Trump says US and Iran close to nuclear deal

U.S. President Donald Trump says that Iran has “sort of” agreed to the terms of a nuclear deal with the United States, the BBC writes.

Trump described the latest talks between the two countries, which ended on Sunday, as “very serious negotiations” for “long-term peace.”

Earlier, Ali Shamkhani, Adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, told NBC News that Tehran was willing to make concessions on its nuclear program in exchange for the lifting of sanctions.

Speaking on Thursday in Qatar, on the second stop of his multi-day Gulf tour, Trump said that a deal was close on Iran’s nuclear program and suggested a military strike on Tehran’s sites could be avoided.