Iran delivered a new proposal for peace talks with the United States via Pakistan, state media reported with US President Donald Trump saying that he was “not satisfied” with what had been put forth.
The text of the proposal was handed to Islamabad , the IRNA news agency reported.
Hours later, Trump spoke to reporters at the White House, saying, “At this moment, I’m not satisfied with what they’re offering.”
The US president said that the Iranian leadership was “disjointed”, “had a lot of problems” and “were not getting along with each other”.
“But we have just had a conversation with Iran. But I will say I am not happy,” he said.
Asked why he was unsatisfied with the Iranian offer, Trump said: “They’re asking for things that I can’t agree.” He gave no details.
Trump said Iran had “made strides” in negotiations, but added that there was “tremendous discord” in the Islamic republic’s leadership and warned: “I’m not sure if they ever get there.”
Trump was asked what he would do if there was no deal but refused to say whether he would launch more strikes.
“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? I mean, those are the options,” he said.
Trump added that he would “prefer not” to launch a huge offensive but added: “That’s the option: do we want to go in there heavy and just blast them away or do we want to do something?”
