Trump says better to have 'direct talks' with Iran

President Donald Trump said that it would be "better" if the US had "direct talks" with Iran on a nuclear deal. Trump has given Iran's leaders a two-month deadline to reach an agreement on the country's nuclear program. Trump in his first term ripped up a 2015 nuclear deal negotiated by predecessor Barack Obama and reimposed sanctions on Iran.

The deal, sealed between Tehran and world powers, had required Iran to limit its nuclear ambitions in exchange for sanctions relief. Trump said last month he had written to Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to call for nuclear negotiations and warn of possible military action if Tehran refused.