Tehran Denies Sunday Signing
Trump says an initial Iran deal is scheduled for Sunday, putting Strait of Hormuz security and shipping access at stake
Latest development Trump Puts Iran Deal Signing on Sunday, With Hormuz
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Trump said an Iran deal was scheduled for Sunday and would reopen Hormuz; Iran's spokesman denied a Sunday memorandum or immediate Geneva travel, with terms still unreleased.
- Frame 1Trump says an initial Iran deal is scheduled for Sunday, putting Strait of Hormuz security and shipping access at stake.
- Frame 2Iran spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said no memorandum would be signed Sunday, contradicting Trump's public timeline.
- Frame 3Baghaei said negotiators were not planning immediate travel to Geneva for a signing event.
- Frame 4Trump wrote the Strait of Hormuz would be open to all immediately after the deal is signed.
- Frame 5U.S. and Iranian officials still had not released terms, even as both sides signaled a deal was close.
- Frame 6Officials still need final terms and an aligned signing schedule before the claimed breakthrough can hold.
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