<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>US President </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/donald-trump" rel="" target="" title="Donald Trump "><span>Donald Trump </span></a><span>said on Friday he's “not happy” with the latest talks over </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/iran" rel="" target="" title="Iran's "><span>Iran's </span></a><span>nuclear program but indicated he would give negotiators more time to reach a deal to avert another war in the Middle East.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He spoke a day after US envoys held another inconclusive round of indirect talks with Iran in Geneva. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>As American forces gather in the region, Trump has threatened military action if Iran does not agree to a far-reaching deal on its nuclear program, while Iran insists it has the right to enrich uranium for peaceful purposes and denies seeking a nuclear weapon.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/how-us-strike-on-iran-could-unfold-potential-consequences-donald-trump/58e36503-6aa8-47d3-9bc6-5d737f358328"><strong><span>Clock ticks down as Trump's threat to Iran nears crunch time</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>“I’m not happy with the fact that they’re not willing to give us what we have to have. I’m not thrilled with that. We’ll see what happens. We’re talking later,” Trump told reporters as he left the White House on Friday. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>“We’re not exactly happy with the way they’re negotiating. They cannot have nuclear weapons."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump was asked about the risks of the US getting involved in a drawn-out conflict if it strikes Iran.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/trump-iran-says-he-is-not-happy-with-the-iran-nuclear-talks/783b2ba8-0cc4-4f4c-b2c0-076ca750be59" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>“I guess you could say there’s always a risk,” Trump replied. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/trump-tower-gold-coast-craig-hill-petition-organiser-explains-why-locals-oppose-development/0ded570b-ea23-42e8-b1dc-12f4d033f24f" rel="" target="" title=" 'Do their worst': Craig is fighting Trump's proposed Gold Coast hotel"><strong><span> 'Do their worst': Craig is fighting Trump's proposed Gold Coast hotel</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>“You know, when there’s war, there’s a risk of anything, both good and bad.”</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Later on Friday, as he visited Texas, Trump sounded more pessimistic, telling reporters that Iranian negotiators "don’t want to quite go far enough. It’s too bad.”</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He reiterated that he did not want to see Iran allowed to enrich any amount of uranium and said the oil-rich nation should not need to enrich uranium for an energy program.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>When asked by a reporter how close he was to deciding on whether to launch a military strike, he said, “I’d rather not tell you.”</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump later told a crowd of supporters in a speech in Corpus Christi, Texas that he would rather handle Iran “the peaceful way” and that he discussed the issue aboard Air Force One with Texas' two Republican senators, Ted Cruz and John Cornyn.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/middle-east-security-warning-some-australians-in-israel-and-lebanon-told-to-leave/9f68ee42-51a7-449f-8bbd-d69be369f095" rel="" target="" title="Aussies told to leave amid 'deteriorating security' in Middle East"><strong><span>Aussies told to leave amid 'deteriorating security' in Middle East</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><span>Rubio heads to Israel</span></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>US Secretary of State Marco Rubio plans to make a quick trip to Israel early next week, the State Department said. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The US Embassy in Israel had earlier urged staff who want to leave to depart, joining other nations in encouraging people to leave the region and signaling that US military action might be imminent.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The announcement of Rubio's visit and Trump's latest remarks could indicate a longer timeline for any potential strike.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The State Department said Rubio would visit Israel on Monday and Tuesday to “discuss a range of regional priorities, including Iran, Lebanon, and ongoing efforts to implement President Trump’s 20-Point Peace Plan for Gaza.” It offered no other details.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has long urged tougher US action against Iran, and has warned that Israel will respond to any Iranian attack.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Before his trip, Rubio declared Iran to be a “state sponsor of wrongful detention,” and the State Department may invalidate US passports for travel to Iran.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He said the move was due to the country’s continued arrests and imprisonment of “innocent Americans” and citizens of other countries for use as political leverage. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The move does not automatically carry any penalties, but Rubio said that if Iran doesn’t stop, he could make it illegal to use a US passport for travel to or from Iran. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>That restriction currently only applies to North Korea.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A confidential report from the UN nuclear watchdog meanwhile confirmed that Iran has not offered inspectors access to sensitive nuclear sites since they were heavily bombed during the 12-day war launched by Israel last June. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>As a result, it said it could not confirm Iran's claims that it stopped uranium enrichment after the US and Israeli strikes.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The report was circulated to member countries and seen by The Associated Press.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/chinese-dance-group-at-the-centre-of-bomb-threat-at-prime-ministers-lodge/d920bd25-5678-47ba-8627-4cc8dd64a4b5"><strong><span>Chinese dance threat linked to PM's evacuation</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><span>Those wishing to leave 'should do so TODAY’</span></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The announcement of Rubio's visit came just hours after the US Embassy in Jerusalem implemented “authorised departure” status for nonessential personnel and family members, which means that eligible staffers can leave the country voluntarily at government expense.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In an email, US Ambassador Mike Huckabee urged staff considering departure to do so quickly, advising them to focus on getting any flight out of Israel and to then make their way to Washington.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/teens-arrested-after-allegedly-stabbing-man-at-bondi-beach-with-machete/635bb696-fca8-4efe-8cfc-848d125254ed" rel="" target="" title="Teens arrested after man allegedly stabbed with machete at Bondi Beach"><strong><span>Teens arrested after man allegedly stabbed with machete at Bondi Beach</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>“Those wishing to take AD should do so TODAY,” Huckabee wrote, using an acronym for “authorised departure.”</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>“While there may be outbound flights over the coming days, there may not be,” he added. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The email was recounted to The Associated Press by someone involved with the US mission who wasn't authorised to share details.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>On a town-hall meeting on Friday after the email was sent, Huckabee told staff that he was encouraging airlines to keep flying.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><span>Vance meets with mediator</span></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Iran and the United States on Thursday walked away from another round of nuclear negotiations in Geneva without a deal. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/she-is-not-going-to-survive-melbourne-womans-desperate-plea-to-save-disabled-sister-from-deportation/76031e62-a39c-4c8f-9192-dc09ec22495d"><strong><span>Melbourne woman's desperate plea to save disabled sister from deportation</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Technical discussions are scheduled to take place in Vienna next week.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday said “what needs to happen has been clearly spelled out from our side,” without offering specifics. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Iran has long demanded relief from heavy international sanctions in return for taking steps to limit but not end its nuclear program.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Oman’s Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi, who has been mediating the talks, met Friday with US Vice President JD Vance to discuss the negotiations.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>“I am grateful for their engagement and look forward to further and decisive progress in the coming days,” al-Busaidi posted on X. “Peace is within our reach.”</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Rafael Grossi, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, meanwhile met with Christopher Yeaw, a U.S. arms control official. </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Grossi posted on X that the two men had a “timely exchange on current non-proliferation issues, including in Iran and other areas of common interest.”</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The U.N. chief urged Iran and the US “to focus on the diplomatic track.”</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>“We’re seeing both positive messages coming out of the diplomatic tracks, which we’re continuing to encourage,” UN Secretary-General António Guterres said, according to his spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>“We’re also seeing very worrying military movements throughout the region, which is extremely concerning as well.”</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/bill-clinton-deposition-jeffrey-epstein-us-house-oversight-committee/d5eab151-166e-425a-b59a-e310d41cb45b" rel="" target="" title="'I saw nothing, I did nothing wrong': Bill Clinton grilled over Epstein"><strong><span>'I saw nothing, I did nothing wrong': Bill Clinton grilled over Epstein</span></strong></a><strong></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><h3><span>Flights suspended as people are urged to leave</span></h3></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The US has gathered a massive fleet of aircraft and warships in the Middle East, with one aircraft carrier already in place and another heading to the region. Iran says it will respond to any US attack by targeting American forces in the region, potentially including those stationed in US bases in allied Arab countries.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Airlines such as Netherlands-based KLM have already announced plans to suspend flights out of Tel Aviv's Ben-Gurion International Airport, and other embassies have also made plans for authorized departures from Israel and neighboring countries.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Britain’s Foreign Office said that “due to the security situation, UK staff have been temporarily withdrawn from Iran.” It said the embassy was operating remotely.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In Israel, the UK said on Friday it moved some diplomatic staff and their families from Tel Aviv to another, unspecified location in Israel “as a precautionary measure.” </span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In an update to its travel advice, the Foreign Office advises against “all but essential travel” to Israel.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Thursday the UK was focused on “supporting the political process” between Washington and Tehran.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Germany‘s Foreign Ministry meanwhile advised urgently against travel to Israel.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Australia on Wednesday “directed the departure of all dependents of Australian officials posted to Israel in response to the deteriorating security situation in the Middle East.” China, India and several European countries with missions in Iran have advised citizens to avoid travel to the country.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>China's Foreign Ministry also advised its citizens already in Iran to leave, according to a statement reported by Chinese state media.</span></div></div>