Pakistan's Foreign Minister Dar and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal confirmed in a phone call on Saturday that the electronic signing of the agreement between the United States and Iran is scheduled for Sunday, according to reports. The call formalizes the timeline that Islamabad has been projecting, with the deal entering its final stage.
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan confirmed in a phone call with his Pakistani counterpart Ishaq Dar on Saturday afternoon that the electronic signing of the US-Iran agreement is set for Sunday, according to reports from Islamabad. The joint confirmation from two senior regional foreign ministers marks the most authoritative public alignment on a specific timeline for the deal's formalization, following a day in which Pakistani officials progressively tightened the expected window.
The thread of Pakistani-led announcements on this deal has been rapid and escalating. At 19:17 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had announced the finalization of a ceasefire deal. Minutes later, at the same published timestamp, the prime minister stated the deal could be finalized within 24 hours and an electronic signing would follow. Further reports at 19:17 Jerusalem attributed to Pakistani officials stated the electronic signing was expected within the same 24-hour window. By 19:17 Jerusalem, Dar had told Prince Faisal that the signing was scheduled for Sunday — a report The Zioneer carried. The current update represents Prince Faisal's public endorsement of that timeline. The source chain evolved from a single Pakistani official statement to a coordinated confirmation between two capitals, with both Saudi Arabia and Pakistan now publicly syncing their messaging on the method and date.
This day's announcements follow a broader pattern. As The Zioneer reported at 06:39 Jerusalem, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had said the deal could be signed by the start of next week. A diplomat from a mediating country told Barak Ravid (as The Zioneer reported at 06:48 Jerusalem) that the text was agreed and Vice President Vance might travel to Geneva for a signing. Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman said the final review of the agreement text was underway, as The Zioneer reported at 21:08 Jerusalem on June 12. Pakistani Prime Minister Sharif first announced a final agreed text had been reached (as The Zioneer reported at 19:17 Jerusalem) and dismissed what he called an "incessant misinformation campaign" against the deal.
No party has released the content of the agreement. The exact time and mechanism of the electronic signing, and the identities of the signatories from each side, have not been publicly confirmed by the US or Iran. Whether the signing proceeds as scheduled on Sunday remains to be seen.
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