President Donald Trump said Saturday that an agreement with Iran is scheduled to be signed Sunday, potentially marking the culmination of months of negotiations that repeatedly veered between threats of military action and promises of a diplomatic breakthrough.

British ⁠Prime Minister ⁠Keir Starmer discussed ​efforts to ‌end the Iran ‌conflict ⁠during ⁠a phone call with U.S. President ​Donald Trump, Downing Street ​said on Saturday. Starmer welcomed ⁠progress made ⁠so ⁠far and ​reiterated that Britain stands ​ready ⁠to support the implementation of ⁠any peace agreement and work with international ⁠partners to ensure its success.

President Donald Trump withdrew threats to take Iran's most critical oil terminal "in the not too distant future," after fresh attacks on U.S. bases in the region.

Pakistan says an agreement to end the Iran war is closer than ever. U.S. President Donald Trump plans to discuss demining the Strait of Hormuz at the upcoming Group of Seven summit that begins Monday.

President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that a deal with Iran was set to be signed the next day, along with an agreement on the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. ⁠President ​Donald Trump ‌in ‌a ⁠social media ⁠post on Saturday ​said ​a deal ⁠with Iran ⁠was ⁠scheduled to ​be signed ​on ⁠Sunday ⁠and that the Strait of ⁠Hormuz would be immediately "open to all" ⁠after it was signed.

President Donald Trump says the U.S. is close to signing a deal with Iran to wind down the war, with a memorandum of understanding to be signed in Europe as soon as this weekend

Senior officials from Qatar, the UAE and Pakistan rang Trump as he was threatening to strike Iran "very hard tonight." Their assurance of a deal in reach convinced him to pull back.