US President Donald Trump on Friday said Washington had held “very good talks” on Iran, after the two sides held an indirect dialogue in Oman that could avert an escalation of tensions.
“We likewise had very good talks on Iran, Iran looks like it wants to make a deal very badly,” Trump said to reporters on board Air Force One en route to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida for the weekend.
“We’re going to meet again early next week,” he added.
Asked how long he was willing to wait for a deal on Iran, Trump said, “Well, you have to get in position. We have plenty of time.”
Earlier, Iran’s top diplomat said that nuclear talks with the US mediated by Oman were off to a “good start” and set to continue, in remarks that could help allay concern that failure to reach a deal might nudge the Middle East closer to war.


