Trump reiterates claims Iran deal is ‘days away’

President Donald Trump attends Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in New York on June 8, 2026.

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US President Donald Trump has reiterated that a deal to end the war in Iran could be reached in “two or three days” and that the critical Strait of Hormuz would reopen “immediately” after such a deal.

Speaking to reporters after attending the NBA Finals on Monday in New York, Trump said the two sides were in the final stages of a “very, very good deal that will not allow nuclear weapons under any circumstances.”

Sky News Arabia reported on Monday that a draft agreement had been sent to the United States for review and was “tentatively acceptable” to the White House.

“Iran is desperate to make a deal because of the historic successes of Operation Epic Fury, Operation Economic Fury and the blockade,” a White House official told CNBC in response to a question about the Sky News reporting. “Discussions on a deal that would prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons are continuing at a rapid pace and are going very well.”

“He’s not going to rush into a bad deal,” the official continued.

The fragile Middle East ceasefire frayed over the weekend, as Iran and Israel exchanged strikes for the first time since it took effect in mid-April.

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The Islamic Republic fired missiles into northern Israel after accusing Jerusalem of violating the truce with its strikes on Lebanon, which included an attack on Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday. Israel said it carried out a “large-scale strike against strategic defense systems” in response.

The Iranian military later announced it had stopped strikes against Israel, but Tehran’s Foreign Ministry told CNBC it would resume hostilities if the Israel Defense Forces continued to attack Lebanon.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the war against Iran and its proxy, Lebanon-based Hezbollah, “is not over yet”, insisting both are weaker than ever.

Trump had already promised an imminent resolution to the conflict, but hostilities would resume later. He initially announced that the fighting would last four to six weeks. He crossed the 100-day mark on Sunday.

Trump told reporters that the pilots of a U.S. Apache military helicopter that crashed Monday near the Strait of Hormuz “are doing well.”

He added that there was “no one injured” and that the administration would release a report on Tuesday. The cause is unknown.

Before the de-escalation of the confrontation between Israel and Iran on Monday, Trump said on Truth Social that negotiations were still “ongoing, subject to ignorance or stupidity getting in the way.”

He added that the ongoing US blockade against Iranian ports in the Gulf of Oman will not be lifted “until a ‘final agreement’ is reached.”

Oil prices fell Tuesday morning following this news. Brent crude futures fell 1.3% to $93.02 a barrel, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate futures fell 1.8% to $89.67 a barrel.

—Kevin Breuninger and Luke Fountain contributed to this report.

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