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José Olivares and Robert Mackey

Trump claims peace deal with Iran ‘largely negotiated’ with strait of Hormuz to open

Two men in gray suits hug, with one seen smiling, while other men in suits without ties look on, smiling
Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian (left) embraces Pakistan's army chief, Asim Munir, in Tehran on 23 May in this handout photo from the Iranian presidential office. Photograph: Iranian presidential office handout/EPA

Donald Trump claimed on Saturday that a peace deal with Iran “has been largely negotiated”, after calls with a Pakistani mediator, Gulf allies and Israel, potentially paving the way for an end to the war launched by the US and Israel in February.

Trump wrote on his social media platform that “final aspects and details” of a “memorandum of understanding” were still being discussed and “will be announced shortly”, but said the strait of Hormuz would be opened as part of the deal.

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