Iran warns of ‘new fronts’ of war against US after Trump’s Tuesday ‘attack’ reveal

Trump's Iran strike delay takes centre stage as Tehran warns of “new fronts” and negotiations over a truce and nuclear deal remain stalled.

After US President Donald Trump said that America suspended its strikes on Iran following intervention by Gulf nations, Tehran’s army reportedly warned that it would “open new fronts” against Washington if its military resumes attacks on the Islamic Republic.

Trump on Monday said that he had planned “a very major attack” against Iran after the deadlock over the truce deal lingered but put it off “for a little while, hopefully, maybe forever.” The US president said America’s allies in the Gulf, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia urged him to wait for two to three days as they felt a truce with Iran is near, AP reported.

Iran army spokesperson Mohammad Akraminia said, “If the enemy is foolish enough to fall into the Zionist trap again and launches new aggression against our beloved Iran, we will open new fronts against it, with new equipment and new methods,” Tehran’s ISNA news agency reported.

.@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

Informing about delaying the attacks on Iran, Trump, in a Truth Social post said he had been informed that the deal with Iran “very acceptable” to the US, adding that there would be “no nuclear weapons for Iran.”

Trump, however, said that he has asked the country’s military leaders “to be prepared to go forward with a full, large scale assault of Iran, on a moment’s notice, in the event that an acceptable deal is not reached.”

The announcement by the US president came as Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei confirmed that Pakistan has shared Tehran’s latest proposal to the US.

After the US military started its blockade of Iranian ports, the negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme and the Strait of Hormuz has remained in a deadlock.

A New York Times report earlier stated that US forces were eyeing to target Iran’s ballistic missile sites, however, Trump did not elaborate on the specific targets of the American military.

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After US President Donald Trump said that America suspended its strikes on Iran following intervention by Gulf nations, Tehran’s army reportedly warned that it would “open new fronts” against Washington if its military resumes attacks on the Islamic Republic.

Trump on Monday said that he had planned “a very major attack” against Iran after the deadlock over the truce deal lingered but put it off “for a little while, hopefully, maybe forever.” The US president said America’s allies in the Gulf, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia urged him to wait for two to three days as they felt a truce with Iran is near, AP reported.

Iran army spokesperson Mohammad Akraminia said, “If the enemy is foolish enough to fall into the Zionist trap again and launches new aggression against our beloved Iran, we will open new fronts against it, with new equipment and new methods,” Tehran’s ISNA news agency reported.

.@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

Informing about delaying the attacks on Iran, Trump, in a Truth Social post said he had been informed that the deal with Iran “very acceptable” to the US, adding that there would be “no nuclear weapons for Iran.”

Trump, however, said that he has asked the country’s military leaders “to be prepared to go forward with a full, large scale assault of Iran, on a moment’s notice, in the event that an acceptable deal is not reached.”

The announcement by the US president came as Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei confirmed that Pakistan has shared Tehran’s latest proposal to the US.

After the US military started its blockade of Iranian ports, the negotiations on Iran’s nuclear programme and the Strait of Hormuz has remained in a deadlock.

A New York Times report earlier stated that US forces were eyeing to target Iran’s ballistic missile sites, however, Trump did not elaborate on the specific targets of the American military.