US President Donald Trump said at the White House in Washington, USA, that ongoing negotiations with Iran must result in an agreement or “very tough times” would follow. “If we can’t get a deal with them, we will have to go with the phrase two, and phrase two will be very tough for them,” he told reporters.
Referring to the June 2025 conflict between Iran and Israel and US strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, Trump said Tehran “should have made a deal the first time; they got ‘midnight hammer’ and sit.” He added that talks could continue next month and noted he had discussed the issue with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying the final decision rests with him.