Trump tells Iran to accept deal or face new wave of US bombing
President issues fresh ultimatum despite US claims that progress has been made in stalled negotiations with Tehran Middle East crisis – live updates The US president, Donald Trump, has issued a fresh ultimatum, telling Iran to accept a deal to end the war in the Middle East or face a new wave of US bombing “at a much higher level and intensity than it was before”. The social media announcement on Wednesday was the latest in a rapid series of dramatic and often contradictory changes in policy and
President tells Iran to accept deal to end war or face new wave of bombing at ‘much higher level and intensity’
The US military fired on an Iranian-flagged oil tanker on Wednesday, shortly after Donald Trump issued a fresh ultimatum to Tehran, telling it to accept a deal to end the war or face a new wave of US bombing “at a much higher level and intensity than it was before”.
The US fighter fired several rounds and “disabled the tanker’s rudder” as it attempted to breach the US’s blockade of Iranian ports, US Central Command said in a social media post.
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- Trump tells Iran to accept deal or face new wave of US bombingGuardian - World · Jason Burke, Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad and Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi · May 6, 2026, 5:09 PM
- US fires on Iranian-flagged oil tanker as Trump gives Tehran fresh ultimatumGuardian - World · Jason Burke, Shah Meer Baloch in Islamabad and Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi · May 6, 2026, 9:03 PM
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