Trump Says US Ready for Further Strikes if Iran Rejects Peace Deal

US President Donald Trump said the United States was ready to carry out further attacks on Tehran if the country did not agree to a peace deal, while suggesting Washington could wait a few more days to “get the right answers”.

Speaking to reporters, Trump said the situation was “right on the borderline” and could escalate quickly. Six weeks after he paused Operation Epic Fury for a ceasefire, talks to end the war have shown little progress.

“Believe me, if we don't get the right answers, it goes very quickly. We're all ready to go”, he said at Joint Base Andrews. Asked how long he would wait, Trump said: “It could be a few days, but it could go very quickly.”

Iran warned against renewed attacks. “If aggression against Iran is repeated, the promised regional war will extend beyond the region this time”, the Revolutionary Guards said in a statement.

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran remained open to negotiations, but added in a post on X that “forcing Iran to surrender through coercion is nothing but an illusion”.

(reuters, bak)