China maintains ties with Iran and remains a major consumer of its oil exports. Trump has been leaning on China to use its influence to push ​Tehran ​to make a deal with Washington and end the conflict that began when the U.S. and Israel ​launched strikes on Iran in late February.

Trump's remarks come a day after he criticised Iran’s latest counterproposal in the negotiations and suggested that the ceasefire between the two countries remained fragile.

President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced talk with Cuba, which has been suffering under Washington s fuel blockade for

Iran has laid out its demands in a counteroffer to the U.S. that President Trump shot down on Sunday, while seeking to push back nuclear negotiations, according to multiple reports. Iranian state media has said its negotiators demanded war reparations,

For the president, a major legal defeat could undercut his leverage as he prepares to head to Beijing next week for high-stakes trade negotiations.