Trump says US close to nuclear agreement with Iran

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United States was very close to reaching a nuclear agreement with Iran, and Tehran had “a kind of” agreement on conditions. “We are in very serious negotiations with Iran for long-term peace”, Trump said during a tour of the Persian Gulf, according to a joint report by [...]
“We are in very serious negotiations with Iran for long-term peace”, Trump said during a tour of the Persian Gulf, according to a joint report by the AFP.
An Iranian source familiar with negotiations said there are still gaps to overcome in talks with the United States, reports Reuters, broadcast Periscope.
Oil prices fell by about $2 Thursday as a result of expectations for a US-Iran nuclear agreement that could result in easing sanctions.
New talks between Iranian and American negotiators on resolving disputes over Tehran's nuclear programme ended in Oman on Sunday with further planned negotiations, officials said, while Tehran insisted publicly on continuing to enrich uranium.
Although Tehran and Washington have both said they prefer diplomacy to resolve the decades-old nuclear dispute, they remain divided on several red lines that negotiators will have to bypass to reach a new agreement and avoid future military actions. /Periscope/












