Trump says peace deal with Iran to be signed Sunday as Israeli strikes continue in Lebanon
Donald Trump and a Pakistani mediator said a US-Iran agreement to end the Middle East war will be signed on Sunday, though Tehran has not confirmed the date and Iranian media report significant differences between the two sides' versions of the deal.
The announced deal
Donald Trump and the Pakistani mediator stated on Saturday that a peace agreement between the United States and Iran is expected to be signed on Sunday. Tehran has not confirmed this date, with its diplomacy saying an accord could come in "the coming days" but not necessarily Sunday. Iranian media report significant differences between their version of the agreement and Washington's. The deal could include the Lebanese dossier.
Nuclear dimension
Trump wrote on Truth Social that Iranians "no longer want nuclear weapons." He added that once calm is restored, the United States will retrieve the enriched uranium from Iran. "When the time comes, when everything is calm, we will go collect the nuclear dust, buried deep" in the mountains "thanks to our magnificent B-2 bombers and their brilliant pilots, and we will dilute and destroy it, whether in Iran or the United States," Trump wrote.
Protests in Iran
According to the Iranian news agency Fars, relayed by Agence France-Presse, protesters chanted hostile slogans against Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in the holy city of Mashhad in northeastern Iran. Dozens of people, including many women, gathered in front of a foreign ministry building calling for the diplomat's resignation. "Death to the dishonourable Araghchi, the infiltrator," chanted women wearing black chadors while waving Iranian flags as well as red and black ones. Araghchi had appeared on Iranian television on Friday to discuss a possible agreement with the United States.
Situation on the ground
- Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi discusses possible US agreement on state television.
- Israeli military issues evacuation notices for 20 localities in southern Lebanon; strikes hit 70 sites.
- Lebanese army withdraws from Kfar Tebnit base after Israeli troop advance.
- Trump and Pakistani mediator announce peace deal signing expected Sunday.
- Proposed signing date for US-Iran peace agreement, unconfirmed by Tehran.
Israeli strikes continued to target Lebanon on Saturday, hitting 70 sites. The Israeli army issued evacuation notices for around twenty localities, including the city of Nabatiyeh in the south and surrounding villages. The Lebanese army withdrew its troops from a base in the southern village of Kfar Tebnit following the advance of Israeli troops into a neighbouring area, a military official told the Associated Press.
Economic concerns
Goodyear CEO Mark Stewart expressed concern about the Middle East situation and the tariffs imposed by Trump, speaking on the sidelines of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. He said the company has faced significant headwinds due to tariffs imposed worldwide as well as oil prices for synthetic rubber and its derivatives, costing hundreds of millions of dollars. Goodyear closed two plants in Germany a few months ago.
