Trump Claims US and Iran to Sign Peace Deal in Pakistan Today
US President Donald Trump has stated that the United States and Iran will sign a peace agreement today. The signing of the document will take place in Islamabad, Pakistan.
According to Anadolu Agency on Monday (20/4/2026), Trump made the claim to Fox News reporter Maria Bartiromo during a telephone interview. However, it is not yet known when the telephone conversation between the two took place.
Trump had previously warned that if no agreement is signed, he would “blow up every power plant and bridge in Iran.”
Iran has not confirmed the claim or announced a decision to send a delegation to Islamabad. However, Pakistani sources told the New York Post that Tehran is “willing for a second round,” but “no decision has been made regarding it.”
On Sunday (19/4), Trump announced that US Vice President JD Vance and envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will travel to Islamabad. They will form the US delegation in the new round of negotiations with Iran.
Pakistan hosted the first direct high-level meeting between the US and Iran on 11-12 April. That moment marked the first contact since the two countries severed diplomatic relations in 1979, but the talks ended without a breakthrough.
Iran Not Certain to Attend Latest Negotiations in Islamabad
Iran currently has no plans to attend talks with the United States (US). This comes after US President Donald Trump ordered US negotiators to Pakistan just days before a Middle East ceasefire expires.
According to AFP on Monday (20/4/2026), the ongoing US blockade of Iranian ports has become a significant point of contention, and this issue is likely to become more complicated following Trump’s announcement on Sunday (19/4) that a US destroyer has shot at and hit an Iranian vessel attempting to evade it.
The Iranian state broadcaster IRIB on Sunday (19/4), quoting Iranian sources, stated that “there are currently no plans to participate in the next round of Iran-US talks.”
The Fars and Tasnim news agencies previously quoted anonymous sources saying that “the overall atmosphere cannot be assessed as very positive,” adding that lifting the US blockade is a prerequisite for negotiations.
Meanwhile, the Iranian government-run IRNA pointed to the blockade and “unreasonable and unrealistic demands” from Washington, stating that “in this situation, there is no clear prospect for beneficial negotiations.”