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Trump hopes war with Iran about to end

The US president says that Tehran is seeking a peace deal

US President Donald Trump Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images

US President Donald Trump

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WASHINGTON, September 17. /TASS/. US President Donald Trump hopes that the conflict with Iran is nearing its end because, in his opinion, Tehran is seeking to strike a peace deal.

"We are hopefully moving toward the end of the war. They want to make a deal. We’ll see how that works," the US leader told reporters in North Carolina.

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