Trump Says Iran Talks Are in Final Stages, Warns of Further Attacks

President Donald Trump said negotiations with Iran were in the “final stages of Iran” while warning that further attacks could follow if no deal is reached.

“Just hours after he spoke statements that hinted at the near end of the war with Iran, U”

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Trump told reporters on Wednesday, “Either have a deal or we’re going to do some things that are a little bit nasty,” as he defended postponing an attack to allow more negotiation.

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Iran warned that any new United States military attacks could ignite a broader war beyond the Middle East, with Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps leader Ahmad Vahidi writing, “this time will erupt into flames and transcend every border and domain.”

Tehran’s top negotiator at peace talks, Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, said in an audio message that “obvious and hidden moves by the enemy” showed the Americans were preparing new attacks.

The U.S. Central Command said 90 vessels have been redirected and four vessels have been disabled since the start of the naval blockade against Iran, while Iran’s Revolutionary Guards navy said 26 vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours in coordination with Iran.

Axios reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Trump had a difficult conversation on Tuesday about ceasefire talks, with one US source telling Axios that “Bibi's hair was on fire after the call.”

Trump also told reporters that Iran and the US are “right on the borderline,” between restarting the war and making a deal, and he said he would give “a few days” for talks.

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On the political front, the House is expected to vote Wednesday on its version of a war powers resolution directing Trump to withdraw U.S. forces deployed against Iran, while the Senate advanced its measure to end the war unless Trump gets congressional approval.

CBS News reported that Republican Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming said, “I think that it's a mistake to limit his powers,” adding, “We're in this now.”

CBS News also cited Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatening to push the conflict “beyond the region,” promising “crushing blows … in places you cannot even imagine.”

As the ceasefire and negotiations remain in flux, the BBC reported that Trump said he called off a new Iran attack at the request of Gulf states and added there would be “NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOR IRAN!”

“What to know about the Iran war today: - President Trump said Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will do "whatever I want him to do" on Iran”

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The BBC also said Iran has continued to control the Strait of Hormuz, effectively closing the vital waterway through which around 20% of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas travels, while the U.S. enforces a blockade of Iranian ports.

CBS News said U.S. Marines boarded and searched an Iranian-flagged oil tanker suspected of trying to violate the U.S. blockade, identifying the vessel as M/T Celestial Sea.

The BBC warned that the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz could “trigger a severe global food price crisis” in the coming months, citing the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization.

With the war powers clock and maritime pressure intertwined, Trump’s administration is facing a vote on whether to withdraw forces, while Iran’s threats framed any renewed aggression as potentially expanding beyond the region.