Next round of US-Iran talks 'maybe, probably over the weekend', very close to deal: Trump

Says he might come to Islamabad if deal is achieved, praises PM Shehbaz and CDF Munir once again

United States President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the next round of talks with Iran to achieve a peace agreement between the two countries would probably be held over the weekend.

The US president said he might go to Islamabad if the deal was achieved.

"Pakistan have been so great. I might go if the deal is done in Islamabad. The field marshal has been great and the prime minister has been really great in Pakistan so I might go," he said, once again praising the roles of Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief of Defence Forces and Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir for their roles in the mediation efforts.

JUST IN: President Trump said he could travel to Islamabad to seal a deal, praising Pakistan’s leadership and signaling he “might go” if an agreement is signed there:

“The field marshal has been great. The Prime Minister has been really great in Pakistan so I might go.” pic.twitter.com/WTPEZ138YM

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He said that Iran has agreed to hand over its store of enriched uranium and that the two sides were "close" to a peace deal ending six weeks of conflict.

"They've agreed to give us back the nuclear dust," Trump told reporters at the White House, using his name for the enriched uranium stockpile that the United States says could be used to build nuclear weapons.

"There's a very good chance we're going to make a deal."

However, Trump warned that if there was no deal, fighting would resume, but that he did not think the ceasefire would need to be extended as Iran was willing to do things it previously wasn't.

When asked about the announced ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel, Trump said he thinks there will be a deal soon.

 "Today they're going to be having a ceasefire, and that'll include Hezbollah," he added.

He said Lebanese and Israeli leaders could meet at the White House over the next week or two.

"We're going to have a meeting, first time in 44 years, and Lebanon will be meeting with Israel," said Trump. "And they're probably going to do it at the White House."

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