If President Trump can get the Iranians to agree to a deal that will permanently prevent them from producing nuclear weapons, it really will be the deal of the century.  The Iranians absolutely hate us, and so just getting them to talk was a major achievement.  But now we could be on the verge of something truly remarkable.  If a peace deal can be achieved, we can avoid an apocalyptic military showdown in the Middle East, and that would be a wonderful thing for all of humanity.  So let's hope that this actually happens.  According to President Trump, the Iranians have "sort of agreed to" the terms of a potential deal…

Donald Trump says Iran has "sort of" agreed to the terms of a deal on the future terms of its nuclear programme.

On a visit to Doha, the US president said: "I want them to succeed. I want them to end up being a great country. But they cannot have a nuclear weapon. It is very simple really. It's not like I need to give you 30 pages worth of details. It is only one sentence – they cannot have a nuclear weapon."

Referring to the possibility of a US attack on Iran, he added: "We are not going to make any nuclear dust in Iran. I think we're getting close to maybe doing a deal without having to do this. You probably read today the story about Iran. It's sort of agreed to … the terms."