Iran-US war live: Deal to be signed on Sunday, Trump says as he warns of ‘ultimate alternative’ if talks fail

Air raid sirens have been activated across parts of Jordan, according to state television.

More details are awaited.

The funeral for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali ⁠Khamenei will begin in Tehran on July 4 ⁠and ​conclude with ⁠his burial in the ⁠northeastern city ​of ⁠Mashhad on ‌July 9, state media reported on ‌Saturday.

Khamenei, was killed ‌in Israeli and U.S. ⁠strikes on Iran in February. His death marked the end of more than three ‌decades at the ​helm of ‌the Islamic ⁠Republic.

The start of the funeral will coincide with America’s Independence Day, a major federal holiday in the United States.

President Donald Trump is set to meet with Middle Eastern leaders at the G7 summit in France next week, senior US officials said Saturday, and he is expected to speak with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Trump is scheduled to travel to Evian, France, for the G7 summit early Monday after attending UFC Freedom 250, a mixed martial arts event at the White House, on Sunday.

He will speak to a number of European leaders who he’s squabbled with over trade, tariffs, Ukraine and NATO since his return to the White House early in 2025.

President Donald Trump says a peace deal with Iran will be signed Sunday despite Tehran pushing back on claims that it will be finalized imminently.

U.S. President Donald Trump and mediator Pakistan said on Saturday an initial deal to end the war in the Middle East would be signed on Sunday, although Iran denied the signing would take place so soon.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the two sides had agreed on a framework for a peace deal and that Islamabad was preparing for an electronic signing on Sunday, to be followed by technical-level talks next ⁠week.

Trump said in a social media post that the deal with Iran was scheduled to be signed on Sunday and that the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for global oil supplies which Iran has blocked, would be immediately “open to all” after it was signed.

Earlier on Saturday, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei cautioned against commenting on the timing of the signing.

“We will have to wait and see about the exact date of the signing of the memorandum of understanding, although it will not be tomorrow,” state media quoted Baghaei as saying.

“The possibility of this happening in the coming days cannot be ruled out. However, due to the hesitation of the other side, we must be cautious in making any comments ⁠about this process.”

Donald Trump has said the peace deal with Iran is scheduled “to be signed tomorrow” in a post online, claiming the Strait of Hormuz will then be “OPEN TO ALL”.

He added that the administration’s “relationship with Iran is a much different and better one than previous Administrations have had”.

The US president ended his post on a sinister note as he warned there is the “ultimate alternative, hopefully never to be used again” if process does not work “smoothly”.

The funeral for Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali ⁠Khamenei will begin in Tehran on July 4 ⁠and ​conclude with ⁠his burial in the ⁠northeastern city ​of ⁠Mashhad on ‌July 9, state media reported on ‌Saturday.

Khamenei, was killed ‌in Israeli and U.S. ⁠strikes on Iran in February. His death marked the end of more than three ‌decades at the ​helm of ‌the Islamic ⁠Republic.

The start of the funeral will coincide with America’s Independence Day, a major federal holiday in the United States.

Donald Trump and Emmanuel Macron will meet over dinner at the glittering Palace of Versailles near Paris after the G7 summit of leading industrialized nations next week in France, their governments announced Saturday.

Trump, who is trying to make progress on finalising an Iran war deal in the coming days, is expected to have a busy schedule of one-on-one meetings with foreign leaders on the sidelines of the summit in the French lakeside town of Evian-les-Bains, according to senior administration officials who briefed reporters on the condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the White House.

The Republican president is expected to discuss with US allies plans to remove mines from the Strait of Hormuz as confidence grows for a deal, one official said.

Britain and France, both G7 members, have expressed interest in assisting with demining the critical waterway once the conflict is paused.

Trump also plans individual meetings on the sidelines of the summit, which opens Monday, with the leaders of Egypt, Qatar and United Arab Emirates to discuss efforts to wind down the Iran war.

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday the terms of dealing with Iran’s nuclear program would be finalised in the 60 days after the initial agreement is signed and that the parties could decide to extend that period.

The U.S. and Israel fear Iran’s nuclear program could lead to an atomic weapon — a main reason their leaders cited for going to war. Tehran has insisted its nuclear efforts are for peaceful purposes.

A senior U.S. administration official, who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the White House, said Friday that the emerging agreement would begin the process of destroying or removing Tehran’s highly enriched uranium.

The official said the 60-day period after both sides sign the deal would be used to work out technical details for removing the uranium.

The official did not say who the U.S. envisions taking charge of removing the uranium, which is believed to be entombed under three nuclear sites battered by U.S. strikes last year.

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said Friday the terms of dealing with Iran’s nuclear program would be finalised in the 60 days after the initial agreement is signed and that the parties could decide to extend that period.

The U.S. and Israel fear Iran’s nuclear program could lead to an atomic weapon — a main reason their leaders cited for going to war. Tehran has insisted its nuclear efforts are for peaceful purposes.

A senior U.S. administration official, who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the White House, said Friday that the emerging agreement would begin the process of destroying or removing Tehran’s highly enriched uranium.

The official said the 60-day period after both sides sign the deal would be used to work out technical details for removing the uranium.

The official did not say who the U.S. envisions taking charge of removing the uranium, which is believed to be entombed under three nuclear sites battered by U.S. strikes last year.