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“I can’t say that. You don’t think I will answer that?” Trump said, taunting the question with a bit of sarcasm.
“You don’t know that I’m going to even do it. I may do it—may not. Nobody knows what I am going to do,” he continued, leaving both allies and enemies in suspense.
But what followed was a searing condemnation of Iran’s decision-making—and a glimpse into how close they may have come to avoiding the brink.
“Iran has a lot of trouble. They want to negotiate. And I said, ‘Why didn’t you negotiate with me before all this death and destruction? Why didn’t you negotiate with me two weeks ago? You could have done fine. You would have had a country.’ It’s very sad to watch this,” Trump declared.
In what sounded like a not-so-subtle threat, Trump referenced a strike Iran “got hit” with—though no formal details have been released by the Pentagon.
“Remember 60 days? 61 will become a very famous number. One hell of a first hit. One hell of a hit. Not sustainable, to be honest—it ended on the first night,” Trump stated, suggesting that Iran may have already faced a severe blow—or that one is imminent.
Despite the saber-rattling, Trump emphasized diplomacy still has a shot—but time is running out.
“It’s not too late,” he warned, though Iran’s window for negotiations may soon slam shut.
In a stunning admission, the president confirmed that Iran has indeed contacted him.
“Yes. I said it’s very late, you know? I said it’s very late to be talking. I don’t know—there is a big difference between now and a week ago. Big difference,” he explained.
And in an even more dramatic twist, Trump revealed that Iranian officials proposed coming to Washington.
“They even suggested they come to the White House. A big difference. But they suggested it. I can’t go now because of what’s going on,” Trump said, referencing his early departure from the G-7 summit in Canada.
After years of failed negotiations and empty threats, Trump made his demands unmistakably clear. Iran, he said, must give up completely.
“Two very simple words: unconditional surrender. That means ‘I’ve had it. Okay, I give up. No more.’ Then we go—‘all the nuclear stuff is over the place.’ They had bad intentions for forty years: ‘Death to America, death to Israel,’ and anybody else they didn’t like. They were bullies—schoolyard bullies. Now they aren’t bullies anymore,” he said.
While acknowledging that nothing is finalized, Trump emphasized the stakes—and the dangers.
“Nothing is finished until it is finished. War is very complex—many bad things can happen; many turns are made. I wouldn’t say we’ve won anything yet. We sure as hell made a lot of progress,” the president said. “We’ll see—the next week will be big, maybe less. But is there anybody here who thinks it’s okay for a hostile, zealous country to have a nuclear weapon that could destroy twenty-five miles—or more—its dust blowing to other nations?”
Trump added that his concern over Iran’s nuclear ambitions isn’t new.
“Fifteen years ago, I was saying we cannot let Iran get a nuclear weapon. I’ve been saying it for a long time,” he said.
While the world watches and waits, President Trump is making it clear: the ball is now in Iran’s court. Negotiate or face the consequences. This is no bluff—it’s a high-stakes game of power, pressure, and potentially history-making decisions.
