Trump says US 'doing very well with Iran' as indirect negotiations continue

US President Donald Trump told reporters outside the White House that the US is 'doing very well with Iran' as indirect negotiations with Tehran continue. Trump cited no lost US soldiers in six to seven months and the opening of the Hormuz Strait. Iran is reportedly reviewing proposals from mediators in Qatar for a potential deal, per a New York Times report.

US President Donald Trump told reporters outside the White House on Friday that the US is 'doing very well with Iran' as indirect negotiations with Tehran continue. Trump said, 'We are talking to Iran. We have been. We haven't lost a soldier in seven months or six months. We have the Hormuz Strait opening.' Iran is reportedly reviewing proposals presented by mediators in Qatar regarding a potential deal with the US, according to a New York Times report on Thursday. Trump's comments came shortly after the US Treasury Department added eight Canada-based businesses to its Specially Designated List for enabling currency exchanges with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). The article notes this is a developing story.