iran to forgo pursuing nuclear capabilities.
“They will not have a nuclear weapon, they’ve agreed to that,” Trump said. “They will not only not have, they will not purchase, develop in any way, any shape, in any way, shape or form a nuclear weapon.”
In Iran, however, foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei disputed that an agreement to end the war had been reached.
Speaking to Iranian state television, Baghaei said that while substantial parts of an agreement had been finalized, other parts were still pending, and he stressed that Tehran would not compromise on its red lines.
“We have not reached a final conclusion on this matter,” he said, adding that the proposal remained under review by Iran’s decision-making bodies.
Major General Ali Abdollahi struck a more confrontational tone, accusing Washington of speaking “of agreement and negotiation” while simultaneously committing “villainy.”
The apparent breakthrough follows days of escalating threats from Trump, who had warned of renewed bombardments and broader attacks on Iran’s energy sector after a fragile ceasefire agreed in April began to unravel under renewed exchanges of fire.
The U.S. president on Thursday announced that he had canceled those strikes after talks with Tehran had reached “the highest level of Iranian leadership.”
The conflict and its global impact is expected to be a key topic for discussion during next week’s G7 summit in Évian-les-Bains, France. Trump on Thursday suggested the peace treaty ending the war could be signed in a ceremony in Europe over the weekend.