India, June 13 -- The United States and Iran are closer to a peace deal to end the conflict in the West Asia, but the timing to finalise the agreement is yet to be decided.

The momentum towards building peace in the region was followed by Pakistan suggesting that a deal can be signed as early as Sunday.

The development comes amid growing optimism after the US and Iran signalled on Friday that an agreement to end 3-month war was close. Iran foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said an MoU with the US "has never been closer", even as a senior Trump administration official said there was an 80% or 85% chance the pact would be signed soon.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said the two sides had agreed on a framework for a peace deal ...