The US and Iran are holding “direct talks” over a possible nuclear deal on Saturday, Donald Trump has said.
Discussions between Washington and Tehran will be at a “very high level”, the US president said on Monday, before warning it would be a “very bad day for Iran” if no agreement was reached.
Last month, Trump raised the prospect of military action against Iran after its supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei publicly rejected the offer of direct talks.
Trump disclosed the talks after a White House meeting with Israel’s leader Benjamin Netanyahu, who has also previously raised the prospect of attacking Iran to stop it from acquiring nuclear weapons.
Speaking in the Oval Office, Trump…