adsDonald Trump, the United States president has said Washington and Tehran are close to reaching a major agreement that could ease tensions across the Middle East and reopen the Strait of Hormuz after weeks of conflict and economic disruption.

Trump said on Saturday that an agreement had been “largely negotiated”, adding that only final details remained before an announcement could be made, according to BBC reports.

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“Final aspects and details of the deal are currently being discussed, and will be announced shortly,” Trump wrote on social media after what he described as a “very good call” with the leaders of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.

The US president did not disclose the terms of the proposed agreement, but repeated that any deal would “absolutely” prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.adsads