The agreement to end the US and Israel’s war against Iran will “take a few days” to be finalized, even though the parties are getting closer to an agreement on what it should look like, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said today, Anadolu reports.

“I think there is a strong agreement and agreement on what a preliminary draft should look like. I think, like anything with something like this, it will take a few days to to settle, even on disagreements over one word, one sentence,” Rubio told reporters en route to New Delhi.

“If there’s going to be a deal, we’re going to have to look at it, but it’s, you know, either it’s going to be a good deal or it’s not going to be,” he added. Rubio went on to criticize Iran’s efforts to close the Strait of Hormuz to commercial traffic, saying it is “illegal, illegal, unsustainable”. happen”.

Regional tensions escalated on February 28 when the US and Israel launched surprise attacks on Iran, prompting Tehran to retaliate with drone and missile barrages that hit targets across the region, while Tehran closed the Strait of Hormuz.

A ceasefire came into effect on April 8 through Pakistani mediation, but talks in Islamabad failed to produce a deal. stable. Trump later extended the ceasefire indefinitely, maintaining a blockade on ships traveling to or from Iranian ports through the strategic waterway. Last week, he said that the agreement has been “mainly negotiated” and is awaiting finalization.

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