US President Donald Trump takes questions throughout a press briefing within the Brady Briefing Room on the White Home in Washington, DC, shortly after a capturing incident on the White Home Correspondents’ Dinner on April 25, 2026.
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U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Iran in a Fact Social publish on Wednesday morning, saying the nation “higher get sensible quickly!”
“Iran cannot get their act collectively. They do not know the way to signal a nonnuclear deal. They higher get sensible quickly!,” Trump posted on the social media platform Fact Social shortly after 4 a.m. ET on Wednesday.
The publish was accompanied by an AI-generated image of Trump holding a gun with explosions within the background, and the phrases “NO MORE MR. NICE GUY!”
The publish comes because the essential Strait of Hormuz stays blockaded and because the standing of talks with Iran stays unsure, with makes an attempt to proceed negotiations in the previous few days seemingly stalled.
U.S. negotiators have been attributable to journey to Islamabad, Pakistan for extra talks final weekend, however Trump canceled the journey.
“We have now all of the playing cards,” the president informed Fox Information, including that if Iran needed to speak, “they’ll come to us, or they’ll name us.” Earlier negotiations led by Vice President JD Vance additionally ended with out a deal.
Tehran has proposed that it will reopen the Strait of Hormuz if the U.S. lifts its ongoing blockade of Iranian ports and the struggle ends, White Home press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Monday.
The proposal would postpone negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear ambitions for a later date, Axios and The Related Press reported earlier on Monday.
Reuters reported earlier Tuesday that Trump was not proud of Tehran’s proposal, nevertheless, and the White Home was anticipated to return with a counteroffer.
West Texas Intermediate futures continued to rise after Trump’s publish to commerce 2.82% greater at $102.75 after the publish, whereas benchmark Brent futures have been up 3% to settle at $114.62.
Oil costs have been already elevated after the United Arab Emirates introduced on Tuesday that it will be leaving the oil-producing group OPEC on Could 1, complicating the worldwide provide outlook.
