Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.AllNewsSportCultureLifestylePresident Donald Trump left a meeting with advisors in the Situation Room Friday without announcing whether he would approve a deal to end the war with Iran.Trump met with advisors for about two hours after stating that he was set to make a “final determination.” He still has not reached a decision on major next steps in the Iran war negotiations, according to The New York Times.The White House has said it believes it is close to reaching a more durable deal but sticking points remain, including the matter of unfreezing Iranian funds, an official told the paper.Also Friday, Pakistan’s foreign minister met with his US counterpart Marco Rubio in Washington but official statements about the meeting gave little indication about the state of Iran talks, which Pakistan has helped broker.“The two leaders expressed satisfaction over the positive momentum in the Pak-U.S. bilateral relations and exchanged views on the evolving regional and global situation,” a statement from Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.In fullIran-US war latest: Trump says naval blockade in Hormuz will be lifted and pledges ‘final decision’ on peace dealThank 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

The U.S. and Iran reached a tentative agreement this week to continue the ceasefire for 60 days and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. President Donald Trump has held a White House Situation Room meeting with his advisers as he ponders moving forward with a deal to extend the Iran ceasefire and reopen the…

US President says agreement would reopen Strait of Hormuz, ban Iranian nuclear weapons and extend ceasefire