The text for a peace deal between the US and Iran has been reached, and Pakistan is now working with both sides to finalize the next steps, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif announced in a post on X\/Twitter on Friday.<\/p>\n
The prime minister claimed that an “incessant misinformation campaign” attempted to sabotage the peace deal between the two countries.<\/p>\n
With intense mediation efforts by Pakistan, however, “Peace has never been this close as it is now,” he said.<\/p>\n
“Commitments made must be commitments kept,” Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf said following the announcement of the deal in a post on X\/Twitter.<\/p>\n
“No ifs, no buts, no excuses. For the close deal ahead, there is no other way. You reap what you sow,” he added.<\/p>\n
Defense Minister urges US to ensure deal prevents Iran from obtaining nuclear weapon<\/p>\n
Defense Minister Israel Katz<\/a> had said in a post on X\/Twitter earlier on Friday that Israel had expectations for US President Donald Trump to prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWe expect him [Trump] to uphold this principle and other principles in the field of missiles and terrorist proxies,\u201d said Katz, who argued that the US president is moving towards making an agreement that has both American and Israeli interests in mind.<\/p>\n Katz claimed that together with the US, Israel has \u201cdealt Iran severe blows that have set back its capabilities for many years.\u201d<\/p>\n He also stated that Israel will not withdraw from the security zones in Lebanon<\/a>, Syria, and Gaza<\/a>, citing that continual defense of borders and citizens is a \u201ccentral lesson from the events of October 7.\u201d<\/p>\n Memorandum has ‘never been closer’<\/p>\n