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\n President Donald Trump said Saturday he is not prepared to reach a deal with Iran to end the war and renewed calls for other countries to send warships to the Middle East to help the US secure the Strait of Hormuz.\n <\/p>\n
\n More on his comments:\n <\/p>\n
\n \u201cIran wants to make a deal, and I don\u2019t want to make it because the terms aren\u2019t good enough yet,\u201d Trump told NBC News<\/a> during a phone interview, adding that any agreement would need to be \u201cvery solid.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n When asked what those terms might include, the president declined to provide details. \u201cI don\u2019t want to say that to you,\u201d he said.\n <\/p>\n \n He also told NBC News the strikes on Kharg Island<\/a> \u201ctotally demolished\u201d most of the island but that \u201cwe may hit it a few more times just for fun.\u201d\n <\/p>\n \n Trump claimed that \u201cother countries\u201d <\/a>will be sending warships \u201cin conjunction\u201d with the US to reopen the Strait of Hormuz<\/a>.\n <\/p>\n \n It is unclear which countries the president is talking about and whether any countries have agreed to send ships. Trump wrote later in a lengthy post on Truth Social<\/a>, \u201cHopefully China, France, Japan, South Korea, the UK, and others\u201d will send ships to the region.\n <\/p>\n \n In response to CNN\u2019s requests for comment, neither China nor the UK confirmed whether they are sending warships to the strait.\n <\/p>\n