Trump says Iran ‘talking to’ US and hints at deal to avoid military strikes

US naval battle group gathers off Iran's shores as supreme leader in Tehran warns attack would spark regional war'

Donald Trump has said Iran is talking to" the US, hinting at a deal that would avoid the use of military strikes, as Iran's supreme leader warned that any attack by the US would spark a regional war".

The US president's comments came as Washington deployed a naval battle group led by the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln off Iran's shores, after Trump's threats to intervene in Iran's deadly crackdown on anti-government protests.