Qatari negotiators travelled to Tehran to assist efforts to complete an agreement between the United States and Iran, The Jerusalem Post reported, citing a source who spoke to CNN. The diplomatic activity, reported in the context of June 14, 2026, followed an announcement by Trump that an accord was highly likely to be signed within 24 hours.
The Qatari mediators were acting in coordination with the United States, according to the report. Their journey placed Tehran at the centre of the final-stage discussions, while Pakistan prepared for what its prime minister described as an imminent electronic signing.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said the virtual ceremony was expected within the following 24 hours. He also said technical-level negotiations were planned for the next week. An earlier plan to sign the agreement in person had been abandoned because of logistical problems, with the remote format intended to prevent delays that could disrupt the wider negotiating effort.
That timetable was not presented as settled by all sides. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei denied, in comments reported by state media, that the Islamabad memorandum would take place on Sunday. His statement introduced a direct point of uncertainty into Pakistan’s account of the expected signing, even as Qatari negotiators headed to Iran to facilitate the process.
A proposed 60-day negotiating phase
US officials said that signing a memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran would open a fresh 60-day period of negotiations. Those discussions would focus on putting the framework into effect, meaning the anticipated memorandum would mark the beginning of an implementation process rather than the completion of all technical work.
Trump portrayed the proposed arrangement as fundamentally different from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action associated with the Obama administration. He claimed his agreement would create a barrier preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon through purchase, development or another form of procurement. He also asserted that Iran no longer wanted such a weapon and would not acquire one.
Those statements represented Trump’s characterization of the prospective deal rather than independently established outcomes. He further said that no money would change hands under the arrangement. In contrasting it with the earlier agreement, he accused former president Barack Obama of providing Iran with hundreds of billions of dollars, including $1.7 billion in cash.
The report did not provide the memorandum’s full text or detailed technical provisions. Its account instead described a diplomatic sequence: Qatari mediation in Tehran, Pakistan’s preparations for a remote signing, an Iranian denial concerning the announced Sunday schedule, and a possible 60-day phase dedicated to implementation talks. Together, those elements indicated that negotiations were advancing while important questions about timing and formalization remained unresolved in the public statements cited.
