Speaking to reporters at the airport in West Palm Beach, US President Donald Trump told CNN that there were “like 15 points” of agreement being discussed between the US and Iran.

He said the No.1 point was that Iranians had committed to not having a nuclear weapon — which Tehran has repeatedly clarified in the past. “He projected optimism about the conversations,” CNN noted.

“They went, I would say, perfectly,” he added later.

“I would say that if they carry through with that, it’ll end that, that problem, that conflict, and I think it’ll end it very, very substantially.”

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