A long-sought framework aimed at ending the fighting between the US and Iran was expected to be signed today, according to US and Pakistani leaders, though Tehran signaled the timeline may be slipping and hardline protesters in Iran made clear their opposition. President Donald Trump said in a social media post yesterday that the agreement with Iran was set to be signed the following day, which is his 80th birthday. Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said both sides had settled on the outline of a peace framework and…