The US believes Iran is open to a nuclear deal – WP

The administration of US President Donald Trump has stated that Iran is open to a diplomatic agreement on its nuclear programme even after strikes by the US and Israel, writes the Washington Post (WP).

‘Representatives of the Trump administration believe that Iran is open to a diplomatic agreement on its nuclear programme even after the US and Israeli strikes have derailed the current negotiations,’ the publication says.

According to the publication, the US fears a new attack by the Israeli Defence Forces on Iran after the resumption of negotiations on the nuclear programme.

Earlier, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov said that no parallel could be drawn between the Ukrainian conflict and the escalation of the crisis in the Middle East, since Israel’s strikes on Iran were not provoked.