California [US], August 5 : US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) said "a lot of progress" had been made and claimed that Iran had reached out seeking talks, adding that the situation would become clearer within the next 48 hours, Fox News reported. We'll know in 48 hours, I would say," Trump told reporters as he departed Los Angeles for Las Vegas as part of a two-day West Coast trip. Trump said that Iranian officials had contacted the US and expressed an interest in talks, while suggesting that Tehran would be "very smart" to reach a deal. During an interview with Fox News, Trump said, "Iran, as an example, will never have a nuclear weapon. The strait's going to be open very soon, or they're going to get hit very hard, and then the strait's going to be open."