Iran indicated on Sunday it had still not made a final decision on signing a framework agreement with the US, despite an announcement the night before from US President Donald Trump that the deal had been finalized and would be signed on Sunday.

According to Iran’s Fars news agency, which cited an informed source, Tehran was still conducting reviews of the political, legal and technical aspects of the agreement, with discussions still ongoing by experts and decision-makers.

Amid efforts to finalize the deal, Qatari negotiators flew to Tehran Sunday morning to meet with Iranian officials, a source with knowledge of the situation told Reuters.

Iran’s ISNA news agency reported an adviser to Qatar’s foreign minister had been dispatched, and the Tasnim news agency said the purpose of the visit was to “go over the latest developments regarding the diplomatic process.”

The visit came after Trump announced Saturday that “The Deal is scheduled to get signed tomorrow, and immediately after it is signed, the Hormuz Strait is OPEN TO ALL.” He added that Iran will not attain nuclear weapons, claimed the regime no longer wanted them, but indicated that Iran’s uranium stockpile will not be retrieved at this stage.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif had said earlier on Saturday that a final text of the deal had been agreed on and that an electronic signing was expected on Sunday, followed by technical-level talks throughout the week.

Pakistani and Qatari mediators were set to join US and Iranian officials for a virtual meeting to sign the memorandum of understanding, the Axios news site reported Saturday evening, which will extend the ceasefire by 60 days, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and kick off negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program.

Iran did not immediately confirm the announcements, which ran counter to earlier comments by Iran’s Foreign Ministry earlier that the deal would........

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