US, Iran would have signed a deal except for midterms - Trump

US President Donald Trump said Washington and Tehran had been close to reaching an agreement before the midterm elections, suggesting that Democratic victories had encouraged Iran to seek better terms, in an interview with CBS's 60 Minutes aired Sunday.

“We would’ve had a deal, except for this election,” Trump said in the interview, conducted Friday at the White House. “If we didn’t have this election, we might’ve even had, or within the next few days, we would’ve had a deal.”