{"id":419,"date":"2026-06-12T04:34:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T04:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/northcarolinamovingjournal.com\/?p=419"},"modified":"2026-06-12T04:34:02","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T04:34:02","slug":"trump-says-great-settlement-of-iran-war-in-the-works-signing-ceremony-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/northcarolinamovingjournal.com\/?p=419","title":{"rendered":"Trump says \u2018great settlement\u2019 of Iran war in the works, signing ceremony soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>WASHINGTON \u2014 President Donald Trump announced Thursday that administration officials were close to brokering an end to the hostilities with Iran and predicted there could be a signing ceremony in Europe as soon as this weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/northcarolinamovingjournal.com\/?p=417\">NC Democrats highlight impacts on state workers\u2019 pay due to years with no state budget<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just made a great settlement of the war with Iran and we\u2019re going to be subject to finalization of documents, which should get done over the next few days, probably have a signing, maybe in Europe, and it\u2019s a great thing,\u201d Trump, who has earlier said deals were in the offing that did not come to fruition, said from the Oval Office.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said Iran\u2019s Supreme Leader had approved the agreement, which he referred to as \u201ca very strong memorandum of understanding that is a little conceptual.\u201d There was no immediate confirmation of the agreement on social media accounts on which Iranian leaders often post.<\/p>\n<p>The deal, Trump said, would ensure Iran will not be able to develop or purchase a nuclear weapon and will end the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a main oil shipping route, once signed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>North Carolina truckers, drivers feel pain of Iran war gas hikes<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"cp88RtGBxk\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"282\" marginheight=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" scrolling=\"no\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/ncnewsline.com\/2026\/05\/07\/north-carolina-truckers-drivers-feel-pain-of-iran-war-gas-hikes\/embed\/#?secret=LD0kZ2HqVj#?secret=cp88RtGBxk\" style=\"position: absolute; 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