Trump warns Iran to 'move fast or there won't be anything left of them' in chilling threat following Netanyahu call
The US President claimed there wouldn't "be anything left of them", meanwhile Israel has stepped up its attacks in Gaza days after halting its joint bombing with the US in Iran
Donald Trump has warned Iran that the "clock is ticking" and they "better get moving fast or there won’t be anything left of them".
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The US President made the chilling threat on TruthSocial and said "time was of the essence" as tensions continue to surround the two nations amid the closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
His full post read: "For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE! President DJT."
It comes after the president held a phone conversation with Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday Iran, where the pair spoke about Iran, according to an Israeli official.
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Iran's Fars news agency reported earlier on Sunday that the US had presented a five-point list, which included uranium transfer to Washington and put nuclear limits on Tehran.
According to the report, the US also refused to release even 25 per cent of Iran's frozen assets or pay for the damage inflicted on Iran during the war.
The closure of the Strait has remained a constant issue in peace resolution between the nations and the president has grown increasingly frustrated in recent weeks.
He claimed last week the existing ceasefire was on "life support" after Washington offered a proposal aimed at reopening negotiations.
Iran had proposed its own peace plan to which Trump at the end of last week, claimed he didn't finish reading and called it a "piece of garbage".
Iran effectively shut the Strait to most shipping in response to US-Israeli attacks, causing an unprecedented disruption to global energy supplies.
The US paused its attacks on Iran last month but began a port blockade. Tehran said it would not unblock the strait until the US ended its blockade.
However, Trump has threatened to attack Iran again if it does not agree to a deal.
The warning followed a separate post on Saturday evening where he claimed it was the "calm before the storm".
The message appeared alongside an AI-generated image of himself and a US Navy admiral on top of a military vessel navigating through rough waters.
Earlier this week, John Bolton, a former ally of Trump, told LBC his former boss "wants out" of the "problem" that is the Iran war, but suggested he may not have a proper plan.
The ex-national security adviser told Tonight with Andrew Marr: "He desperately wants to [declare peace].
"He wants out of this problem, [but] he didn't think it through. I could spend a long time telling you what I think he's done wrong on it, but it's very clear he wants to end it.
"On the other hand, he also knows if he makes a bad deal or declares victory on a premise that's laughably untrue, like it doesn't matter who controls the straight or four moves, he can't do that either.
"So he's caught between two very hard choices and I think he's very frustrated at the moment. I don't think he has a plan."
Elsewhere, Israeli strikes killed at least eight Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, health officials said, as ceasefire efforts meant to end fighting between Israel and the Hamas militant group falter.
In the weeks since halting its joint bombing with the US in Iran, Israel has stepped up its attacks in Gaza, where Hamas has been tightening its grip, even as Israeli troops remain in control of more than half the territory.
Medics said an Israeli strike killed one Palestinian near a police post and another at a tent encampment in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.
The Israeli military said it killed a militant who posed an immediate threat to forces in the area.
Separately, Gaza medics said another Israeli airstrike killed at least three people at a community kitchen near Al-Aqsa Hospital in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza area.
The Israeli military said the strike targeted a Hamas commander developing anti-tank missiles.