What we know about the US-Iran peace deal being negotiated

Published May 26, 2026 10:38am ET | Updated May 26, 2026 10:38am ET



President Donald Trump teased over the weekend that the United States is close to inking a peace deal with Iran to end the war in the Middle East.

Trump announced on Saturday that the deal had been “largely negotiated” and that the final details would be rolled out shortly. Trump’s first announcement of the deal on Truth Social sparked some skepticism from Iran war hawks, as the president only specifically mentioned one facet of the deal: reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

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