Trump Threatens Iran With ‘Big Hit’ If There’s No Deal Soon (1)

May 19, 2026, 4:10 PM UTC

President Donald Trump threatened to resume strikes on Iran in the coming days as part of the push for a deal to end the war, after he said he had just called off a US attack.

“I hope we don’t have to do the war, but we may have to give them another big hit,” Trump told reporters on Tuesday. When asked how long he would wait, he said: “Well, I mean, I’m saying two or three days, maybe Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Something maybe early next week — a limited period of time.”

Trump’s comments once again raised the ...

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