India, March 25 -- United States President Donald Trump has signalled a shift in his stance on Iran, while claiming progress in Washington's negotiations with the leaders in Tehran.

Addressing reporters on Tuesday, Trump said the leaders in Iran were "talking sense", while adding that the US was in contact with the "right people." He further made remarks regarding the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear weapons programme, which are currently at the epicenter of the conflict in West Asia.

* Trump on Tuesday said Iran had given him a "very big present." "They did something yesterday that was amazing actually. They gave us a present and the present arrived today. And it was a very big present worth a tremendous amount of money," Trump said...