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Trump says expecting Iranian response to latest US proposal ‘tonight’

By AFP 9 May 2026, 2:31 am
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US President Donald Trump walks to speak with reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, May 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
US President Donald Trump walks to speak with reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, May 8, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

US President Donald Trump says he is expecting Iran’s response to Washington’s latest proposal on a deal to ending the Middle East war by “tonight.”

“I’m getting a letter supposedly tonight, so we’ll see how that goes,” Trump tells reporters outside the White House.

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