Trump Rues State of Iran Talks, Says Prefers Not to Strike

Trump Says Iran Wants a Deal, But He’s ‘Not Satisfied’

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By Patrick Sykes, Eltaf Najafizada, and Josh Wingrove

May 1, 2026 at 7:09 AM UTC

Updated on

May 1, 2026 at 8:22 PM UTC

President Donald Trump expressed displeasure with the current state of negotiations with Iran but stopped short of threatening fresh military action in the nine-week conflict that’s triggered a global energy crisis.

“They want to make a deal but I’m not satisfied with it,” Trump told reporters at the White House Friday. “We just had a conversation with Iran. Let’s see what happens. But I would say that I am not happy.”