Al Jazeera's 14 June live coverage reported Trump's statement that a deal would be signed on Sunday and that the Strait of Hormuz would be "open to all." The Guardian and CBS News also reported Trump's claim that a signing could take place over the weekend. None of those reports, as of this draft's production time, established that a signed agreement had been published or that shipping conditions in Hormuz had changed.
The most concrete mediator claim came from Pakistan. AP reported that Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said a deal was closer than ever before, expected to be finalised within 24 hours and being prepared for electronic signing. CBS News reported that Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi described a plan for a memorandum of understanding to be signed remotely in the coming days before public announcement. Those accounts support a story about a possible agreement, not a completed settlement.
The diplomatic distinction matters because the brief concerns a war-ending agreement and access to one of the world's most important energy shipping lanes. A statement by one side that a deal will be signed is not the same as a jointly released text, a ceasefire implementation order, sanctions-relief schedule or operational confirmation that vessels can pass through Hormuz without new restrictions.
Iran's caution is the counter-perspective. Al Jazeera and the Guardian both reported that Tehran had warned against speculation about timing, even as mediators and US officials described progress. CBS News reported that the Iranian side expected a memorandum to be signed and then announced, which leaves open the possibility that terms, sequencing or verification steps remain unresolved.
The unresolved issues are substantial. AP's 13 June explainer said the conflict began on 28 February and had nearly shut down oil and gas shipments through the Strait of Hormuz. It also said a signed deal was expected to start a 60-day period addressing Iran's nuclear programme, including highly enriched uranium, while sanctions relief and regional security issues remained part of the diplomacy.