US president Donald Trump has issued a new threat that the ‘clock is ticking’ amid Iran as peace talks stalled.
The President took to Truth Social on Sunday to fire a new warning.
‘For Iran, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving fast, or there won’t be anything left of them,’ Trump wrote. ‘Time Is Of The Essence! President DJT.’
Trump’s message came as he was set to speak with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday afternoon to discuss the latest developments in the region.
An Israeli official told Axios the two discussed Iran, and the outlet also reported that Trump’s national security team is expected to meet on Tuesday.
Iranian media reported Sunday that the Trump administration had offered no meaningful concessions in response to the Iranian regime’s latest proposals, raising fears that negotiations could crumble.
The warning came after President Trump said the fragile ceasefire was on ‘massive life support’ and dismissed Iran’s counteroffer as ‘totally unacceptable.’
The Trump administration is under pressure to end the war in Iran as the midterm elections loom, with gas prices rocketing by more than 50 percent to a nationwide average of $4.51 per gallon.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth tried to avoid giving a clear answer about the cost of conflict during an appearance before lawmakers on Capitol Hill Tuesday morning.
Hegseth appeared before the House Appropriations Committee last week to discuss the Pentagon’s budget, alongside Pentagon comptroller Jay Hurst and Caine.
The Defense Secretary was probed by California Democrat Pete Aguilar to share more details about the budget, to which Hegseth said the Pentagon would ‘share what we can when it’s relevant and required.’
Aguilar then responded that he believes, ‘this would be the format that would be required.’
Hurst told lawmakers that the estimated cost of the war had risen to $29 billion, up from the earlier $25 billion he had presented to lawmakers while appearing on Capitol Hill at the end of April.
‘That’s because of updated repair and replacement of equipment costs, and also just general operational costs to keep people in theater,’ Hurst noted as justification.