The remarks by two Iranian officials ahead of Thursday's talks come as America has assembled its biggest deployment of aircraft and warships to the Middle East in decades, part of Trump's efforts to get a deal to constrain Iran's nuclear program.

The White House previously said it would accept nothing short of a full stop for Tehran's uranium enrichment efforts.

As Trump leaves the threat of war on the table amid nuclear talks with Iran, the State Department urges Americans to "consider leaving Israel" while they can.

Trump spoke a day after negotiations between U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner and Iranian officials in Geneva ended without news of a deal.

The message was conveyed in an email from Ambassador Mike Huckabee that was sent to the U.S. mission Friday and seen by NBC News.

Iran Nuclear Talks in Geneva Hit Impasse as Washington Demands Zero Enrichment and Uranium TransferIndirect Iran–US talks are underway in Geneva at the Omani diplomatic residence, with Oman’s Foreign Minister mediating between US envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi.

GENEVA, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Iran pledged to show flexibility at indirect talks with the United States on their longstanding nuclear dispute on Thursday, with Tehran under pressure to agree to a deal or face U.S. military strikes.