US President Donald Trump announced on June 9 that negotiators are in the "final throes" of talks for a Middle East peace deal with Iran and predicted it could be signed in "two or three days" [1, 2, 3, 4]. Trump described the agreement as a "very, very good deal" [3].

The development follows recent hostilities between Iran and Israel, who exchanged missile strikes on June 7 and 8 before halting fresh attacks, reducing the risk of further escalation [1, 2, 3]. A ceasefire has technically been in place since April 8, although sporadic clashes continued between Iran, Israel, and US forces since then [1, 2, 3].

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu affirmed Israel's "full right to self-defense" and stressed the country would respond if Iran resumed assaults [1, 2, 3]. "Israel has a full right to self-defence, and we are exercising it as required," Netanyahu said [1]. Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz added that strikes on Hezbollah targets in southern Beirut would continue despite the ceasefire [1, 2].

Iran announced ceasing military operations following the recent violence but warned of harsher retaliation if Israel kept up strikes [1, 2, 3]. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated Iran has "neither abandoned the battlefield nor negotiations" [3].

Trump reportedly pressured Netanyahu to restrain Israel from escalating strikes on Iran, warning that Israel could be left isolated if it ignored US counsel [1, 2]. He said to Netanyahu, "‘Bibi, you better be careful, or you will be on your own very soon.’" [1]

Meanwhile, a US Army Apache helicopter went down near the Strait of Hormuz around the ceasefire period. Details remain unclear but the pilots are reported safe [3].

Trump also predicted that a swift end to the conflict would lower global oil prices [3]. The timeline of recent key events includes the ceasefire declaration on April 8, followed by missile exchanges on June 7, Iran's announcement to stop military action on June 8, and the ongoing peace talks reaching their final stage as of today [1, 2, 3].

The next expected development is the signing or finalization of the peace deal within the next two or three days, as stated by Trump [1, 2, 3, 4].