The United States and Iran are close to signing an agreement aimed at ending their war, three regional officials told The Associated Press on Friday. A senior U.S. official said the tentative deal includes terms for removing and destroying nuclear material from Iran.

The president says the deal could be signed as soon as this weekend, lessening fears of a return to all-out war after this week's strikes.

When Iranian officials convened in Tehran to discuss the nation’s water crisis this month, President Masoud Pezeshkian asked them to remove their blazers to cope with the sweltering heat instead of switching on the air conditioning.

The aim was to finalize the wording by Saturday so the agreement could be signed by Vice President JD Vance and Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammed Baqer Qalibaf.

By Parisa Hafezi, Steve Holland and John Irish DUBAI/WASHINGTON/PARIS, June 12 (Reuters) - Leaked terms of a proposed memorandum to end the war in the Gulf outlined by Western, Pakistani and Iranian sources on Friday appeared to favour Iran,

Iran on June 8 said it was ending its latest military operation against Israel after the first exchanges of fire between the foes since a shaky ceasefire began, but warned it could inflict a more "crushing" response.

The U.S. denies Iran's claim to have closed the Strait of Hormuz amid a new exchange of fire, and India fumes over a U.S. strike that killed 3 tanker crewmembers.

Qatar’s back-channel effort offers a glimpse into the hidden ways Gulf states have sought to spare themselves damage from the region’s worst war in a generation.

Analysis: Iran's stranglehold on Strait of Hormuz loosens as Gulf Arab oil reaches market - Iran’s stranglehold on the Strait of Hormuz may be easing and its own oil problems now seem to be mounting