Qatari negotiators have flown to Tehran to help finalize a deal between the US and Iran, a source told CNN on Sunday morning.
Following Trump's announcement on Saturday that a deal would very likely be signed "within 24 hours," Qatari mediators, in coordination with the US, have headed to Tehran to help facilitate the process.
If a memorandum of understanding is signed between Washington and Tehran, it would start a new 60-day period of negotiations on implementing the framework, according to US officials.
Plans for an in-person signing of the deal were scrapped due to logistical issues. It will instead be signed virtually, in the hopes of avoiding delays that could derail negotiations.
Pakistan is now preparing for an electronic signing expected within the next 24 hours, followed by technical-level talks next week, according to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, however Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei denied that the Islamabad memorandum would take place on Sunday, according to state media.
Comparison of this deal to the JCPOA
Trump emphasized that the deal was significantly different than that of the Obama administration, which he described as "an easy, beautiful, smooth road to a Nuclear Weapon, which Iran would have had six years ago, and would have used long before now."
"My Agreement with Iran is the exact opposite, A WALL TO NO NUCLEAR WEAPON!" said Trump. "In fact, they no longer want a Nuclear Weapon, nor will they have one, either through purchase, development, or any other form of procurement."