Trump says a deal to end war with Iran is near
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Washington says a new Iran framework is “95% complete,” while President Masoud Pezeshkian claims Tehran is “not seeking nuclear weapons” as final negotiations continue over uranium stockpiles and the Strait of Hormuz.
Officials from the U.S. and Iran appear to be nearing a deal to end the ongoing conflict, according to public statements from officials from both nations Saturday
By Humeyra Pamuk and Asif Shahzad WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD, May 24 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday he had told his representatives not to rush into any deal with Iran, as his administration played down hopes of an imminent breakthrough in the three-month-old war that had been raised a day earlier.
US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One at Morristown Airport in Morristown, New Jersey, on May 22, 2026. Trump is returning to the White House after delivering remarks in New York. Reporter President Donald Trump said Saturday that a peace deal between the United States and Iran had been “largely negotiated,
The countries have developed a memorandum of understanding “framework” as the two sides attempt to reach a final deal."
The president said the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports would remain in effect until "an agreement is reached, certified, and signed."
President Donald Trump will hold a call Saturday on the situation with Iran and "leaders from nations including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Egypt, Jordan, Turkey and Pakistan" will join, a regional official told Fox News.
The official said the sides had agreed in principle to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and commit Iran to disposing of its highly enriched uranium, but stressed that a deal had not yet been signed.
Officials at the highest levels of the Iranian government say they don't know where Mojtaba Khamenei is and have no way to contact him directly, relying instead on a network of couriers.