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Emergency personnel stand by the burning rubble of a civil defence centre following an Israeli airstrike in the southern city of Nabatieh, on May 24, 2026. [AFP]
The United States and Iran sought on Sunday to finalise an agreement to formally end the Middle East war after Donald Trump said a proposal that included opening the blockaded Strait of Hormuz was "largely negotiated".
However, the US president emphasized that the deal was still "subject to finalization", while the New York Times reported that the two sides would only address thorny issues about Iran's nuclear program after an initial pact was reached.
"An Agreement has been largely negotiated, subject to finalization between the United States of America, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the various other Countries," Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform on Saturday.
