Trump ‘less confident' on Iran nuclear deal as Tehran warns US bases within reach
Iran threatened on Wednesday to target US military bases in the region if conflict breaks out, while President Donald Trump said he was 'less confident' about reaching a nuclear deal.
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Tehran and Washington have held five rounds of talks since April to thrash out a new nuclear deal to replace the 2015 accord that Trump abandoned during his first term in 2018.
Since returning to office in January, Trump has revived his 'maximum pressure' campaign on Tehran, backing nuclear diplomacy but warning of military action if it fails.
'All its bases are within our reach, we have access to them, and without hesitation we will target all of them in the host countries,' Iran's Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh said in response to US threats of military action if the talks fail.
'God willing, things won't reach that point, and the talks will succeed,' the minister said, adding that the US side 'will suffer more losses' if it comes to conflict.
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The United States has multiple bases in the Middle East, with the largest located in Qatar.
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