(TNND) — The United States is close to reaching a deal with Iran that could end the war, according to regional officials speaking to the Associated Press on Sunday.
The deal would reopen the highly contended Strait of Hormuz and see Iran forfeiting its stockpile of highly enriched uranium.
Details and timelines on the potential deal will be worked out later, according to the officials.
Iran has not publicly committed to giving up its uranium, which has been a key demand of President Donald Trump. On Saturday, Trump revealed that a deal had been “largely negotiated,” after ongoing calls with Israel and other regional allies.
The negotiations are proceeding in an orderly and constructive manner, and I have informed my representatives not to rush into a deal in that time is on our side,” Trump wrote on social media Sunday. He also added that the U.S.-Iran relationship is becoming “much more professional and productive.
On a visit to India, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, said that “significant profress, although not final progress, has been made,” regarding negotiations, and that the world did not need to fear Iran having a nuclear weapon.
Meanwhile Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian told state TV that they were ready “to assure the world that we are not after a nuclear weapon.” However, the embassy of Iran in India responded to Rubio on social media, saying Tehran has an “inalienable” right to nuclear technology.
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Iran has repeatedly insisted that its nuclear program is peaceful while enriching uranium to near weapons-grade levels.