Hyderabad, Oct. 22 -- US President Donald Trump said Washington was "not negotiating" with Iran but expected an outcome "fairly soon", as reports of possible renewed US-Israeli strikes emerged ahead of the November 3 US midterm elections.

Speaking to reporters at Joint Base Andrews on Wednesday, October 21, Trump acknowledged some diplomatic activity between the two sides but provided no details about its progress.

Asked whether contacts with Tehran were continuing, he said, "A little bit, but we'll see what happens." When asked whether he had abandoned negotiations, Trump replied, "No, I think we're not negotiating with - we are going to have something one way or the other. It'll happen fairly soon."

He added that many people expected...