United States President Donald Trump has expressed hope for a deal with Iran, saying talks have been “very good” and that the war will “be over quickly”, as Tehran reviews a peace proposal from Washington.
Trump signalled progress in the negotiations on Wednesday, even as Iran played down reports that an agreement was close, saying it had yet to present its response to Pakistani mediators.
Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said Iran wants to “make a deal badly” and that “if we get there, they can’t have nuclear weapons”.
“We’ve had very good talks over the last 24 hours, and it’s very possible that we’ll make a deal,” he said.
Trump later told PBS that he was optimistic about reaching an agreement before his scheduled trip to China next week. But he also threatened to resume bombardment if talks collapse.
“I think it’s got a very good chance of ending, and if it doesn’t end, we have to go back to bombing the hell out of them,” he said.
Later on Wednesday, in a call with party supporters, Trump said: “It’ll be over quickly.”
Trump says war will be ‘over quickly’ as Iran reviews US peace proposal
