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Trump says Iran talks are nearing an end but warns of more strikes

South China Morning Post Lucy Quaggin 0 переглядів 1 хв читання
Trump says Iran talks are nearing an end but warns of more strikes
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As a fragile ceasefire enters its seventh week, Tehran and Washington remain in indirect talks while tensions roil oil markets

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US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Wednesday after warning that the US could launch further strikes on Iran if negotiations fail. Photo: Getty Images/AFP
Lucy Quagginin New YorkPublished: 5:57am, 21 May 2026Updated: 6:11am, 21 May 2026

US President Donald Trump said his administration’s negotiations with Iran were “in the final stages” on Wednesday, while simultaneously warning of further attacks, as a fragile ceasefire concluded its sixth week with no sign of an end to the war.

The US launched “Operation Epic Fury” close to three months ago, in a war that began with strikes inside Iran alongside key ally Israel, which has since spread across the wider Middle East region, killing thousands and disrupting global supply chains.

“We’re in the final stages of Iran. We’ll see what happens. Either have a deal or we’re going to do some things that are a little bit nasty, but hopefully that won’t happen,” Trump told reporters on Wednesday.

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“Ideally, I’d like to see few people killed, as opposed to a lot. We can do it either way.”

When Trump was asked at Joint Base Andrews near Washington about where negotiations with Iran stood, he said: “It’s right on the borderline, believe me.”

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“If we don’t get the right answers, it goes very quickly. We’re all ready to go. We have to get the right answers – it would have to be a complete 100 per cent good answers,” he said.

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