US and Iran near war-ending deal after Pakistan mediation (opens in new tab)

The United States and Iran said they were close to an initial agreement aimed at ending their war, with a senior U.S. administration official saying Washington expected a signing in the coming days but was “not quite at the finish line yet”. 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. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the “Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding has never been...