Trump says ‘very optimistic’ about Iran peace - NBC News

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he is “very optimistic” a peace deal with Iran is within reach, even as a fragile ceasefire shows signs of strain.

Speaking to NBC News, Trump said Iran’s leaders were “more reasonable” in private talks and warned that failure to reach an agreement would be “very painful.”

He also said he urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to scale back strikes in Lebanon to support ongoing negotiations, adding that Israeli operations were being reduced.

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