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The U.S.

and Iran may be closer to a deal than ever before.

Pakistan's prime minister is now confirming both sides have agreed to a wording of an agreement aimed at ending the war and are now working to finalize it.

Retired Vice Admiral and former Deputy Commander of U.S.

Central Command Robert Harward tells us a deal is in Iran's best interest.

The U.S.

has an interim peace deal that reopens the Strait of Hormuz and ends Iran's nuclear weapons ambitions could be signed within days.

Meantime, CENTCOM says U.S.

forces shot down multiple Iranian drones near the Strait yesterday as talks continued.

They called it self-defense after Iran downed an Army helicopter earlier this week.

Oil dropped 3 percent to end the week, and gas is a little cheaper this morning on hopes for a peace agreement with Iran.