U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington will continue talks with Iran to determine whether a deal can be reached, shortly after holding a closed-door meeting with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House on Wednesday, even as Washington considers expanding its military presence in the Middle East if talks collapse.

"There was nothing definitive reached other than I insisted that negotiations with Iran continue to see whether or not a Deal can be consummated," Trump said in a post on Truth Social. "If it can, I let the Prime Minister know that will be a preference. If it cannot, we will just have to see what the outcome will be."

The meeting was the leaders' seventh since the start of Trump's second term and reportedly lasted around three hours. Netanyahu's office said the Israeli leader wants any deal to include limits on Iran's ballistic missile program and require Tehran to cut ties with militant groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah.

Trump told Fox Business Network on Tuesday that any agreement "has got to be a good deal." "No nuclear weapons, no missiles," he added.

Despite Trump's optimistic public tone, Israeli and U.S. officials familiar with the discussions said both sides remain skeptical about the chances of reaching an agreement with Tehran. The officials said the two allies also discussed the possibility of joint military action should diplomacy fail.

Israeli sources said the meeting was aimed at preparing a U.S.-Israeli 'joint action plan' in the event that negotiations with Iran produce no results. Israel's government and security departments reportedly do not expect the talks to succeed, and regardless of whether a deal is reached, Israel wants to maintain 'freedom of action' in the region surrounding Iran.

A senior U.S. official said Washington doubts it can secure an agreement even if negotiations focus only on Iran's nuclear program and do not include Tehran's missile development. The official added that if the United States and Israel agree to launch coordinated strikes in the event that talks fail, the impact could be greater than if either country acted alone.

Iran has agreed to continue negotiations but has shown no sign of shifting its position. Tehran has long denied pursuing nuclear weapons, insisting its right to peaceful nuclear energy is "inalienable." It has also repeatedly said its missile program is a core part of its national defense and not open to negotiation.

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi told Russia on Wednesday that Iran and the United States could reach an agreement better than the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, while reiterating that Tehran would not negotiate over its missile program or regional alliances.

Also on Wednesday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said during celebrations in Tehran marking the 47th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution that a "wall of distrust" created by the West is obstructing nuclear negotiations with the United States. He said Iran would not yield to excessive demands or aggression.

Washington and Tehran held indirect talks on Friday in Oman's capital, Muscat, amid lingering tensions and a U.S. military buildup near Iran.

Trump said Tuesday he is considering sending a second aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East in case negotiations fail. Reports said the Pentagon could deploy the carrier within two weeks.

The Wall Street Journal, citing U.S. officials, reported Wednesday that the USS George H.W. Bush is completing training exercises off the coast of Virginia and could potentially accelerate its schedule. However, Trump has not yet issued an official deployment order, and the plan could still change, the report said.