The third round of talks in three weeks have raised hopes for an Iran nuclear accord, which could avert a new Mideast conflict. President Trump said he believed a deal was within reach.

The United States and Iran have begun a third round of nuclear talks, entering what experts describe as a more difficult phase of technical negotiations this weekend as Washington lays out its conditions.

President Donald Trump on Thursday said U.S. attempts to broker a nuclear deal with Iran are going well, ahead of technical talks between U.S. and Iranian delegations in Oman on Saturday. "I think we're doing very well on an agreement with Iran.

Trump says he favors a nuclear deal with Iran but won’t hesitate to take military action if talks collapse, insisting he won’t be dragged into war by Israel — but might enter one by choice.

Trump also denied reports that he had “stopped” Israel from attacking Iran’s uranium enrichment sites, but added that “I didn’t make it comfortable for them.”

Donald Trump has said he will not let Israel drag the US into a war with Iran. In comments published on the eve of a third round of nuclear talks between Washington and Tehran, the US president said he thought Benjamin Netanyahu,