President Donald Trump told reporters Wednesday that he was giving “one shot” for a deal with Iran that would immediately open the Strait of Hormuz, Newsmax reports.

Trump added that the administration was prepared to act but stressed he was “in no hurry” to escalate tensions.

Trump said that in any deal, “we’d have to open the strait. That would open immediately. So we’re going to give this one shot.”

“I’m in no hurry. [People say] due to the midterms, I’m in a hurry. I’m in no hurry,” he added.

“I just, ideally, I’d like to see a few people killed as opposed to a lot. We can do it either way, but I’d like to see few people killed,” said Trump.

Trump also suggested growing unrest inside Iran could influence events in the region, pointing to deteriorating economic conditions and increasing dissatisfaction with the Iranian government.

The president questioned whether leaders in Tehran were acting in the interests of their citizens, saying that “some of the things they’re doing to me means they don’t have the good of the people [in mind], and they have to have the good of the people.”

Trump emphasized, “There’s a lot of anger now in Iran because people are living so badly. There’s a lot of foment that we haven’t seen before so much, and we’ll see what happens.”