Trump mocks reporter's question on Iran strikes as Tehran says US derailed talks

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Trump floats Sunday attack or major deal as Tehran says US derailed talks

On Sunday, Trump sarcastically answered a reporter's question about renewed attacks on Iran. He had earlier said the US is considering a possible attack as soon as Sunday, or a major deal with Tehran. Iran blames the US for the failed deal and urges a new attempt at talks, while warning that even limited strikes would draw a response "several times greater".

• On Saturday the US ordered diplomats and other federal employees out of Saudi Arabia and is drawing down staff at other regional missions, with officials saying Iran is in advanced stages of planning attacks on Americans.
• A US intelligence memo says Iranian plots against US citizens in the Middle East have reached advanced stages.
• Iranian officials say they will not let US warships approach, and reports say military reinforcements are heading to the Middle East.
• On Friday, ministers from Europe and the Middle East meeting in Istanbul urged US-Iran diplomacy, with France's foreign minister warning escalation would "create nothing but losers".