US President Donald Trump expressed confidence that an agreement could soon be reached to end the Iran war and urged the Tehran-aligned Hezbollah group to hold its fire as a 10-day truce came into effect between Lebanon and Israel.
Trump said the next meeting between the United States and Iran could take place over the weekend, and an extension of a two-week ceasefire was possible but may not be needed, as Tehran wanted a deal.
“We’re going to see what happens. But I think we’re very close to making a deal with Iran,” he told reporters outside the White House, adding that if an agreement was reached and signed in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, he may go there for the occasion. Hours later while in Las Vegas, Trump went further, saying the war “should be ending pretty soon”.