Trump Tamps Downs Expectations For Early Iran Deal

00:45 May 25, 2026

US President Donald Trump appeared to temper expectations of a quick peace deal with Iran a day after he and Secretary of State Marco Rubio sparked renewed hopes for an end to the nearly 3-month-old war.

“If I make a deal with Iran, it will be a good and proper one,” Trump wrote on Truth Social while blasting predecessor Barack Obama for the landmark 2015 nuclear agreement that Trump pulled the US out of during his first term.

“Our deal is the exact opposite, but nobody has seen it, or knows what it is. It isn’t even fully negotiated yet. So don’t listen to the losers, who are critical about something they know nothing about,” he added.

In a separate post, Trump on May 24 wrote that “negotiations are proceeding in an orderly and constructive manner, and I have informed my representatives not to rush into a deal in that time is on our side.”

A day earlier, Trump wrote that “an Agreement has been largely negotiated, subject to finalization between the United States of America, the Islamic Republic of Iran, and the various other Countries.”

“Final aspects and details of the Deal are currently being discussed, and will be announced shortly,” he asserted.

In the past, Trump has suggested that a deal was imminent, only to later reject Iranian counterproposals and threaten new attacks.

Rubio, meanwhile, earlier had said “good news” on the negotiations could come sometime on May 24, telling reporters during a trip to India there’s had been “significant progress” in the talks. However, in later comments to The New York Times, he also played down hopes for any early deal, saying that any nuclear deal would naturally take longer to achieve.

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