Pakistan to facilitate virtual signing ceremony for US-Iran agreement: sources

ISLAMABAD -- Pakistan will facilitate a virtual signing ceremony between the United States and Iran as part of ongoing efforts to support regional peace and stability, sources familiar with the arrangements said on Sunday.

The ceremony is expected to be conducted through a simple video call, with Pakistan connecting both sides for the event, Iranian sources told Xinhua.

The sources said no visits or travel by officials are planned, adding that the process will be a straightforward virtual signing ceremony.

However, the sources said they could not confirm whether the ceremony would take place on Sunday or at a later date.

The development comes as Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday that the United States and Iran were "closer to a peace deal than ever before," adding that an agreement between the two sides was expected to be finalized by Sunday.