Trump: ‘A lot of momentum’ for Iran deal but time running out for it to ‘survive as a nation’

There is “a lot of momentum” for a deal with Iran, US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday at a meeting on the sidelines of the 81st UN General Assembly in New York. The meeting was attended by the Saudi foreign minister, Qatar’s emir, Jordan’s king, the Turkish and Syrian presidents, Egyptian officials, and the US secretaries of state and the Treasury. Trump said his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner had held talks earlier in the day with Iranian intermediaries. “The Iranians respect t