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Iran, US may sign agreements as early as this weekend — Trump

The US president added that the Strait of Hormuz would open as soon as the deal is signed

US President Donald Trump Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

US President Donald Trump

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WASHINGTON, June 11. /TASS/. The United States and Iran may sign their agreements on the cessation of hostilities as early as this weekend, said President Donald Trump.

"The straight [of Hormuz] will officially open as soon as we sign, which could be soon, very soon, maybe over the weekend in Europe. I won't be able to be there, but JD [Vance] will be there, vice president," he told reporters at the White House.

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