President Donald Trump said the United States is "talking to the right people in Iran" about a deal to end the war, while Tehran launched attacks on Israel and Kuwait and US media outlets reported that thousands more troops may be headed to the region.
Trump's comments on March 24 came a day after he said that "very good and productive" talks had taken place and senior Iranian figures denied Tehran was negotiating with Washington.
"We're actually talking to the right people and they want to make a deal so badly -- you have no idea how badly they want to make a deal," Trump said in remarks at the White House. "We're in negotiations right now," he said.
For the second time in two days, he said Iran had agreed it would never have nuclear weapons. Iran's nuclear program, which Tehran maintains is purely peaceful, is at the heart of international tension over the Middle Eastern country.
Trump said that US envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were involved in the negotiations, along with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio. He have no timetable for any meetings or calls.
