Ammon News - U.S. President Donald Trump appears to be determined to reach a deal ​with Iran aimed at ending hostilities ‌in the Middle East, three senior Israeli officials said on Tuesday.

The officials, speaking on condition of ​anonymity, said that they viewed it is ​unlikely that Iran would agree to ⁠U.S. demands in any new round of ​negotiations, which broke down on February 28 with ​the launch of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.

Those U.S. demands were likely to include curbs on Iran's nuclear ​and ballistic missile programmes.

Trump wrote on ​social media on Monday that the U.S. and Iran ‌had ⁠held "very good and productive" conversations about a "complete and total resolution of hostilities in the Middle East".

Iran said after Trump's post that no ​negotiations had ​taken place.

Israeli ⁠Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that Trump believed there ​was a possibility of "leveraging the mighty ​achievements ⁠obtained by the IDF (Israel Defence Forces) and the U.S. military, in order to realize ⁠the ​goals of the war in ​a deal - a deal that will preserve our vital ​interests."

Reuters