India, May 15 -- US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Washington might be getting closer to an agreement with Iran to curb the Islamic Republic's nuclear program.

According to Trump, Tehran may have agreed to the broader terms of the deal, which would limit their uranium enrichment in return for relief from the crippling sanctions imposed by the US.

"I think we're getting close to maybe doing a deal. You probably read the story that Iran has sort of agreed to the terms," Bloomberg quoted Trump as saying in Qatar.

The Republican made the remarks during a business event in Qatar, during his ongoing Middle East tour.

Trump appeared to be referring to an NBC interview with Ali Shamkhani, an adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali ...