Trump says Iran won't accept the deal he wants, issues new bombing threat
The US president said Iran should "put up the white flag of surrender" as talk of a nuclear agreement stalls.
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Written by the desk, checked before publishUS President Donald Trump said he does not believe Iran will agree to the deal he considers necessary, and told Tehran it should surrender. His remarks included a threat of bombing, with Oman named. The exact context and any Iranian response remain unclear.
- Trump said he does not believe Iran will agree to the deal he thinks is needed.
- He said Iran should "put up the white flag of surrender".
- His remarks included a threat of bombing that referred to Oman.
- Oman has acted as a channel for US-Iran messages.
- No military operation has been announced.
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Claim ledger
Every line traces to a named sourceTrump said Iran should surrender rather than continue negotiating on its own terms
- reportedThe Straits Times
Trump said he does not expect Iran to accept the agreement he wants
- reportedSouth China Morning Post
Trump made a bombing threat involving Oman
- reportedThe Straits Times
- reportedSouth China Morning Post
How it unfolded
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Oman serves as intermediary in US-Iran contacts
Trump says no deal is likely and issues a bombing threat
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He argues Iran will not accept the terms he considers necessary and should give up rather than hold out.
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First publication.
What happened
Donald Trump said publicly that he does not expect Iran to accept the kind of agreement he believes is required, and used blunt language, saying Iran should raise "the white flag of surrender". Alongside that, he made a threat of military strikes that referred to Oman, the Gulf state that has repeatedly acted as a go-between for messages between Washington and Tehran. The dispute centres on Iran's nuclear programme and the wider standoff with the United States, where negotiations have repeatedly started and stalled. Trump's comments suggest he sees little chance of a breakthrough on the terms he wants. What exactly prompted the remarks, whether the bombing threat was meant literally, and how Iran and Oman will respond have not been clarified. No military action has been announced.
Why it matters
Iran and the United States have been locked in a long confrontation over Iran's nuclear activities, and Gulf states such as Oman have kept a channel open between them. Public threats of force from a US president raise the risk of escalation in a region that supplies much of the world's oil, and can make quiet diplomacy harder.
What happens next
Attention now turns to whether Iran replies to Trump's comments, whether Oman continues its role as an intermediary, and whether any formal negotiations resume. Any move toward actual military action would be expected to draw responses from regional governments and other major powers.