Trump asks Putin to mediate possible nuclear talks with Iran

US President Donald Trump asked his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin to act as a mediator in potential negotiations with Iran regarding Tehran's nuclear program, Bloomberg reports citing sources. "Trump relayed that interest directly to President Vladimir Putin in a phone call in February and top officials from his administration discussed the matter with their Russian counterparts at talks in Saudi Arabia days later, people familiar with the matter in Moscow said, declining to be identified because of the sensitivity of the issue," the agency reports. According to sources, the Russian leader agreed to the White House's proposal.