President Donald Trump Rejects Iran’s Overture, Says ‘Too Late’ as U.S.-Led Strikes Intensify

President Donald Trump publicly rejected what he described as an Iranian overture to negotiate, saying it was "too late" and that Iran had been calling to "make a deal."

“President Donald Trump on Thursday claimed that Iran has reached out in hopes of working out a deal to end the war”

CNN

President Donald Trump also asserted that the US "want[s] to fight now more than they do."

CNN

Those remarks came as US-led strikes and Iranian missile and drone retaliation intensified a conflict entering its sixth day.

Reporting framed the exchanges as part of a nearly week-long cycle of strikes and reprisals that has raised fears of a broader Middle East war.

Trump boasted of perceived American battlefield success, claimed Iran had suffered heavy losses and said, "Their navy is gone."

The statement was presented in the context of ongoing strikes by US and allied forces and Tehran's missile and drone responses, underscoring how the president framed military measures as a demonstration of US power even as the situation escalated.

The Jerusalem Post

Reports linked US military action with allied Israeli strikes, noting that attacks by US and Israeli forces had struck across Iran and were met by regional reprisals from Tehran.

“War in theMiddle East President Trump is beginning to consider what sort of Iranian government might come next, as the U”

The New York Times

The sources characterised the sequence as an intensifying tit-for-tat exchange—escalatory on both sides—and highlighted widespread concern that the violence could spread beyond the immediate theatres of attack.

The material provided for this summary is limited to a single West Asian report and a paywall notice from The New York Times, so detailed independent verification of casualty figures, specific strike locations, international reactions, legal assessments, and the broader timeline is unavailable in these texts.

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