Trump-Iran negotiation
Trump says Iran negotiations proceeding 'nicely,' warns of stronger attack if no deal is reached
By Song Sang-ho
WASHINGTON, May 25 (Yonhap) -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that peace negotiations with Iran are proceeding "nicely," while warning that if a deal is not reached, U.S. attacks would resume on a scale "bigger and stronger than ever before."
Trump made the remarks on social media, stressing that an agreement with Iran will only be a "great deal," or "no deal at all," as the United States and Iran are working to sign a framework that Axios said involves a 60-day ceasefire extension during which the Strait of Hormuz would be reopened and negotiations would continue on Iran's nuclear program.
"Negotiations with the Islamic Republic of Iran are proceeding nicely! It will only be a Great Deal for all or, no Deal at all -- Back to the Battlefront and shooting, but bigger and stronger than ever before -- And nobody wants that!" Trump wrote on Truth Social.
This photo, released by the Associated Press, shows U.S. President Donald Trump attending an event on loosening a federal refrigerant rule in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on May 21, 2026. (Yonhap)
In a separate post earlier in the day, Trump said a deal with Iran will be a "great and meaningful" one as he took a swipe at Democrats and some Republicans who were critical of a potential peace framework with the Islamic Republic.
Among the critics in Congress was Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC), who told CNN that a potential peace deal under negotiation "doesn't make sense" to him, and that any agreement with Iran is "doomed to fail" if it is not subject to congressional ratification.
"The deal with Iran will either be a great and meaningful one, or there will be no deal," Trump said.
"It will be the exact opposite of the JCPOA disaster negotiated by the failed Obama Administration, which was a direct and open path to a Nuclear Weapon for Iran. No, I don't do deals like that!" he added.
He was referring to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, a 2015 landmark nuclear deal with Iran that the U.S. withdrew from in 2018 during the first Trump administration.
The president then castigated those critical of the potential peace agreement with Iran.
"I laugh at all of the Dumocrats, RINOS, and Fools who know nothing about the potential deal I am making with Iran, things that haven't even been negotiated yet, weak and ineffective people," he said. RINO is short for Republican in name only -- a term usually used to criticize moderate Republicans.
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