US President Donald Trump confirmed that talks with Iran are underway but expressed skepticism about their effectiveness. "We're talking to them, but I think they're not ready," he stated from aboard Air Force One.

Trump went further and cast doubt on the deal itself. "I'm not sure I even want to make a deal," he said, pointing to uncertainty about the structure of Iranian leadership following recent losses.

When asked whether he was prepared to formally declare victory, Trump responded briefly: "No, I don't want to do that. There's no reason for that."

This stands in sharp contrast to his statement from five days earlier, when he claimed the US had achieved victory and that the outcome was "practically complete" within the first hour of operations.