# Bessent: US-Iran deal could be reached as early as August 4-5

https://mins.news/en/item/12836

- TASS, 2026-08-04 12:39 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2168865

> US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says an agreement between the United States and Iran could be concluded as early as August 4-5. He says the arrangement would guarantee freedom of navigation through the waterway. The statement presents the prospective deal as addressing passage through the waterway and the two countries’ negotiations.

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