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Trump, who has claimed to have personally spoken with the Iranians in recent days, is clearly feeling optimistic
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Trump takes a call in the Oval Office.
Key facts
- Axios reported on Friday that one element of the deal under discussion would have the U.S. release $20 billion in frozen Iranian funds in return for Iran giving up its stockpile of enriched uranium
- Photo: Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty President Trump told Axios that U.S. and Iranian negotiators will probably meet this weekend, and he expects them to hammer out a final deal to end the war
- Iran announced on Friday that it would open the strait for the remainder of the ceasefire, which ends on April 21, but the details of how that will work remain unclear
- On Friday evening, shortly before the interview, an Israeli drone conducted a strike in southern Lebanon
Summary
Photo: Samuel Corum/Sipa/Bloomberg via Getty President Trump told Axios that U.S. and Iranian negotiators will probably meet this weekend, and he expects them to hammer out a final deal to end the war. Trump, who has claimed to have personally spoken with the Iranians in recent days, is clearly feeling optimistic. The reporter thinks they will get a deal in the next day or two," he said in a brief phone interview.