US President Donald Trump says Iran is “getting a lot closer” to reaching an agreement aimed at ending almost three months of war.

After reviewing Iran’s latest draft proposal with his advisers, Trump said, “I will only sign a deal where we get everything we want.”

“We’re going to have a deal, or we’re going have a situation where no country will ever be hit as hard as they’re about to be hit.”

Trump added the deal would “absolutely” prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. However, Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson said the issue of nuclear weapons would not be part of any initial proposals.

Earlier Trump told Axios the talks could either lead to a “good” deal or result in the US choosing to “blow them to kingdom come”.

The talks came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged US President Donald Trump to consider renewed strikes against Iran.

Netanyahu has expressed deep concern that ongoing diplomatic negotiations and ceasefire delays were allowing Iran to recover and asserted that those who target Israel will face consequences.

Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir hugs Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian as he arrives for peace talks in Tehran. Photo: AAP

The US president had a call early on Sunday with Gulf leaders, Pakistan, Turkey and Egypt to discuss the diplomacy with Iran.

The officials and a diplomat expressed hope that a final decision on the Pakistan-prepared draft could come within 48 hours as both sides review it. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorised to brief the media.

They said Vice President JD Vance and envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner played significant roles in helping bridge remaining gaps, and that Qatar played a key role by sending a senior official to Tehran to support Pakistan’s mediation efforts.

Still, both Iran and the US emphasised their key positions and have warned of the risks of resuming attacks.

Iran state TV quoted Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei as describing the draft as a “framework agreement”.

“We want this to include the main issues required for ending the imposed war and other issues of essential importance to us. Then, over a reasonable time span, between 30 to 60 days, details are discussed and ultimately a final agreement is reached,” he said.

He said the Strait of Hormuz is among the topics discussed.

Positions have moved closer in recent days, Iran’s official IRNA news agency quoted Baghaei as saying.

“Over the past week, the trend has been toward narrowing differences,” he said.

“We will have to wait and see what happens over the next three or four days.”

Baghaei said nuclear issues are not part of the current negotiations, as Tehran first seeks to end the war before discussing its nuclear program that has long been at the heart of international tensions.

“Our focus at this stage is on ending the war on all fronts, including Lebanon,” Baghaei said.

Lifting sanctions on Tehran “has explicitly been included in the text and remains our fixed position”.

Iran has rebuilt military assets after weeks of war and then a fragile ceasefire, parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said after the meeting with Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim Munir, state TV reported.

Qalibaf, the lead negotiator in historic face-to-face talks with the US last month, also said the result would be “more crushing and more bitter” than at the start of the war if Trump resumes attacks.

-with AAP