Trump's hopes for an Iran peace deal come with caveats
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There are signs of fresh momentum to end the war, but Trump himself has injected a note of caution.
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Home News Sport Business Technology Health Culture Arts Travel Earth Audio Video Live Weather Newsletters Trump s hopes for an Iran peace deal come with caveats 7 hours ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Bernd Debusmann Jr at the White House Reuters Donald Trump s pause on a short-lived "Project Freedom" to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz, as he claimed progress had been made towards clinching a "Complete and Final Agreement" with Iran, soothed oil markets and sent hopes soaring of a breakthrough.
Iran said on Wednesday it was reviewing a new proposal from Washington, after US media cited unnamed American officials as saying that the two sides were closing in on a one-page memorandum to end the war in the Gulf.
A source close to mediators in Pakistan told Reuters news agency: "We will close this very soon. We are getting close."
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