US and Iran may ‘agree to draft peace deal within hours’ | World | News
According to latest reports, a draft peace agreement between the US and Iran is expected within 24 hours. The draft peace agreement could be announced soon, with senior officials from both countries approving the peace proposal; This proposal is currently only awaiting final approval from national leaders. Washington Times.
The newspaper also noted that senior negotiators, including Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalifbaf, Vice President J.D. Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, approved the draft. The agreement would transform the current six-week ceasefire into a permanent peace agreement.
“Mr. Vance, Secretary of War Hegseth, and General Caine rushed to the White House in a sudden motorcade,” Insider Wire reported.
Details of the potential ceasefire agreement are not yet clear, but it is understood they could include the future of Iran’s nuclear program and the status of the Strait of Hormuz.
The United States and Iran were reportedly close to agreeing on a memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war, two regional officials and a diplomat said earlier today.
But Mr. Trump also emphasized that the two sides were getting closer to a deal, saying “it’s getting better every day.” Asked what a deal that would satisfy both parties would look like, he added: “I can’t tell you without telling them, can I?”
Meanwhile, Iran signaled that “differences have diminished” in negotiations with the US after Pakistan’s army chief held more talks in Tehran, while US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters in India that “some progress has been made” and “new news may come later today”.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei described the draft as a “framework agreement” and added: “We want it to include the main issues needed to end the imposed war and other issues that are of vital importance to us.
“The details are then discussed over a reasonable period of 30 to 60 days, resulting in a final agreement.”
He said that the Strait of Hormuz was also among the issues discussed. Iran’s official IRNA news agency quoted Mr. Baghaei as saying: “Over the past week, the trend has been to narrow the differences. We will have to wait and see what happens in the next three or four days.”
