‘Do we finish it up or will they sign document’: Trump’s fresh Iran threat

Trump's Iran strike warning escalates as the US president says Tehran must sign a truce deal or face possible renewed attacks.

Trump Iran strike warning: In fresh round of warnings for renewed strikes on Iran, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that Tehran’s “navy and air force are ⁠gone” ​and the only question remains whether the ​Washington goes back ​to finish ⁠the job or will the Islamic Republic sign a document to finalise a truce.

At the commencement address of US Coast Guard Academy, the US president said, “Everything’s gone. Their navy’s gone. Their air force is gone. Just about ⁠everything. ⁠The only question is, ⁠do we ‌go ​and finish it up? ‌Are they going to be ‌signing ​a ​document? ​Let’s see what happens.”

Detailing about the ongoing negotiations, Trump said talks with Iran were in final stages but warned of further attacks if Tehran doesn’t agree to a US sponsored ceasefire deal.

The US president told Coast Guard cadets that Washington “will ‌not let Iran have a nuclear weapon. It’s very simple.”

Trump said that United States may have to attack Iran “even harder” in the fresh round of attacks if Tehran doesn’t agree to a truce. “We’ll see what happens,” he said during the commencement address of US Coast Guard Academy. “We ​hit them very hard. We ⁠may have to hit them even harder – but maybe not,” the Republican leader added.

.@POTUS: “We were getting ready to do a very major attack tomorrow, and I put it off for a little while—hopefully maybe forever… because we’ve had very big discussions with Iran, and we’ll see what they amount to.” pic.twitter.com/nZWT41x1O9

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 18, 2026

It’s been six weeks since Trump paused American military’s Operation Epic Fury for a ceasefire, but talks to end the war with Iran haven’t shown any progress till now.

The US president had said earlier said he was hours away from ordering renewed strikes on Iran but paused the move citing requests from Gulf allies to allow more time for negotiations.

Meanwhile, Iran has accused Trump of conspiring to renew the conflict and threatened to retaliate for any strikes with attacks which could go beyond the Middle East.

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), in a statement said, “If aggression against Iran is repeated, the promised regional war will extend beyond the region this ​time.”

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Trump Iran strike warning: In fresh round of warnings for renewed strikes on Iran, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said that Tehran’s “navy and air force are ⁠gone” ​and the only question remains whether the ​Washington goes back ​to finish ⁠the job or will the Islamic Republic sign a document to finalise a truce.

At the commencement address of US Coast Guard Academy, the US president said, “Everything’s gone. Their navy’s gone. Their air force is gone. Just about ⁠everything. ⁠The only question is, ⁠do we ‌go ​and finish it up? ‌Are they going to be ‌signing ​a ​document? ​Let’s see what happens.”

Detailing about the ongoing negotiations, Trump said talks with Iran were in final stages but warned of further attacks if Tehran doesn’t agree to a US sponsored ceasefire deal.

The US president told Coast Guard cadets that Washington “will ‌not let Iran have a nuclear weapon. It’s very simple.”

Trump said that United States may have to attack Iran “even harder” in the fresh round of attacks if Tehran doesn’t agree to a truce. “We’ll see what happens,” he said during the commencement address of US Coast Guard Academy. “We ​hit them very hard. We ⁠may have to hit them even harder – but maybe not,” the Republican leader added.

.@POTUS: “We were getting ready to do a very major attack tomorrow, and I put it off for a little while—hopefully maybe forever… because we’ve had very big discussions with Iran, and we’ll see what they amount to.” pic.twitter.com/nZWT41x1O9

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 18, 2026

It’s been six weeks since Trump paused American military’s Operation Epic Fury for a ceasefire, but talks to end the war with Iran haven’t shown any progress till now.

The US president had said earlier said he was hours away from ordering renewed strikes on Iran but paused the move citing requests from Gulf allies to allow more time for negotiations.

Meanwhile, Iran has accused Trump of conspiring to renew the conflict and threatened to retaliate for any strikes with attacks which could go beyond the Middle East.

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), in a statement said, “If aggression against Iran is repeated, the promised regional war will extend beyond the region this ​time.”