American officials have reportedly suggested that the U.S. is the closest it has been to reaching a deal with Iran to end the war, even as Iranian officials have publicly offered a more pessimistic view. Iran is expected to respond within the next 48 hours to a possible framework deal to end the U.S.-Israel war in the Middle East , U.S. officials told Axios on Wednesday. Iranian officials are reviewing a one-page, 14-point memorandum of understanding (MOU) that would declare an end to the two-month-long war launched by the U.S. and Israel on Feb. 28. The MOU, which is being discussed via both direct and indirect negotiations led by Trump’s envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, would also create a framework for more detailed negotiations over a 30-day period, officials said. Under the proposed framework set by the MOU, Iran would lift restrictions on transit through the Strait of Hormuz that have been in place since early March, choking global energy flows and shipping . At the same time, the U.S.…