Florida, March 28 -- US President Donald Trump on Friday (local time) said that the Middle East is closer than ever to being "finally free" from what he described as Iranian terror and nuclear coercion amid ongoing diplomatic engagement between the two sides to end the conflict in the region.

Addressing the Future Investment Initiative Priority Summit in Florida, Trump said, "Tonight, we're closer than ever to the rise of the Middle East that is finally free at last from Iranian terror and nuclear blackmail."

Highlighting ongoing military operations, Trump claimed that the United States is "ending the threat" posed by Iran, referring to actions under what he called Operation Epic Fury and asserted that Iran's capabilities were being sig...