U.S. and Iran say deal to end war is close (opens in new tab)

The United States and Iran signaled they were close to an initial agreement aimed at ending their war. Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said a “final, agreed upon text” had been reached and that Islamabad was working with both sides on next steps. A senior U.S. administration official said negotiators were “not quite at the finish line yet” but very close, while Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the memorandum of understanding had “never been closer” and that no final deal ...