ISRAEL NATIONAL NEWS; The US and Iran are nearing a one-page agreement to end the war and are closer to an agreement than they have been since the war began late in February, Axios reported, quoting two US officials and two other sources briefed on the matter.

The agreement would set the stage for more detailed nuclear negotiations, the site added.

According to Axios, the US expects Iran to deliver responses on several key issues within the next 48 hours.

A Pakistani source confirmed to Reuters that the US and Iran are nearing an agreement on a one-page memorandum to end the war.

The deal, Axios said, reportedly involves a mutual lifting of restrictions around transit in the Strait of Hormuz, the US lifting sanctions and releasing frozen Iranian funds, and Iran agreeing to a “moratorium” on nuclear enrichment. Some of the sections would be contingent on a final agreement being reached.

However, the site noted that the White House believes that Iran’s leadership may be too divided to reach an agreement on a deal. The one-page memorandum, if signed, would end the war and kick off a month-long negotiation period for a more detailed agreement.

Axios’ report quoted two sources who said that Iran would agree to the removal of the country’s highly-enriched uranium, while one source said it may be removed to the US. Previously, such reports were disparaged by Iran, which refused to allow the uranium, necessary only for a nuclear weapon, to be removed from its territory.