President Donald Trump said talks with Tehran seemed "to be working out quite well," reiterating ​his positive portrayal of the negotiations on the Iran war without elaborating ‌on the specifics of the discussions.

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• "I hear they are doing very well," Trump said in an interview on the "FOX5 1-ON-1, opens new tab" show with FOX5 Las ​Vegas journalist Tom Durian. The interview was published on Wednesday ​evening.
• Even as the Iran war has entered its sixth ⁠month and the two sides have so far failed to reach ​a permanent end to the conflict, Trump has repeatedly attempted to ​portray the talks positively.
• Trump has said a deal on reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for energy supplies that Iran blocked after the war ​began, is imminent.
• "I am not looking to kill people and totally ​obliterate everything, and that's where we were headed. And they wanted to negotiate ‌and ⁠we're doing that, and it seems to be working out quite well," Trump said in the interview.
• Human rights experts have condemned Trump's threats to target civilian infrastructure.
• Iran has warned that if the U.S. ​carried out the threats, ​Tehran would ⁠target regional critical infrastructure.
• The 1949 Geneva Conventions on humanitarian conduct in war prohibit attacks on sites considered essential ​for civilians.
• Such attacks could amount to war crimes, international ​law experts ⁠in the U.S. said in April, after Trump's previous threats.
• The war began on February 28 when the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran. ⁠Tehran responded ​with strikes on Israel and Gulf ​states with U.S. bases.
• U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and Israeli attacks on Lebanon have since killed thousands ​and displaced millions.