For more than two months, U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly insisted that a deal with Iran is just around the corner. According to multiple media analyses, Trump has publicly predicted an imminent agreement with Tehran at least 37 times, describing negotiations as being “very close,” “largely negotiated,” or only days away from completion. Despite these repeated assurances, no final agreement has yet been reached between the United States and Iran.
The pattern began in late March when Trump stated that there were major points of agreement and suggested that a breakthrough was near. He repeatedly claimed that Iran was eager to strike a deal and that negotiations were progressing rapidly. On several occasions, he suggested that Tehran was “begging” for an agreement and that a resolution was only a matter of days away.
As April approached, Trump’s optimism intensified. Following the announcement of a ceasefire intended to create space for negotiations, he declared that the two sides were “very far along” and that only a short period remained before an agreement would be finalized. Days later, he suggested that the conflict was nearly over and that Iran had agreed to key terms. However, those predictions were not followed by any signed agreement.
Throughout late April and May, Trump continued to project confidence. He described Iran as being desperate for a deal, delayed potential military actions because negotiations appeared promising, and repeatedly told supporters, lawmakers, and the media that a breakthrough was imminent. He acknowledged that previous expectations had failed to materialize but maintained that the situation was different and that an agreement was close.
The predictions have continued into June. Trump recently stated that negotiations were in their “final throes” and suggested that a deal could be reached within “two or three days.” He also expressed confidence that the United States would soon be able to declare a significant diplomatic victory with Iran. Yet despite these statements, major disputes remain unresolved, including issues related to Iran’s nuclear programme, U.S. sanctions, frozen Iranian assets, regional security concerns, and the future of the Strait of Hormuz.
Analysts note that while Trump has consistently portrayed a deal as imminent, there is little public evidence that negotiations are substantially closer to completion today than they were several weeks ago. The continued gap between optimistic predictions and the absence of a final agreement has raised questions about the true state of negotiations and whether a breakthrough is genuinely near.
For now, the Iran negotiations remain unresolved. While Trump continues to express confidence that a deal is within reach, the reality is that after 37 predictions of an imminent agreement, Washington and Tehran are still searching for common ground on some of the most complex issues in international diplomacy.