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Tuesday, June 9, 2026
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Tuesday, June 9, 2026
Trump says in ‘final throes’ of Middle East peace deal
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US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before boarding Air Force One prior to departure from John F. Kennedy International Airport, in New York, on June 9, 2026 (SAUL LOEB / AFP)
US President Donald Trump says he is in the “final throes” of reaching a Middle East peace deal.
“We’re in the final throes of what will be a very, very good deal,” he tells reporters on his return from an NBA Finals game.
When asked whether it would be matter of days or weeks, he says it will take “two or three days.”
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