‘Clock is ticking’: Trump issues stark warning to Iran after Netanyahu call

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18 May 2026 • 4:57 AM MYT
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‘Clock is ticking’: Trump issues stark warning to Iran after Netanyahu call

  • Donald Trump issued a stark warning to Tehran, stating that “the clock is ticking” and threatening severe consequences if Iran does not act quickly.
  • The US president conveyed his message through a Truth Social post and comments to French media, urging Iran to make a deal with the US. Trump warned that failure to reach an agreement would result in “a very bad time” for Iran.
  • Iran's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, expressed reluctance regarding the US's true intentions due to contradictory messages from the Trump administration.
  • It comes after Trump spoke to Benjamin Netanyahu about Iran on Sunday as the Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu held a security meeting with his cabinet, Israeli media reports.
  • The warning follows a drone strike that caused a fire at an electrical generator at the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in Abu Dhabi, though no injuries or radiological safety issues were reported.

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