{"id":697,"date":"2026-05-18T00:40:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T00:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=697"},"modified":"2026-05-18T00:40:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T00:40:10","slug":"trump-warns-iran-that-there-wont-be-anything-left-of-them-without-peace-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=697","title":{"rendered":"Trump warns Iran that &#8216;there won&#8217;t be anything left of them&#8217; without peace deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-tms-ad-status=\"idle\" data-tms-ad-container class=\"o-ad-container o-ad-container--banner-top o-ad-container--with-shimmer o-ad-container--with-background\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-container__content o-ad-container__content--report-enabled\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-container__label m-block-ad__label--report-enabled\">\n                    <span class=\"o-ad-container__label__text\">Advertising<\/span><br \/>\n                                            <button title=\"Report this ad\" class=\"o-ad-container__content__report-link\" data-tms-ad-report><br \/>\n                        <\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-ad-sponsoring\" data-tms-ad-type=\"sponsoring\" data-tms-ad-status=\"disabled\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-sponsoring__wrapper\">\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content t-content--article\" id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"t-content__above-sidebar\">\n<h1 class=\"t-content__title a-page-title\">Trump warns Iran that &#8216;there won&#8217;t be anything left of them&#8217; without peace deal<\/h1>\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"t-content__chapo\">\n                                        On Sunday, US President Donald Trump warned Iran to move quickly towards a peace deal or face destruction, as Washington\u2019s war with Tehran and its allies continues to stall negotiations, drive up energy prices, and fuel instability across the Middle East.                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__with-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"t-content__beside-sidebar\" data-article-content>\n<div class=\"t-content__metadata\">\n<div class=\"t-content__dates\">\n<p class=\"m-pub-dates\"><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Issued on: <time datetime=\"2026-05-18T00:09:16+00:00\">18\/05\/2026 &#8211; 02:09<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"a-reading-time\">\n    <span class=\"a-reading-time__icon\" title=\"Reading time\"><\/p>\n<p>    <\/span><br \/>\n    3 min    <span class=\"u-sr-only\">Reading time<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a-share-button\" data-root-share>\n<p>                            <span class=\"a-master-button__label\">Share<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__authors\">\n<div class=\"m-from-author\">\n                    <span class=\"m-from-author__by-label\"><br \/>\n                By:<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-author\">\n<div class=\"m-author__name\">\n                                                    <a href=\"\/en\/author\/france-24\/\" title=\"FRANCE 24\" class=\"m-author__name__title\"><br \/>\n                                FRANCE 24<br \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__main-media\">\n<figure class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9 m-item-image--has-caption\">\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/c88d919a-5021-11f1-86aa-005056a97e36\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/AP26135170601653.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/c88d919a-5021-11f1-86aa-005056a97e36\/w:388\/p:16x9\/AP26135170601653.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/c88d919a-5021-11f1-86aa-005056a97e36\/w:720\/p:16x9\/AP26135170601653.jpg 720w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/c88d919a-5021-11f1-86aa-005056a97e36\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/AP26135170601653.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1076px) 100vw, 1012px\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of their visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing.\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"a-img \"><figcaption class=\"a-figcaption\">\n                <span>U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of their visit to the Zhongnanhai Garden in Beijing on May 15, 2026.<\/span>                <span>\u00a9 Evan Vucci, Pool Reuters via AP<\/span>            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__body u-clearfix\">\n<p>President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_self\">Donald Trump<\/a> issued a fresh warning to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_self\">Iran<\/a> on Sunday, saying it had to move quickly towards a peace deal or &#8220;there won&#8217;t be anything left of them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Washington, locked in conflict with Tehran since US and Israeli forces launched major strikes on the Islamic republic beginning February 28, has struggled to break an impasse and make any progress toward ending a war that has shaken the Middle East and sent energy prices climbing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won&#8217;t be anything left of them,&#8221; Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform. &#8220;TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The war has led to an effective blockade of the critical Strait of Hormuz, through which some 20 percent of global oil exports pass in peacetime, and has drawn neighbours Israel and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/lebanon\/\" target=\"_self\">Lebanon<\/a> into a deadly side conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Iran&#8217;s clerical state, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/hezbollah\/\" target=\"_self\">Hezbollah<\/a>&#8216;s patron, has demanded a lasting ceasefire in Lebanon before any broader peace agreement with Trump, who has been frustrated by Tehran&#8217;s refusal to accept a deal on his terms.<\/p>\n<div class=\"em-video-wrapper m-em-video\" data-media-video-wbmz548481-f24-en-20260518 data-wrapper-video-player data-show-hidden-video-player=\"WBMZ548481-F24-EN-20260518\" data-youtube-script>\n<div class=\"m-em-video__video\">\n<div class=\"o-em-consent \">\n<div class=\"o-em-consent__content\">\n<p class=\"o-em-consent__content__text\">To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement.<\/p>\n<p>        <button class=\"a-master-button a-master-button--dark\" data-action=\"accept\"><br \/>\n            Accept<\/p>\n<p>        <\/button><br \/>\n        <button class=\"a-link\" data-action=\"manage\">Manage my choices<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-em-adblock\" data-adblock-content>\n<div class=\"o-em-adblock__content\">\n<p class=\"o-em-adblock__content__text\">One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. 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A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260517-drone-strike-sparks-a-fire-on-the-edge-of-uae-nuclear-facility\" target=\"_self\">drone strike<\/a> triggered a fire near a nuclear power station in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, authorities said, reporting no injuries or impact on radiation levels.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian-backed armed groups equipped with drones are based in Iraq, while Tehran&#8217;s allies in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/yemen\/\" target=\"_self\">Yemen<\/a> \u2013 the Houthi rebels \u2013 also possess combat-grade UAVs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a-read-more\"><span class=\"a-read-more__label\">Read more<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/asia-pacific\/20260516-putin-to-hold-taks-with-xi-in-china-days-after-trump-s-trip-to-beijing\" target=\"_self\" class=\"a-read-more__link\">Putin to hold taks with Xi in China days after Trump\u2019s trip to Beijing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/pakistan\/\" target=\"_self\">Pakistan<\/a> has been actively mediating in the peace talks between Iran and the United States, and its Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met Sunday in Tehran with Iran&#8217;s chief negotiator and speaker of parliament, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf.<\/p>\n<p>In a social media post following the talks, Ghalibaf said the US and Israeli war with Iran had destabilised the entire Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Some governments in the region believed that the presence of the United States would bring them security, but recent events showed that this presence is not only incapable of providing security, but also creates the grounds for insecurity,&#8221; 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