Trump comments on situation around Iran

U.S. President Donald Trump said there was "absolutely no time pressure" on the issue of U.S.- Iran relations.

Iran had set Thursday as a deadline beyond which it would exceed the threshold for stockpiles of enriched uranium allowed under its 2015 nuclear deal with major powers, which Tehran is still following even though Washington abandoned it last year.

The diplomats, citing U.N. inspectors’ data, said Iran was on course to exceed the limits soon by accumulating more enriched uranium than permitted but it had not done so by Thursday.

"We have a lot of time. There’s no rush," Trump said as he greeted Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of a G20 summit in Osaka.

"They can take their time. There’s absolutely no time pressure. I think in the end, hopefully, it’s going to work out. If it does, great - and if it doesn’t, you’ll be hearing about it," Reuters cited the U.S. leader as saying.