U.S. President Donald Trump says Iran will “pay the price” after what he describes as Tehran taking too long to negotiate a deal. In social media posts and public remarks referenced by multiple outlets, Trump links his warning to a recent exchange of strikes between the United States and Iran in the region. Several reports say Iran carried out attacks on U.S. assets in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain, prompting U.S. forces to respond with strikes shortly afterward. According to the accounts, Trump argues that Iran had an opportunity to reach an agreement but delayed, and he presents the renewed violence as a consequence of that failure to negotiate.

Other coverage notes that Iran reacts by reassessing diplomatic engagement with Washington after the tit-for-tat attacks. While outlets differ in how they describe Trump’s tone and some specific details, they converge on the same core points: Trump’s statement that talks took too long, his warning of consequences, and the backdrop of missile and drone exchanges involving U.S. forces and assets in multiple regional countries.