President Donald Trump said he is dissatisfied with ongoing negotiations with Iran but indicated a preference for diplomacy over further military action in the nine-week conflict disrupting global energy markets, Bloomberg reported on Friday.
"They want to make a deal but I'm not satisfied with it," Trump told reporters, adding that while progress has been made, he is uncertain whether an agreement will be reached, the report said.
Iran has put forward a new proposal via Pakistan, according to state media, offering to discuss conditions for reopening the Strait of Hormuz while seeking US commitments to halt attacks and lift its blockade.
Trump, however, said the US is not ready to end the conflict, touting what he described as a "complete" shutdown of the strategic waterway, a key chokepoint for global oil supplies.