by Misty Severi
President Donald Trump reportedly signaled Friday that the end of the United States’ conflict with Iran could be coming soon, stating that the Iranians have “agreed to everything,” including getting rid of its enriched uranium.
The announcement marks a significant step in peace negotiations in the Middle East. The U.S. and Israel have been engaged in a military conflict with Iran since February.
The president said the agreement will not require more U.S. ground troops but that Iran and the U.S. will work together to remove Iran’s enriched uranium and bring it back to the United States, according to CBS News.
“No troops,” Trump said. “We’ll go down and get it with them, and then we’ll take it. We’ll be getting it together because by that time, we’ll have an agreement and there’s no need for fighting when there’s an agreement. Nice, right? That’s better. We would have done it the other way if we had to.”
Trump also said Iran has also agreed to stop backing proxy terrorist groups such as Hezbollah and Hamas.
The president did not indicate when the official peace deal would be announced but said the U.S. and Iran are meeting over the weekend to finalize the deal.
Seyed Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s foreign minister, said on social media earlier on Friday that the Strait of Hormuz would remain open.
“In line with the ceasefire in Lebanon, the passage for all commercial vessels through Strait of Hormuz is declared completely open for the remaining period of ceasefire, on the coordinated route as already announced by Ports and Maritime Organisation of the Islamic Rep. of Iran,” Abbas Araghchi said.
After the Strait of Hormuz, the average cost of a barrel of crude oil fell by 10%, trading around $85.
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Misty Severi is a reporter for Just the News. Zachery Schmidt is the digital editor of The Star News Network and contributed to this story.
