Make a quick decision on American proposal

US President Donald Trump said on Friday that Iran should make a quick decision on an American proposal for a nuclear deal or "something bad will happen".

Speaking in Abu Dhabi as he capped a Gulf tour, Trump said his administration had handed Iran a proposal for a agreement, adding that "they know they have to move quickly or something bad is going to happen".

Meanwhile, Iranian senior diplomat Kazem Gharibabadi said yesterday that the latest status of the Iran-US negotiations was discussed during talks with European powers in Istanbul.

"We exchanged views and discussed the latest state of the indirect nuclear negotiations and the lifting of sanctions," said deputy foreign minister Gharibabadi in a post on X, adding that "if necessary, we will meet again to continue the talks."

On Thursday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that Tehran has no objection to US companies operating in the country, including in the oil and gas sector.

"We have no ban on the economic presence of American companies in Iran," Araghchi said, attributing the lack of US business activity to primary sanctions imposed by Washington.

"This ban has been imposed by the United States itself," he said.

"If American companies wish to invest in Iran's economy, the US must lift its own primary sanctions."

His remarks come after President Donald Trump said Washington was "getting close" to a new nuclear deal with Tehran to replace the one he abandoned during his first term in 2018.

The longtime foes have held four rounds of Omani-brokered negotiations since April 12 in their highest level of engagement since Trump's walkout effectively scuppered the 2015 deal.