Trump says Iran war deal close as Strait of Hormuz tensions linger
Trump said the agreement would block Iran’s nuclear path and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, while mediators reported progress and Tehran said no final text was approved.
- On Thursday, President Trump announced that a deal with Iran could be signed this weekend in Europe, though he cannot attend due to a planned UFC fight on the White House lawn Sunday.
- The ongoing conflict has closed the Strait of Hormuz, choking about 20% of global oil supplies and prompting Trump to initiate recent strikes aimed at forcing Iranian leadership into negotiations during a proposed 60-day ceasefire.
- Axios reported Wednesday that Iran and Qatari mediators drafted a written agreement pending Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei's approval, yet the Iranian Foreign Ministry denied any finalized text and Israel remains unaware of a deal.
- Trump plans to dispatch Vice President JD Vance to the signing ceremony in Europe, while Rep. Michael McCaul noted that military threats were intended to pressure Iranians to negotiate before November midterm elections.
- The war will loom large at next week's G7 summit in France, where Trump faces resistance from British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron over his execution of the conflict.
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Deal or no deal? Trump signals end to U.S.-Iran war
President Trump said he canceled strikes, saying a deal to end the war and reopen the key trade route would soon be “finalized.” The two sides had reached “a very strong memorandum of understanding,” he said. NBC News' chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel explains.
Trump says the war is over. Iran hasn’t confirmed.
Trump says the war with Iran is over, but inside Iran there’s skepticism. Tehran’s leadership hasn’t signed off on any deal, and officials warn that more US strikes would collapse the talks and bring retaliation beyond the Gulf. CNN corespondent Fred Pleitgen reports from Iran.
Trump has backed away from renewed war with Iran – here’s why
The US and Iran stepped back from the brink of returning to all-out war on June 11. Hours after saying the US military would carry out strikes against Iran for a third consecutive night, Donald Trump postponed the attack. The Iranian military had said the US would “receive a more severe response than before” if it followed through on its threats. Trump claimed to have cancelled the strikes because of progress in negotiations between the two coun…
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