Trump optimistic about a deal with Iran and a ceasefire in Gaza.

US President Donald Trump said US negotiators made "significant progress" during "very good" nuclear talks with Iran earlier this weekend.

"I think we may have some good news on the Iran front," Trump told reporters before boarding Air Force One.

"The same is true of Hamas in Gaza," he added, clearly hinting at the possibility of a positive development in the negotiations between Israel and Hamas to cease fire in Gaza. He reiterated, "We want to see if we can stop this, and Israel. We have spoken with them (the Israelis) and we want to see if we can stop this whole situation," in what was interpreted as meaning a permanent cessation of the war.

The fifth round of US-Iranian negotiations concluded in Rome on Friday after achieving little progress, according to official US statements. Since returning to office, Trump has revived his "maximum pressure" campaign on Iran, supporting the talks but warning that a military option against Iran is on the table.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing the United States to launch successive military attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities, considering negotiations with Iran a waste of time.

Iran wants a new deal that would ease sanctions that have hurt its economy.

It's worth noting that Iranian Foreign Minister and chief negotiator Abbas Araqchi downplayed the progress made in the fifth round of talks in Rome, stressing that "the negotiations are extremely complex and cannot be resolved in two or three meetings."

Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi said on the X platform that the fifth round concluded with "some progress, though not decisive," adding that he hoped to clarify "remaining issues" in the coming days.

Trump said the ongoing discussions were "very good."

"I think we may receive some good news on the Iranian issue," he said, adding that an announcement could come "within the next couple of days."

The talks come ahead of a meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the UN's nuclear watchdog, in June, which will review Iran's nuclear activities.

It also comes before the expiration of the 2015 agreement in October, which was intended to allay US and European Union suspicions that Iran was pursuing a nuclear weapons capability, an ambition Tehran has consistently denied.

In exchange for restrictions on its nuclear program, Iran received relief from international sanctions. However, the agreement was nullified in 2018 when Trump unilaterally withdrew and reimposed sanctions. A year later, Iran responded by intensifying its nuclear activities. It now enriches uranium to 60%, far exceeding the 3.67% limit set in the agreement, but below the 90% level needed to produce a nuclear warhead.