Overview
- Pakistan’s prime minister said a final, mutually agreed text exists and Pakistan prepared a virtual signing, a claim repeated by multiple outlets on Saturday.
- The reported package would lift the US naval blockade of Iranian ports and reopen the Strait of Hormuz within about 30 days to restore global shipping.
- Core disagreements persist over Iran’s highly enriched uranium, with US officials insisting on removal or destruction and Iranian negotiators proposing dilution inside Iran; a 60‑day timetable for detailed nuclear talks is part of the draft.
- Washington says asset releases and sanction relief will be conditional on Iranian compliance, while Tehran signals cautious optimism but denies an immediate same‑day signature, leaving sequencing unresolved.
- Military friction and domestic politics complicate implementation as US CENTCOM reported shooting down Iranian drones near Hormuz and conservative figures and street protests in Iran publicly oppose a deal.