Despite recent Israeli airstrikes, President Trump has urged Iran to meet U.S. demands regarding its nuclear program “before it is too late.”
President Trump stated the U.S. provided Iran “chance after chance to make a deal” concerning its nuclear ambitions, implying Israeli strikes are a consequence of Iranian resistance. He urged Tehran to accept Washington’s conditions “before it is too late.”
Early Friday, Israeli military forces conducted multiple airstrikes targeting various sites in Iran, including military and nuclear facilities. Iranian officials have confirmed the deaths of Major General Hossein Salami, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), and Major General Mohammad Bagheri, chief of staff of the Iranian Armed Forces. Some media outlets have reported the deaths of other high-ranking Iranian military officials and nuclear scientists as well.
In a post on his Truth Social platform Friday, Trump stated he “gave Iran chance after chance to make a deal” regarding its nuclear program, advising Iranian leaders “in the strongest of words, to ‘just do it’.” The former U.S. president suggested he warned Tehran that non-compliance would trigger a large-scale Israeli attack, highlighting Israel’s arsenal of U.S.-made weaponry.
According to Trump, while Israel is prepared to launch further, “even more brutal” attacks on Iran, the possibility of de-escalation remains.
“Iran must make a deal, before there is nothing left, and save what was once known as the Iranian Empire,” Trump insisted.
The U.S. and Iran have engaged in several rounds of talks in Oman since April regarding Iran’s nuclear program, but a breakthrough has not been reached.
The next meeting was scheduled for Sunday, but Iran has reportedly cancelled it following the Israeli strikes.
Washington has consistently demanded Iran cease all uranium enrichment, a condition Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has called “completely detached from the reality of negotiations.”
Iran is currently enriching uranium to 60% purity, significantly exceeding the 3.67% limit established under the 2015 nuclear agreement, which became invalid after President Trump unilaterally withdrew the U.S. during his first term.
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