Trump Delivers Blunt Ultimatum to Iran:

"Make a Deal or We'll Finish the Job"

Report By Y-Trendz

President Donald Trump has issued one of his starkest warnings yet to Iran, telling reporters in the Oval Office on Monday that Washington will either strike a nuclear agreement with Tehran or bring the

conflict to a decisive close by force. Trump said the United States would either reach a deal with Iran or "finish the job," renewing his threat of military action as Tehran projects defiance following the funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The comment, delivered in characteristically blunt fashion, framed the choice facing Iran's leadership in stark binary terms: negotiate now, or face further destruction.

Trump told reporters that the U.S. would either make a deal or finish the job, adding that finishing the job "won't be tough," and that he would rather make a deal because he doesn't want to affect 91 million people. He went on to suggest that American forces could cripple Iran's basic infrastructure in short order, saying they could knock out bridges and energy supplies with ease, and pointing out that Iran's economy is already in dire straits.

The warning lands at a genuinely fragile moment. The remarks come roughly four months after Khamenei was killed on February 28 in a joint U.S.-Israeli strike that opened the war, and just as Iran has been staging an enormous, multi-day state funeral for its slain leader. According to CBS News, the ceremonies were expected to draw between 15 and 20 million mourners, potentially making it the largest funeral in the country's history. Crowds have been anything but conciliatory: mourners have chanted "Death to America," and according to CNN, Netanyahu noted that some in the crowd went further, chanting for Trump's death directly. Placards calling for revenge against both the U.S. president and the Israeli prime minister have been carried through the streets of Tehran.

Adding to the uncertainty is the question of who is actually now in charge in Iran. Khamenei's son and designated successor, Mojtaba Khamenei, was named the new Supreme Leader in March but has not appeared publicly since the war began, a conspicuous absence that continued through his own father's funeral. Reporting from Iran International and CNN notes his brothers stood in for him at the ceremony, fueling speculation about his health or standing within the regime. That leadership vacuum matters enormously for diplomacy, since analysts have suggested that removing Khamenei may have eliminated the most pragmatic decision-maker in Iran's system, potentially strengthening harder-line factions less inclined to compromise.

The broader diplomatic backdrop is a 60-day ceasefire, put in place after a U.S.-Iran memorandum of understanding, meant to buy time for a lasting nuclear settlement. Indirect, technical-level talks have continued intermittently in Doha, with both sides describing some sessions as productive, though Iran and the U.S. have disputed basic details, including whether an agreement was reached on partially unfreezing billions in Iranian assets. Those talks were paused entirely for the week of the funeral and are expected to resume around July 11, with Islamabad emerging as the likely venue for the next round, according to Fox News and the Times of Israel.

Unresolved sticking points remain substantial: the scope of uranium enrichment Iran will be allowed to retain, the pace and scale of sanctions relief, the mechanics of international inspections, and security arrangements around the Strait of Hormuz, a vital chokepoint for global oil shipping that Iran has threatened to restrict for vessels ignoring its designated routes. Trump, for his part, has continued to insist his bottom line is non-negotiable — that Iran must give up uranium enrichment entirely, an ask Tehran has historically rejected.

Trump has also made clear that despite the tough talk, he's not seeking to widen the war further right now. He indicated the U.S. is holding back from striking Iranian leadership gathered at the funeral itself, reportedly saying such a strike remains possible but would eliminate any negotiating partner. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has struck an equally uncompromising tone, declaring Israeli forces will remain in Lebanon indefinitely and that Israel will not tolerate Iran acquiring nuclear weapons under any circumstance, deal or no deal.

With technical talks set to resume next week and Iran's new leadership still largely invisible to the public, the coming days are likely to determine whether Trump's ultimatum accelerates a settlement or hardens the standoff further, in what remains one of the most volatile flashpoints in the Middle East today.