{"id":157443,"date":"2026-06-12T18:04:39","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T18:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/157443\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T18:04:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T18:04:39","slug":"iran-says-peace-deal-with-us-never-been-closer-as-pakistan-says-final-text-agreed-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/157443\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran says peace deal with US \u2018never been closer\u2019, as Pakistan says final text agreed on"},"content":{"rendered":"<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">The US and Iran have \u201cnever been closer\u201d to a deal on ending the war in the Middle East, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday, as mediator Pakistan said a final text had been agreed on.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cThe Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding has never been closer,\u201d Araghchi wrote on social media, referring to the Pakistani capital which hosted previous US-Iran talks.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cPending its finalization, the media should refrain from entering speculation about its content,\u201d he added, after purported details of the accord were published by Iranian media.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cIn line with our responsible and transparent approach, all details will be shared with the public in due course,\u201d Araghchi added.<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">Expectations have grown in recent days that the two sides are on the verge of an accord, even if tensions and sticking points remain.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People walk next to a mock-up of an Iranian missile in Tehran on Thursday. Photo: Reuters\" data-qa=\"BaseImage-handleRenderImage-StyledImage\" class=\"e1gf69pb2 css-6ikqhs e445x7d0\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/57e4bde9-c8da-4c00-bd36-494fe5b43946_ac707f82.jpg\" title=\"People walk next to a mock-up of an Iranian missile in Tehran on Thursday. Photo: Reuters\"\/>People walk next to a mock-up of an Iranian missile in Tehran on Thursday. Photo: Reuters<\/p>\n<p datatype=\"p\" data-qa=\"Component-Component\" class=\"e8zc9q40 css-1c6uqr6 ec74h0k1\">\u201cWe can confirm that a final, agreed upon text of the peace deal has been reached and Pakistan is now working closely with both sides to finalize the next steps,\u201d Pakistan\u2019s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif posted on social media on Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The US and Iran have \u201cnever been closer\u201d to a deal on ending the war in the Middle&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":157444,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3],"tags":[211,38,4174,100,34,9846,37,1093,93,49,9181,650,351,16816,101],"class_list":["post-157443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-iran","tag-abbas-araghchi","tag-donald-trump","tag-geneva","tag-hezbollah","tag-iran","tag-iranian-foreign-minister","tag-israel","tag-j-d-vance","tag-lebanon","tag-middle-east","tag-mohammad-baqer-qalibaf","tag-pakistan","tag-reuters","tag-shehbaz-sharif","tag-strait-of-hormuz"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@iran\/116738461919967070","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=157443"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/157443\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/157444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=157443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=157443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=157443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}