Trump says Iran peace deal to be signed Sunday

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Dozens protested Saturday outside a foreign ministry office in Iran's northeastern city of Mashhad, chanting slogans against top diplomat Abbas Araghchi after a televised interview in which he discussed signing a peace deal with the US.

In a video shared by Fars news agency, women in black chadors chanted "death to dishonourable Araghchi, the infiltrator" in front of the building, while waving red and black flags.

The protest comes as the peace deal touted by US President Donald Trump and mediator Pakistan faces opposition from hardline Iranian figures.

They argue that it does not serve Iran's interests and would deprive Tehran of leverage over the Strait of Hormuz. They also accuse Iranian negotiators of having made too many concessions to secure the deal.

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Israel's public broadcaster reported that the Israeli military is preparing for the possibility of halting its ground operations in southern Lebanon, but will not withdraw from the "security zone" under any US agreement with Iran.

A potential US-Iran deal is reported to include a 60-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah.

Ten buildings must be destroyed in Beirut's southern suburbs for every firing at northern Israel by Hezbollah, Israel's extremist finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, said Saturday.

Smotrich has previously made the same threat.

Israel has largely winded down its attacks on Beirut's southern suburbs - a Hezbollah bastion locally known as 'Dahyeh' - amid reported US pressure to limit strikes on the area.

The last attack was less than a week ago, targeting the Mreijeh district.

The war in Iran is driving up jet fuel prices and worsening supply strains for African airlines, forcing carriers to review routes and raising fresh concerns about the stability of the continent’s aviation network.

The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) says the crisis has exposed its heavy dependence on imported refined jet fuel, leaving airlines vulnerable to global shocks.

African carriers were already paying about 17% more for jet fuel than the global average before the Iran war, according to AFRAA. The new price pressures are adding to already thin margins across the sector.

"The impact is dire and a major shock for our members," AFRAA Secretary-General Abderahmane Berthe told The Associated Press. "Fuel represents between 30% and 40% of airlines’ operating costs. Any increase directly affects their balance sheets."

Iranian news agency Fars said US President Donald Trump's insistence that a memorandum of understanding with Iran would be signed on Sunday was a test for the Iranian negotiating team.

According to Fars, Trump reiterated that an agreement would be signed on Sunday, despite Iranian officials involved in the negotiations stating publicly that the talks had not yet been finalised and that no deal would be signed that day.

The agency also noted that Sunday coincides with 14 June, Trump's birthday, suggesting the US president may be seeking to use the occasion symbolically by turning it into a publicity event.

Fars added that Iranian negotiators were aware of what it described as these underlying motives and would not allow such a media or protocol-driven display.

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussed efforts to end the Iran conflict during a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump, Downing Street said on Saturday.

Starmer welcomed progress made so far and reiterated that Britain stands ready to support the implementation of any peace agreement and work with international partners to ensure its success.

The two leaders also agreed on the need to restore freedom of navigation to ease global economic impact.

President Donald Trump said the United States would find and destroy Iran's enriched uranium when the region is calmer, as he announced that a deal to end the war would be signed on Sunday.

"When all is calm, we will go in and get the Nuclear Dust, buried deep under the powerful sunken granite mountains, thanks to our beautiful B-2 Bombers and their brilliant pilots, and downblend and destroy it, whether in Iran, or the United States," he said on social media Saturday.