US President Donald Trump said Friday that he is "not happy with Iran" but expects additional talks to take place later in the day, following a diplomatic-security meeting at the White House.
"Iran would be smart to make a deal," Trump told reporters. "I don't want to use military force against Iran, but sometimes you have to. I want to make a deal with Iran. They cannot have a nuclear weapon."
Speaking after the meeting, Trump said negotiations with Tehran were continuing, though he expressed dissatisfaction with their pace.
"I'm not happy with the talks with Iran, but we'll see what happens. We're talking later. We'll have more talks today. But no, I'm not happy with the way things are going. You could say there's always a risk," he said.
Asked whether a military strike would lead to immediate regime change in Iran, Trump responded: "No. Nobody told me anything about that. You don't know. I mean, nobody knows. Maybe it would, maybe it wouldn't. It would be nice if we didn't have to do that. But sometimes that's what has to happen. Look, we have the best military in the world, there's nothing even close. I would love not to use it. But sometimes you have to."
