Trump curious why Iran has not 'capitulated', US envoy Witkoff says

"I don't want to use the word 'frustrated'... because he [Trump] 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."

— Steve Witkoff , Executive

"I believe there was still a chance the dispute could be solved diplomatically 'based on a win-win game'."

— Abbas Araghchi , Politician

"There would be a positive push to go the extra mile towards finalising the deal."

— Badr Albusaidi , Politician

"I don’t want to use the word ‘frustrated’, because he understands he has plenty of alternatives, but he’s curious as to why they haven’t…"

— Steve Witkoff , Executive

"Iran had at most 15 days to make a deal on concerns starting with its nuclear programme."

— Donald Trump , Politician

"I don't want to use the word 'capitulated', but why they haven't capitulated."

— Steve Witkoff , Executive

"They're probably a week away from having industrial-grade bomb-making material, and that's really dangerous."

— Steve Witkoff , Executive

"US military intervention in Iran could save lives."

— Reza Pahlavi , Politician

"He's curious as to why they haven't... I don't want to use ​the word 'capitulated,' but why they haven't capitulated."

— Steve Witkoff , Executive

"They've been enriching well beyond the number that you need for civil nuclear. It's up to 60% (fissile purity)."

— Steve Witkoff , Executive

"I don't want to use the word 'frustrated,' because he understands he has 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."

— Steve Witkoff , Executive

"They've been enriching well beyond the number that you need for civil nuclear. It's up to 60% (fissile purity)."

— Steve Witkoff , Executive

"The president is puzzled why Iran has not yet compromised."

— Steve Witkoff , Executive

"I don’t want to use the word ‘frustrated,’ because he understands he has 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."

— Steve Witkoff , Executive

"Iran had at most 15 days to make a deal on concerns starting with its nuclear programme."

— Donald Trump , Politician

"[Trump is curious] why under this sort of pressure with the amount of naval power that we have over there, why they haven't come to us and said, ‘We profess that we don't want a weapon, so here's what we're prepared to do.’"

— Steve Witkoff , Executive

"better negotiate a fair deal"

— Donald Trump , Politician

"Iran has not 'offered any suspension, and the US side has not asked for zero enrichment.'"

— Abbas Araghchi , Politician

""I don't want to use the word 'capitulated,' but why they haven't capitulated.""

— Steve Witkoff , Executive

""They've been enriching well beyond the number that you need for civil nuclear.""

— Steve Witkoff , Executive

"the president is puzzled why Iran has not yet compromised in the face of a major American military build-up nearby."

— Steve Witkoff , Executive

"They're probably a week away from having industrial, industrial-grade bomb-making material, and that's really dangerous."

— Steve Witkoff , Executive

"I don't want to use the word 'frustrated,' because he understands he has plenty of alternatives, but he's curious as to why they haven't capitulated."

— Steve Witkoff , Executive

"Tehran would not yield to coercion, calling for unity against external pressure."

— Masoud Pezeshkian , Politician

"I don't want to use the word 'capitulated', but why they haven't capitulated."

— Steve Witkoff , Executive

"I believe there was still a chance the dispute could be solved diplomatically 'based on a win-win game'."

— Abbas Araghchi , Politician

"There would be a positive push to go the extra mile towards finalising the deal."

— Badr Albusaidi , Politician