{"id":709,"date":"2026-05-18T08:43:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T08:43:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=709"},"modified":"2026-05-18T08:43:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T08:43:28","slug":"clock-is-ticking-for-iran-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=709","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Clock is ticking\u2019 for Iran \u2013 Trump"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThere won\u2019t be anything left\u201d of the country if it doesn\u2019t agree to American demands, the US president has threatened<\/strong><\/p>\n

US President Donald Trump has threatened Iran with a new attack if Tehran doesn\u2019t agree to make swift concessions to Washington.<\/p>\n

Indirect talks between the sides have remained stalled since a fragile ceasefire was established in early April after a month of hostilities initiated by the US and Israel. Both Washington and Tehran have repeatedly dismissed each other\u2019s demands, with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi earlier this week singling out the Trump administration\u2019s \u201cmaximalist approach\u201d<\/em> and provocative rhetoric as main obstacles to reaching a deal.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, disruptions continue in the Strait of Hormuz, which has heavily affected global shipping and sent oil prices soaring. While Tehran has announced its own mechanism to regulate maritime traffic through the waterway, which accounts for some 25% of global crude trade, the US has rejected the scheme and is enforcing a naval blockade on Iranian ports in retaliation.<\/p>\n

Trump took to his Truth Social platform on Sunday to warn that \u201cfor Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won\u2019t be anything left of them. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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In April, the US president faced worldwide condemnation after warning that Iran\u2019s \u201cwhole civilization will die,\u201d<\/em> with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres saying that he was \u201cdeeply troubled\u201d<\/em> by the statement and Pope Leo XIV calling it \u201cunacceptable.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The new threat followed the president\u2019s meeting on Saturday with top members of his national security team, including Vice President J.D. Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and special envoy Steve Witkoff, dedicated to the situation around Iran, CNN reported.<\/p>\n

According to the broadcaster\u2019s sources, the Pentagon has prepared a list of targets, including energy and infrastructure sites, if Trump ultimately decides to resume strikes on the country.<\/p>\n

The New York Times reported on Friday, citing unnamed American officials, that the US and Israel are actively preparing for a renewal of hostilities with Iran and could launch \u201cmore aggressive bombing runs\u201d<\/em> as early as next week.<\/p>\n

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Iranian Defense Ministry spokesman Brigadier General Reza Talaei-Nik said on Sunday that the country\u2019s military is \u201cfully prepared\u201d<\/em> to repel a new attack by Washington and West Jerusalem and deliver \u201ca regretful response to the enemies.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cThere won\u2019t be anything left\u201d of the country if it doesn\u2019t agree to American demands,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":710,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-709","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=709"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/709\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/710"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=709"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=709"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=709"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}