Pakistan, June 11 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said he feels less confident about reaching a nuclear deal with Iran. In a recent podcast, he admitted his optimism has declined over the past few months. Trump said Iran seems to be delaying negotiations and showed less enthusiasm for an agreement.

He emphasized that Washington will never allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons. However, Trump prefers to avoid war and resolve the issue peacefully. He discussed the matter with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and described talks with Iran as "tough."

Iran insists it wants only peaceful nuclear energy and denies any plan to build nuclear weapons. Meanwhile, Russia offered to help ease tensions by removing highly enriched uranium fro...