Trump says the agreement with Iran will be signed today, while Vance is expected in Islamabad

U.S. Vice President JD Vance and the American delegation participating successful the bid talks with Iran are en way to Pakistan and are expected to get wrong a fewer hours, President Donald Trump told the New York Post connected Monday.

He added that helium is consenting to conscionable with elder Iranian officials if advancement is made.

At the aforesaid time, however, a White House root told CNN that Vance has not yet departed for Islamabad, thing expected to hap aboriginal successful the day.

Meanwhile, successful an interrogation with Fox News, the U.S. President went adjacent further, stating that a woody with Tehran “will beryllium signed today.”

“The talks are expected to instrumentality place,” Trump told the Post, dismissing doubts astir a imaginable illness of the negotiations. “At this stage, I would presume nary 1 is playing games.”

The U.S. President noted that a high-level American delegation — which includes Vice President JD Vance, peculiar envoy Steve Witkoff, and advisor Jared Kushner — is already connected its mode to Islamabad for the adjacent circular of talks.

“They’re already heading there,” Trump said soon aft 9 a.m. Eastern Time. “They volition beryllium determination tonight,” helium added.

The timeline underscores the urgent quality of the talks, which are taking spot conscionable days earlier the expiration of the ceasefire betwixt the United States and Iran, astatine a clip of rising tensions successful the region.

Trump near unfastened the anticipation of a large diplomatic move, stating that helium does not regularisation retired a nonstop gathering with Iranian enactment if the accidental arises.

“I person nary occupation gathering them,” helium said. “If they privation to meet, we person precise susceptible radical — but I person nary occupation gathering them myself.”

According to Trump, the halfway and non-negotiable request astatine the halfway of the negotiations is that Iran indispensable wantonness immoderate effort to get atomic weapons.“

They person to get escaped of their atomic weapons. It’s precise simple,” helium declared. “There volition beryllium nary atomic weapon,” helium said, adding that Iran could prosper if it complies. “Otherwise, it’s a beauteous state — it truly could be,” helium noted.

However, the President did not specify what consequences Tehran mightiness look if it refuses to comply oregon if the talks collapse, particularly arsenic the ceasefire deadline approaches.“

I don’t privation to get into that,” helium replied erstwhile asked whether the U.S. would escalate measures, for illustration by seizing further ships linked to Iran. “You tin imagine. It wouldn’t beryllium pretty.”When asked if the U.S. knows who is starring the Iranian side, Trump answered: “We person a beauteous bully representation and we judge we are talking to the close people.

”Positive but undecided stance from Tehran

A elder Iranian authoritative stated that Tehran is positively considering information successful the bid talks with the United States, but nary last determination has been made yet.

According to the official, affirmative mediation efforts by Pakistan are underway, aimed astatine ending the American blockade and securing Iran’s information successful the negotiations.

A Pakistani root progressive successful the talks reminded that the two-month ceasefire expires connected April 22 astatine 8 p.m. Eastern Time.

Tehran’s main airports resume operationsIran has resumed operations astatine its main superior airports, Imam Khomeini and Mehrabad, connected Monday, the country’s Civil Aviation Authority announced, aft they had been closed owed to the caller warfare with the United States and Israel.

“Permission has been granted for rider flights astatine Imam Khomeini International Airport and Mehrabad Airport,” the Civil Aviation Authority stated, according to the ISNA quality agency.

The aforesaid announcement added that rider flights from 10 airports crossed Iran volition besides beryllium imaginable starting Saturday.