Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentIndependentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleDan HaygarthSunday 24 May 2026 22:00 BSTTrump on Saturday said a deal had been ‘largely negotiated,’ after calls with Israel and other regional allies (Getty Images)The United States is close to reaching a deal with Iran that would end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz and see Iran give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium, regional officials said Sunday.Iran has not publicly committed to giving up its uranium, a key demand of President Donald Trump, who on Saturday said a deal had been "largely negotiated" after calls with Israel and other regional allies. The sides have seemed close to a deal in recent weeks only to see diplomacy falter."The negotiations are proceeding in an orderly and constructive manner, and I have informed my representatives not to rush into a deal," Trump wrote on social media Sunday. He said the US relationship with Iran was becoming "much more professional and productive," though an agreement was not expected to be signed Sunday.In another Truth Social post, the president wrote: “If I make a deal with Iran, it will be a good and proper one, not like the one made by Obama, which gave Iran massive amounts of CASH, and a clear and open path to a Nuclear Weapon. Our deal is the exact opposite, but nobody has seen it, or knows what it is. It isn’t even fully negotiated yet. So don’t listen to the losers, who are critical about something they know nothing about.The Strait of Hormuz’s reopening would begin to ease a worldwide energy crisis sparked by the surprise U.S. and Israeli bombardment of Iran on Feb. 28, which led Tehran to effectively close the crucial waterway.In fullIran-US war latest: Trump says he will ‘not be rushed’ into peace deal as he warns Tehran over nuclear weaponsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in