"Final aspects and details of the Deal are currently being discussed and will be announced shortly," he said in a post on his social media platform Truth Social.
He added that the deal would include reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a critical maritime chokepoint through which roughly one-fifth of the world's oil supply passes.
Trump also confirmed that he had a "very good call" with the leaders of several Middle Eastern countries, including Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as well as talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which he said "went very well."
But the comments came after Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei earlier said peace negotiations were not yet close to reaching a final deal, although Tehran and Washington were working to "finalize" a deal, referring to a previously proposed one-page, 14-point memorandum of understanding (MOU) that would "declare an end to the war in the region."
"We cannot necessarily say that we have reached a point where an agreement is close," he said.
The conflicting statements suggest lingering uncertainty despite signs of diplomatic progress, coming just a day after Trump threatened a fresh round of military strikes against Iran.
Contrary to Trump's remarks that the strait "will be opened," Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency also reported that Tehran had not agreed to fully reopen the strait. "In the event of a possible agreement, the Strait of Hormuz will still be under Iranian management," it added.
The narrow waterway has become a focal point of the prolonged regional conflict, severely disrupting shipping traffic and sending global oil and gas prices sharply higher.
The developments are also being closely watched in South Korea, one of the world's largest energy importers and a country heavily dependent on crude oil shipments from the Middle East, as rising energy costs have already hit South Korean refiners, shipping firms and manufacturers.
But it remains to be seen whether any breakthrough in negotiations between Washington and Tehran will bring an end to a conflict that began with U.S. and Israeli joint airstrikes against Iran in late February.
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