President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House on April 16, 2026.
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President Donald Trump said Friday he is not satisfied with a new offer from Iran to end the two-month war with the United States and Israel.
“Iran wants a deal, but I’m not happy with it,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “Iran wants a deal because it has no troops left.”
Asked why he was dissatisfied with Iran’s latest offer, Trump said: “They’re asking for things that I can’t agree to.”
Early Friday morning, Pakistani officials in Islamabad, who have been involved in mediating peace talks between the US and Iran, confirmed to MS NOW that Iran had sent an updated proposal to end the war to US officials.
President Trump said at the White House that Iran is making “progress” in negotiations with the United States, but “we don’t know if the negotiations will get us there.”
The president said there were “huge disagreements” among Iranian leaders, which were complicating the peace process.
“They have a big problem getting along with each other,” Trump said. “In Iran, the leadership is very fragmented. There are two or three groups, maybe four groups, and it’s a very disorganized leadership.”
“That being said, they all want an agreement, but everything is messed up,” he said.
