Washington DC, March 30 -- US President Donald Trump has claimed that indirect negotiations between the United States and Iran, facilitated by Pakistani intermediaries, are making "positive progress", as reported by the Financial Times.

Speaking about the ongoing backchannel diplomacy, Trump said talks are underway through Pakistani "emissaries", though he declined to provide specific details when asked whether a ceasfire deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could be reached in the coming days, as reported by the Financial Times on sunday (local time)

"We've got about 3,000 targets left -- we've bombed 13,000 targets -- and another couple of thousand targets to go," Trump said, underscoring continued military pressure. He added, "A deal ...