Trump says US not satisfied yet on deal with Iran

WASHINGTON, May 27 (Reuters) - ‌U.S. President Donald ​Trump ​on Wednesday said that he was not yet satisfied on a deal with Iran, adding ‌that the U.S. was not discussing easing sanctions ⁠on the country.

Speaking to reporters at a cabinet meeting at the ‌White House, Trump said that ‌Iran wants to make a deal.

"Iran is very much intent, they want very much to make a deal. ​So far they haven't gotten there ... we're not satisfied with it, but we will be. We will ⁠be either that or we'll have to just finish the job," Trump said.

He ​added that under a potential framework deal with Tehran, the Strait of Hormuz would open ​immediately but that it would not ‌be controlled by anybody.

"We'll watch over it, but nobody's going to control it. That's ⁠part of the negotiation that we have. They would like to control it. Nobody's going to control it. It's international waters ⁠and Oman will behave just like everybody else or we'll have ​to blow them up," Trump said.

The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Trump's comment on Oman. ‌Oman's embassy in Washington also did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Trump ‌also said that he was not comfortable with Russia or ⁠China taking Iran's stockpile ‌of highly enriched ​uranium.

(Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt and Michelle Nichols; Writing by Daphne PsaledakisEditing by David Ljunggren and Michelle ‌Nichols)

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