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US envoy Steve Witkoff says the president is puzzled why Iran has not yet compromised in the face of a major American military build-up nearby.
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Witkoff told Fox News on Saturday that Trump was "curious" about Iran's position after he had warned of a limited military strike if a deal was not reached on Tehran's nuclear programme.
The US and its European allies suspect Iran of moving towards making a nuclear weapon, which it denies.
Within Iran, anti-government protests were staged at several universities over the weekend - the first rallies on such a scale since January's deadly crackdown by the authorities, which saw thousands killed.
In his interview with Fox News, Witkoff said: "I don't want to use the word 'frustrated'... because he understands he's got plenty of alternatives, but he's curious as to why they haven't... I don't want to use the word 'capitulated', but why they haven't capitulated."
"Why, under this sort of pressure, with the amount of seapower and naval power that we have over there, why haven't they come to us and said, 'We profess that we don't want a weapon, so here's what we're prepared to do?'"
"And yet it's hard to sort of get them to that place," Trump's envoy added.
Iran has not publicly commented on Witkoff's remarks.
Last Tuesday, US and Iranian officials held indirect talks in Switzerland aimed at curbing Iran's nuclear programme, saying progress had been made.
Despite this, Trump said two days later the world would find out "over the next, probably, 10 days" whether a deal with Iran would be reached or the US would take military action.
In recent weeks, the US has been building up its military presence near Iran.
The deployment includes the world's largest warship, USS Gerald R Ford, appearing to be heading towards the region.
USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier has also been deployed, along with des
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