Nigeria, March 23 -- US President Donald Trump has said Israel will be "very happy" with the US reaching a ceasefire deal with Iran.

He said this shortly after postponing his threatened strike against Iran's power plants.

The US president told reporters in Florida on Monday that he spoke to Israeli leaders about reaching a deal with Iran, which would bring peace to the region.

He said "both sides want peace," while noting that Tehran had reached out to him for talks.

However, Iran denies having any direct or indirect discussions with the US.

The IRGC-linked Fars News Agency reported that no contact was made between Iran and Mr Trump, "not even through an intermediary."

Israel is also yet to comment on the proposed peace deal.

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