Donald Trump has threatened to take out Iran “in one night” if it fails to craft a deal before the deadline. His deadline for an “acceptable” deal – one that includes the free flow of energy through the Gulf – is set for 20:00 Washington DC time on Tuesday (00:00 GMT on Wednesday).
While talking in White House news conference said that he believed “reasonable” leaders in Iran were negotiating in “good faith”, but the outcome remained uncertain. Iran has rejected offers for a short-term ceasefire, instead calling for a permanent end to the conflict and the lifting of sanctions. The conference, alongside Gen Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth, comes days after US forces successfully recovered two crew members of an F-15 fighter jet that was downed in southern Iran.
