WASHINGTON, April 12 -- US President Donald Trump said yesterday he was not bothered about the outcome of US-Iran talks in Pakistan, insisting the United States had come out ahead from the war.

"Whether we make a deal or not makes no difference to me. The reason is because we've won," Trump told reporters.

"We're in very deep negotiations with Iran. We win regardless. We've defeated them militarily," Trump said.

Trump was speaking as Vice President JD Vance was leading the US delegation in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, with discussions with Iran heading into a second day.

Trump also repeated the US military's statement that US Navy warships yesterday transited through the Strait of Hormuz, the vital gateway to the oil-rich Gulf, to...