U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday that negotiations with Iran are progressing positively and could produce an agreement within days, adding that a proposal under discussion would see Washington take possession of Tehran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium.

"I hear the negotiation itself is going very well actually," Trump told reporters, adding of a potential deal: "It could happen... over the weekend."

Trump ⁠said ​that ⁠under a deal being discussed ⁠with Iran, the U.S. would get Tehran's stockpile of highly ⁠enriched uranium, which ​has ​been ⁠a ‌major ‌sticking ⁠point ‌in ​negotiations.