US President Donald Trump has expressed confidence that an agreement to end the Iran war could be reached “soon” and indicated both sides may meet at the weekend, according to Ada Derana.
Trump also urged Tehran-aligned Hezbollah to hold its fire as a 10-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel went into effect on April 16. The comments link the Lebanon-specific truce to the broader US-Iran de-escalation track.
The statement comes days after Trump claimed Iran had agreed to hand over enriched uranium — a claim Tehran has not officially confirmed — and after Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir’s unprecedented visit to Tehran to relay US terms.
If a weekend meeting materialises, it would be the first direct high-level US-Iran engagement since the Islamabad talks collapsed on April 12. The nuclear enrichment freeze remains the key sticking point, with a reported gap between a five-year and twenty-year freeze still unresolved.
For Sri Lanka, any progress toward ending the conflict would ease pressure on fuel supplies and shipping costs that have strained the economy since the Strait of Hormuz disruptions began in early April.
