A senior US official told Israeli journalist Barak Ravid (N12) that President Donald Trump will convene a summit with Middle Eastern leaders in France on Tuesday, with separate meetings scheduled for the Emir of Qatar, Egypt's president, and the UAE president. Separately, Pakistan's Foreign Minister announced that the signing of the US-Iran agreement will take place on Sunday.
A senior US official confirmed to Barak Ravid (N12) that President Trump will host a Middle East summit in France on Tuesday, with separate bilateral meetings with the Emir of Qatar, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, and UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed. The summit represents the highest-level regional diplomatic gathering since the escalation.
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Dar separately stated that the electronic signing of the US-Iran agreement is set for Sunday — a timeline that aligns with earlier projections from Islamabad and Saudi Arabia. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan confirmed the Sunday timeline in a phone call with Dar, as The Zioneer reported earlier.
These concurrent developments follow a weekend of intensified diplomacy: Trump claimed Thursday that other countries have signed on to the memorandum of understanding, and Reuters reported Friday that Vice President JD Vance and Iranian parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf are expected to attend the signing. Iran has been seeking to include a Lebanon ceasefire clause in the MOU, according to the report.
A separate account from Politico reported that the Emir of Qatar, Pakistan's army chief, and the UAE president persuaded Trump to call off a planned strike on Iran by arguing that a deal was within reach. Trump has oscillated between threatening strikes and expressing optimism about a deal, saying Thursday that 'the Iranians want a deal — but we will see.'
2 developments
- StrongTrump tells Netanyahu he is determined to sign Iran agreement as deal talks accelerate
- StrongTrump administration reportedly finalizing US-Iran deal; Israel faces strategic shift
- DevelopingTrump departs Washington for G7 as US and Iran hold preliminary talks in Doha
- DevelopingTrump tells Axios he still believes Iran deal possible this weekend or Monday
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