Chances of U.S.-Iran Deal Reportedly Climb With Tehran Showing More Flexibility on Nuclear Program

Chances of a breakthrough in U.S.-Iran negotiations are increasing as Tehran is showing flexibility to discuss more issues related to its nuclear program than before, according to a new report.

Tehran is reviewing proposals passed on by Qatar, the chief mediator at the moment, Bloomberg reported, citing a diplomat familiar with the talks.

The development comes after President Donald Trump had a phone conversation with Qatari Emir Tamim Al-Thani, according to the latter's office.

Trump has said he is close to making a decision on whether to end the end the war or resume hostilities.

Speaking to reports at the Oval Office, Trump said he will decide whether to "go further" and "ensure this will never happen again" or not.

"I would prefer not to destroy what is left of the country, if possible, but I may have to do so. You will know very soon," Trump added, claiming it would take Tehran 25 years to rebuild its economy due to the damage already sustained.

Democrats vowed to end the war after the party's resounding victory, demanding that the administration take immediate steps to bring the conflict to a conclusion.

"One of the first things that needs to happen now, not even waiting until we get to January 3rd of the new Congress...is that the president and the administration should end this reckless and costly war of choice in Iran," Democratic House Leader Hakeem Jeffries said in an interview with CNN.

Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer echoed the sentiment. "We are going to end the war," he said at a news conference in Washington, D.C. "We have some Republicans already who have joined us in ending the war, and the Founding Fathers had the power of the purse as one of the ways of deterring a president who does war without the consent of the American people."

Some Republicans are also criticizing the war in public. Chief among them is Vice President JD Vance, who said the party needs to have an "honest conversation" about it moving forward.

In a lengthy social media publication on Wednesday, Vance analyzed the election, saying that many Republicans who turned out to vote instead chose Democrats to punish their party for ignoring their concerns.

He went on to concede the argument from a pollster who told him the administration's economic message "wasn't sharp enough down the stretch," but the "real reason we lost is obvious to almost everyone."

"The reason we lost is the war. The president himself said so last night. If you'd like to argue it was worth it, that losing the Senate for the next 6 years was worth it, then do so. Argue it was a worthwhile cost to pay. Agree or disagree, that's at least honest. But everyone knows why we lost. And any honest conversation about where we go from here must start there," Vance added.