The Times of Israel:

US President Donald Trump on Friday reiterated his belief that Washington was “fairly close” to reaching a nuclear deal with Iran.

“I think we have a chance of making a deal with Iran,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

“They don’t want to be blown up. They would rather make a deal, and I think that could happen in the not-too-distant future,” he continued, adding that Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.

Iranian officials said Trump’s threat to destroy the nation’s nuclear facilities was a clear red line and would have severe consequences.

“If the US seeks a diplomatic solution, it must abandon the language of threats and sanctions,” an unnamed Iranian official told the Fars news agency, adding that such threats “are open hostility against Iran’s national interests.”

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