US President Donald Trump claimed on Saturday that a long-awaited agreement between Washington and Tehran was set to be signed "tomorrow," asserting that the deal would immediately reopen the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz to international traffic.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump declared that the agreement was on the verge of completion.

"The Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow, and immediately after it is signed, the Hormuz Strait is OPEN TO ALL," he wrote.

Trump portrayed the proposed arrangement as a definitive barrier against Iran acquiring nuclear weapons, insisting that Tehran had abandoned any intention of obtaining such capabilities.

"The agreement is a wall to no nuclear weapon," Trump said, adding that Iran would neither pursue nuclear arms through development, purchase, nor any other means of procurement.

The US president also claimed that relations between Washington and Tehran had improved significantly compared with previous administrations. He stressed that "no money will exchange hands," contrasting the reported terms of the current understanding with the cash transfer made under the 2015 nuclear agreement negotiated during former President Barack Obama's administration.

At the same time, Trump reiterated his characteristic combination of diplomacy and deterrence, warning that military options remained available should negotiations fail.

"Hopefully, this process will all work out quickly, easily, and smoothly. If it doesn't, we have the ultimate alternative, hopefully never to be used again," he stated.

Trump also referred to what he described as "nuclear dust" buried deep beneath Iranian mountains, claiming it would eventually be destroyed through a future process involving material recovered and neutralized either in Iran or the United States.

Tehran Offers a Different Timeline

Iranian officials, however, disputed Trump's characterization of the negotiations and cautioned that no formal signing date had been agreed upon.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said Saturday that "tomorrow is not the designated date" for concluding any agreement.

While acknowledging that the drafting of a memorandum of understanding could be finalized in the coming days, Baghaei emphasized that the timeline remained uncertain and confirmed that Iranian officials had no plans to travel to Geneva or any other venue within the next two days.

Nuclear Issues Deferred

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi further clarified that the current negotiations were focused primarily on ending regional hostilities rather than resolving the entirety of the nuclear dispute.

Speaking to Iranian state television on Friday night, Araghchi stated that the memorandum under discussion addresses issues related to ending the war, including developments concerning Lebanon, the Strait of Hormuz, and sanctions relief.

According to Araghchi, the more contentious nuclear questions—including uranium enrichment levels and Iran's stockpile of enriched material—have been postponed until negotiations on a final agreement.

He stressed that any resolution concerning Iran's 60 percent enriched uranium would take place inside Iran through dilution processes rather than through transfer abroad or destruction on American soil, contradicting Trump's remarks.

Frozen Assets and Regional Mediation

Trump's assertion that no financial transfers would accompany the agreement also appeared at odds with reports emerging from the region.

According to Reuters, citing regional sources, the United Arab Emirates has agreed to release at least $10 billion in Iranian funds, with more than $3 billion reportedly already transferred. Iranian officials have repeatedly maintained that access to frozen assets constitutes a fundamental component of any future understanding.

Araghchi himself has described the release of Iranian funds as an essential condition for concluding an agreement.

Meanwhile, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, whose government has been involved in mediating contacts between the parties, expressed optimism about the negotiations.

Sharif said Saturday that a deal was "closer than ever," adding that the remaining details could be finalized within the next 24 hours before an electronic signing process takes place.

Despite the optimistic rhetoric from various parties, significant discrepancies remain between Washington's and Tehran's public descriptions of both the timing and substance of the proposed agreement, leaving uncertainty over whether a breakthrough is truly imminent. (ILKHA)