Trump rules out talks with Iran, hints at imminent developments

US President Donald Trump said that "Washington is not currently holding any negotiations with Iran," adding that "something will happen, one way or another, in the near future."

Trump, speaking to reporters after returning from a campaign rally in South Carolina, said: "No, I don't think we are negotiating."

Without revealing what might happen, Trump noted: "It seems most people think this will happen after the elections, and we will see what happens."

While leaving the White House to attend the rally, the US president said that "preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon was the reason his country took military action against it," describing this as "one of the best things he has done."