{"id":64492,"date":"2026-05-17T17:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T20:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/trump-warns-iran-the-clock-is-ticking-as-he-issues-most-direct-threat-yet-amid-stalled-peace-talks\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T17:12:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T20:12:00","slug":"trump-warns-iran-the-clock-is-ticking-as-he-issues-most-direct-threat-yet-amid-stalled-peace-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/service.codeus.ca\/index.php\/2026\/05\/17\/trump-warns-iran-the-clock-is-ticking-as-he-issues-most-direct-threat-yet-amid-stalled-peace-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump warns Iran the &#8216;clock is ticking&#8217; as he issues most direct threat yet amid stalled peace talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"js-article-text\">\n<ul>\n<li class><strong>Politics is fast. We&#8217;re faster. Sign up to the DC Insider newsletter for a front-row seat to Washington&#8230; and unlock 3 FREE months of DailyMail+ <a class rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/link.news.dailymail.co.uk\/join\/dc-insider-sign-up?utm_source=dailymail.co.uk&#038;utm_medium=organic_editorial&#038;utm_campaign=conversion_newsletter&#038;utm_term=dcinsider_bullets&#038;utm_budgetpot=organic\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/profile-3921\/victoria-churchill.html\">VICTORIA CHURCHILL, US POLITICAL REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><span> <span>Published:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2026-05-17T20:23:48+0100\"> 15:23 EDT, 17 May 2026 <\/time> <\/span> | <span> <span>Updated:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2026-05-17T21:12:52+0100\"> 16:12 EDT, 17 May 2026 <\/time> <\/span> <\/p>\n<div itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/donald_trump\/index.html\" id=\"mol-8f6339d0-521d-11f1-bd9e-3dcee8b3e0a2\" class>Donald Trump<\/a>unleashed his most menacing threat yet to Iran as peace talks stalled.<\/p>\n<p>The President took to Truth Social on Sunday to issue the blistering tirade.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;For <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/iran\/index.html\" id=\"mol-8f7cb540-521d-11f1-bd9e-3dcee8b3e0a2\">Iran<\/a>, the Clock is Ticking, and they better get moving Fast, or there won&#8217;t be anything left of them,&#8217; Trump wrote. &#8216;Time Is Of The Essence! President DJT.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The Commander in Chief&#8217;s message sparked fears he may resume strikes on Iran if they do not come to an agreement with the US to <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/article-14809311\/Trump-says-gave-Iran-chance-chance-says-regime-hardliners-spoke-bravely-theyre-DEAD-following-Israeli-attack-warns-sign-nuclear-deal-face-death-destruction.html\">end the prolonged conflict<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&#8217;s message came as he was set to speak with Israeli President <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/benjamin-netanyahu\/index.html\" id=\"mol-8f5f1b20-521d-11f1-bd9e-3dcee8b3e0a2\">Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a>on Sunday afternoon to discuss the latest developments in the region.<\/p>\n<p>An Israeli official told <a class rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/barakravid\/status\/2056035253584568748?s=46\">Axios<\/a> the two discussed Iran, and the outlet also reported that Trump&#8217;s national security team is expected to meet on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian media reported Sunday that the Trump administration had offered no meaningful concessions in response to the Iranian regime&#8217;s latest proposals, raising fears that negotiations could crumble.<\/p>\n<p>The warning came after President Trump <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/galleries\/article-15631997\/Iran-warns-Trump-careful-not-eliminated.html\" class>said the fragile ceasefire was on &#8216;massive life support&#8217; and dismissed Iran&#8217;s counteroffer as &#8216;totally unacceptable<\/a>.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President Donald Trump departs the White House on May 12, 2026 in Washington, DC<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>A woman holds an Iranian flag during a pro-government campaign in downtown Tehran, Iran, Sunday, May 17, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A drone strike targeted the United Arab Emirates&#8217; sole nuclear power plant on Sunday, sparking a fire on its perimeter.<\/p>\n<p>There were no reports of injuries or radiological release, but it highlighted the risk of renewed war as the Iran ceasefire remains tenuous.<\/p>\n<p>No one claimed responsibility, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) did not blame anyone for what it said was an &#8216;unprovoked terrorist attack.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>On domestic soil, Americans are increasingly bearing the cost of the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>The Trump administration is under pressure to <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/us-politics\/article-15699363\/trump-speech-iran-allies.html\">end the war in Iran<\/a> as the midterm elections loom, with gas prices rocketing by more than 50 percent to a nationwide average of $4.51 per gallon.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Hegseth appeared before the House Appropriations Committee last week to discuss the Pentagon&#8217;s budget, alongside Pentagon comptroller Jay Hurst and Caine.<\/p>\n<p>The Defense Secretary was probed by California Democrat Pete Aguilar to share more details about the budget, to which Hegseth said the Pentagon would &#8216;share what we can when it&#8217;s relevant and required.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Aguilar then responded that he believes, &#8216;this would be the format that would be required.&#8217;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>President Donald Trump unleashed on Iran in a Truth Social Post on Sunday, May 17, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;That&#8217;s because of updated repair and replacement of equipment costs, and also just general operational costs to keep people in theater,&#8217; Hurst noted as justification.<\/p>\n<p>Diplomatic efforts for a more durable peace have faltered, and fighting has heated up between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon despite a nominal ceasefire there.<\/p>\n<p>The UAE recently accused Iran of launching drone and missile attacks as tensions have <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/article-15647877\/Iran-strikes-UAE-Trump-oil-strait-Hormuz.html\">risen over the Strait of Hormuz, a vital energy waterway gripped by Iran, which is under a US naval blockade<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>TheUAE has hosted air defenses and personnel from Israel, which sparked the war by attacking Iran with the US on February 28.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian state television, meanwhile, aired segments with news anchors holding rifles in an effort to prepare the public for war.<\/p>\n<p>The UAE Defense Ministry said three drones came over its western border with Saudi Arabia, with the other two intercepted. It was investigating who launched them.<\/p>\n<p>Iran-backed Shiite militias in Iraq have also launched drone attacks <a target=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/news\/article-11258865\/Iran-launches-missiles-Iraq-targeting-Kurdish-opposition-groups-following-Mahsa-Amini-riots.html\">targeting Gulf Arab states in the war<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                                                                                                                  <ad-slot position=\"smart_feed\"><\/ad-slot>                                                                <ad-slot position=\"after_article\"><\/ad-slot>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Politics is fast. 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