President Donald Trump said Friday that he is not satisfied with Iran’s most recent proposal to end the conflict, raising doubts about whether a negotiated agreement can ultimately be reached.

Speaking to reporters, Trump indicated that while Iran is showing interest in reaching a deal, the current offer falls short of his expectations. “They want to make a deal,” Trump said, adding, “I’m not satisfied with it.”

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The president declined to detail the specific elements he found unacceptable, but suggested that Iran’s leadership may not be capable of finalizing an agreement. He pointed to internal divisions among officials in Tehran as a major obstacle.

“They’ve made strides, but I’m not sure if they ever get there,” Trump said, describing “tremendous discord” among Iran’s leaders.

“The leadership is very disjointed,” he said. “It’s got two to three groups, maybe four, and it’s a very disjointed leadership. And with that being said, they all want to make a deal, but they’re all messed up.”

Trump outlined what he described as two possible paths forward: escalating military action or continuing efforts toward a diplomatic resolution. He emphasized that, while force remains an option, it is not his preferred course.

“There are options. Do we want to go and just blast the hell out of them and finish them forever? Or do we want to try and make a deal. That’s the options,” Trump said, stressing that his preference was not to restart the bombing campaign.

“On a human basis, I’d prefer not,” he said. “But that’s the option: do we want to go in there heavy and just blast them away or do we want to do something?”

The remarks follow comments Trump made Thursday, when he suggested that Iran is eager to reach an agreement. At that time, he said Iran is “dying to make a deal,” adding that “hopefully it can be worked out very soon.”

When asked about the status of negotiations, Trump underscored the limited number of people involved in the discussions.

“Nobody knows what the talks are except myself and a couple of other people.”

He reiterated that preventing Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons remains a central objective.

“The bottom line is for this world, for our country, but certainly for Israel, the Middle East and Europe, much closer, you cannot let Iran have a nuclear weapon.”

Recent diplomatic efforts have also shifted in format. Trump canceled a planned visit by U.S. envoys to Islamabad for in-person discussions with Iranian officials, opting instead to continue negotiations remotely.

“We have talks, we’re having talks with them now, and we’re not flying anymore with 18-hour flights every time we want to see a piece of paper,” the president said.

“We’re doing it telephonically, and it’s very nice. I make a call, or I have my people make a call, and you know the answer in 15 – I always like face to face, you know, I consider it better,” he continued. “But when you have to fly 18 hours every time you want to have a meeting, and you know what the meeting is all about, and you know they’re going to give you a piece of paper that you don’t like before you even leave, it’s ridiculous, and they’ve come a long way.”