President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he remains frustrated with the pace and substance of ongoing negotiations aimed at ending the conflict with Iran, while warning that military action remains on the table if Tehran refuses to comply with U.S. demands.

Speaking during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, Trump said Iran still has not gone far enough in the talks despite showing interest in reaching an agreement.

“They want very much to make a deal. So far, they haven’t gotten there,” Trump said. “We’re not satisfied with it, but we will be. We will be either that, or we’ll have to just finish the job.”

Trump also accused the Iranian regime of mistakenly believing it could pressure Washington by exploiting the American political calendar and concerns surrounding the upcoming midterm elections.

“I don’t care about the midterms,” Trump asserted. “Look, what happened last night. That was the prelude to the midterms. People understand it. They know that very simple: Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.”

Although the president voiced dissatisfaction with the negotiations overall, he later acknowledged that discussions are moving in a positive direction and suggested Iran may finally be beginning to make concessions demanded by the United States.

At the same time, Trump coupled those remarks with a direct military warning aimed at Tehran.

“If they won’t, then the man on my left is going to finish them off,” Trump warned, pointing directly to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

The remarks came as conflicting reports continued circulating regarding a possible diplomatic breakthrough between Washington and Tehran.

Trump said Saturday that final details of a pending agreement with Iran would be announced “shortly.”

However, American officials said Sunday that formal completion of the memorandum of understanding between the two countries may still take several more days.

According to a senior U.S. official quoted by CNN, the delay is tied to a lengthy internal approval process in Tehran as Iranian officials debate the exact wording of the proposed agreement.

One day later, Trump clarified that any final arrangement with Iran must include the supervised destruction of the regime’s stockpile of enriched uranium.

Iranian state media reported Wednesday that the two sides had already drafted a six-point framework agreement under which the U.S. Navy would remove its maritime blockade around key Iranian ports near the Strait of Hormuz.

Two sources inside Tehran who were described as having direct knowledge of the talks also told MS NOW that both sides had accepted the preliminary framework as a temporary arrangement intended to buy time for a broader permanent peace agreement.

The White House, however, forcefully denied the reports.

Administration officials refused to confirm the existence of any memorandum when questioned, and the White House rapid response social media account dismissed the reports outright earlier in the day.

“Nobody should believe what Iranian state media is putting out,” the administration’s post stated. “FACTS MATTER.”

When asked during the Cabinet meeting about the future status of the Strait of Hormuz, Trump made clear that the waterway would remain open to international traffic.

“Is going to be open to everybody,” the president stated, adding that nobody is going to control it, though the US will watch over it.

{Matzav.com}