President Donald Trump’s announcement Saturday that a peace deal with Iran was being finalized exposed a major division among Republicans, who attacked each other on social media—at times with profanity-laden name-calling—as the anti-war wing of the party lauded a potential end to the war while others suggested a deal maintaining the regime would be a failure for the U.S.
Trump said the agreement with Iran is "largely negotiated."
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Trump said in a Truth Social post Saturday the deal had been “largely negotiated,” adding final details were being discussed and would be announced “shortly.”
Outside of noting the deal would include the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial trade route responsible for roughly 25% of the world’s oil flow, Trump did not provide many details on what the peace agreement would entail.
