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Trump news at a glance: president claims Iran ‘no longer want a nuclear weapon’ amid peace deal hopes
Washington and Tehran express increasing optimism that weeks of halting negotiations may be drawing to a close – key US politics stories from Saturday 13 June at a glance
TL;DR
- Donald Trump announced a deal with Iran to end the war would be signed Sunday, reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
- Iran's foreign ministry suggested the signing date was uncertain but possible in the coming days.
- Trump claimed the deal would prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons.
- Trump's name was removed from the Kennedy Center facade after a judge rejected an appeal.
- Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized Trump's plan for a UFC fight on the White House lawn.
- An African elephant at the Texas Republican party convention urinated on the floor, raising animal welfare concerns.