Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif says Iran and the United States have reached "a final, agreed text."
"Peace has never been closer than it is now," Sharif adds in the post on X.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says on state television that nothing is signed, but that an agreement has “never been closer than now.” He confirms that a memorandum of understanding is on the table and claims that it is divided into two phases, with the issue of Iran’s nuclear program being addressed in the latter stage.
The issue of the Strait of Hormuz is also being discussed, according to the Foreign Minister, as are sanctions, reconstruction and frozen funds.
If the terms of the memorandum of understanding are not met, the final agreement will not be signed, Araghchi said.
Crossfire
A spokesperson for Iran's Foreign Ministry emphasized earlier on Friday evening that it is not possible to say when a signing will take place.
US President Donald Trump had previously given a seemingly clear message.
I don't know if you've heard it, but today we have ended the war with Iran, he said at a digital election rally with supporters on Friday night local time in Sweden.
This comes after days of sharp reversals in negotiations, threats and new bombings. Trump has claimed a deal is close dozens of times in recent weeks, only to turn around and try to put new pressure on Iran.
His latest bid is that the memorandum of understanding can be signed as early as this weekend.
Sources: Lifting sanctions
A senior American official tells the AP that there are documents stating that Tehran's nuclear energy program should be dismantled and that enriched uranium should be destroyed.
AFP quotes a senior source in Trump's administration who gives a similar description of the text, but who says the probability of a signature is currently 80-85 percent.
"We're not quite at the finish line yet, but we're very close," the source says.
The agreement text reportedly also includes Israel's operations in Lebanon - which has been a clear demand from Iran. In Israel, however, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says, "We will not be victims of such an agreement."
