US President Donald Trump said Friday that the high-stakes talks between Iran and the United States in Oman had gone well and that the two sides would meet again next week, though he did not provide any details about the meeting

"They had a very good meeting with a very high representative Iran, of Iran, and we`ll see how it all turns out," Trump said in a gathering of reporters aboard Air Force One, noting that the country could not be permitted to have nuclear weapons under any deal.

He added, "We`re going to meet again early next week, and they want to make a deal, Iran, as they should want to make a deal. They know the consequences if they don`t. If they don`t make a deal, the consequences are very steep. So we`ll see what happens."

U.S. and Iranian officials did not meet directly but exchanged their positions through Omani mediators.

Tensions have spiked between Iran and the U.S. as Trump has repeatedly warned of a possible military strike.

Special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Trump`s son-in-law, were the main negotiators.

Iran`s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, the top Iranian official at the talks, was also positive about the discussions on Friday.

"It was a good start. How the talks move on depends on consultations with the capitals," he said in a mass text message sent to mobile phone users inside Iran. "There was almost a consensus on the continuation of talks and it was agreed they would continue."