Washington, April 13 -- US President Donald Trump on Monday stated that his administration received a call "from the other side" regarding Iran, claiming that the leadership in Tehran is now eager to negotiate.

Speaking to reporters at the White House, the President remarked that "they'd like to make a deal very badly."

These comments come less than three hours after the US imposed a naval blockade on Iranian ports and after marathon talks in Pakistan this weekend failed to yield a deal.

The heightened military pressure follows the collapse of high-level diplomatic efforts aimed at resolving the regional crisis.

The President maintained that the primary sticking point in the negotiations remains Tehran's nuclear ambitions, asserting t...