Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrives for a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, May 25, 2026.
Tingshu Wang | Reuters
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Friday that a “final and agreed text” of a deal between the United States and Iran “has been reached.”
Pakistan, which played the role of mediator between the two countries throughout their war, is now “working closely with both sides to finalize the next steps”, Sharif said in an X post.
“Peace has never been closer than today,” he wrote.
Sharif’s announcement aligns with that of other officials, including President Donald Trumpwho said a deal to end the more than three-month-old war was closer than ever to being reached.
Trump said Thursday afternoon in the Oval Office that the United States had just “reached a comprehensive settlement to the war with Iran,” subject to the “finalization of the documents.”
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi wrote on X before Sharif’s message that a preliminary agreement with the United States, known as a memorandum of understanding, “has never been closer.”
The three officials also pushed back on information that has been shared publicly about the contents of the apparently upcoming deal.
Iran’s Mehr news agency reported earlier Friday 14 purported provisions in the draft deal, including commitments by the United States to lift oil sanctions, end its naval blockade and release Iran’s frozen funds.
Trump wrote angrily Truth on social media later Friday morning, public information about the deal has “NOTHING to do with the terms that were agreed to in writing.”
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