Still time for diplomacy with Iran: Obama

SEOUL: US President Barack Obama said on Sunday there was still time to resolve the Iranian nuclear standoff through diplomacy but that the window for such a solution was closing.

Obama reiterated his position on theIrannuclear issue after talks with Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on the eve of a nuclear security summit inSeoul.

"I believe there is a window of time to solve this diplomatically but that window is closing," Obama told reporters.

He has pressedIsraelto hold off on any attack onIran's nuclear sites to give sanctions and diplomacy time to work. But he has said military action remains an option if all else fails.