Trump says U.S., Iran close to deal, signing expected within days

Xinhua
12 Jun 2026, 02:45 GMT+10

WASHINGTON, June 11 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Thursday that the United States had "just made a great settlement of the war with Iran," with an agreement to be signed "over the next few days."

Trump told reporters at the White House that he expected a signing ceremony, attended by Vice President JD Vance, to be held in Europe over the weekend.

He said the documents were in "final shape" and that the deal would be completed "pretty quickly."

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