Trump says nuclear talks with Iran ‘going very well,’ hints at possible breakthrough

United States President Donald Trump said Thursday that negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program are progressing “very well,” expressing optimism while emphasizing the gravity of the talks.

“I think we’re doing very well with respect to Iran, and we’re having very serious meetings. And there are only two options,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

“One option is not a good option. It’s not a good option at all. And I think we’re doing very well on an agreement with Iran. We’re doing a lot of things, I will say, but that one is well on its way. We could have a very, very good decision, and a lot of lives will be saved,” he added.

The U.S. and Iran have held two rounds of high-level talks over the past two weeks, with senior delegations meeting in Oman and Rome. Trump has set a 60-day window for a deal to be reached, though the exact timeline for the deadline remains unclear.

3rd round of talks on April 26

A third round of working-level negotiations is expected April 26, Saturday.

When asked about the Abraham Accords — a series of normalization agreements between Israel and several Muslim-majority nations brokered during his term — Trump said additional countries are interested in joining, but he did not specify which ones.

“We’re going to be filling it up. A lot of countries want to come into the Abraham Accords,” he said.

“You know, we have four, and Biden did nothing on that one, too. It’s the same four, but they’re great countries, and they were brave doing it, and it’s worked out very well. And we’re going to be filling up the Abraham Accords. You’re going to be, I think, filling it up very rapidly,” he added.