The third round of talks in three weeks have raised hopes for an Iran nuclear accord, which could avert a new Mideast conflict. President Trump said he believed a deal was within reach.

The United States and Iran went into detail about a potential nuclear deal Saturday at their third consecutive round of talks, hoping to strike an accord that would ease regional

Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says he is neither “overly optimistic nor overly pessimistic” about nuclear talks between Tehran and Washington but still appeared to back the continuation of discussions.