U.S. President Donald Trump says the Iran agreement expected to be signed soon is not final, and he warns that the United States could resume military action if Iran does not “behave.” Speaking at the G7 in France, Trump characterizes the arrangement as a memorandum of understanding rather than a finalized accord. He says that if he does not like the terms, or if Tehran does not comply with the obligations outlined in the framework, the U.S. would “go back to shooting” and could resume bombing, using the phrase “dropping bombs on their head.” Several outlets report Trump also links the warning to the lack of immediate sanctions relief for Iran, saying the memorandum does not include near-term sanctions easing. Trump adds he will discuss sanctions relief later. The reporting also notes that the expected signing in Switzerland comes shortly before follow-on talks intended to develop a final settlement, with a defined negotiation window described as extending about 60 days. Other details, including Trump’s comments about the economic impact of the framework agreement, are also referenced, but the central message across sources remains the non-final status of the interim document and the threat of renewed strikes if conditions are not met.
Trump warns Iran that a non-final deal could be followed by renewed bombing
U.S. President Donald Trump says the Iran agreement expected to be signed soon is not final, and he warns that the United States could resume military action if Iran does not “behave.” Speaking at the...
- Trump says the Iran memorandum of understanding is not final.
- Trump warns the U.S. could resume strikes, saying it would “go back to shooting” and “dropping bombs” if Iran does not comply.
- Trump links the warning to Iran not “behav[ing]” and to whether he approves the terms.
- Several reports say the interim framework does not include immediate sanctions relief for Iran.
- The memorandum is described as preceding a forthcoming signing in Switzerland and further talks to finalize details over a set negotiation period.
EVIAN, France (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned Iran he was ready to resume military action if Tehran did not abide by its obligations, two days ahead of the signing of an accord to end the war between the foes. "No it's not final. It's a memorandum of understanding," Trump said at the G7, referring to the agreement expected to be signed in Switzerland on Friday. "If I don't like it we will go back to shooting at them," he added alongside Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. "If they don't behave, we'll go right back to dropping bombs right smack in the middle of their head." "Because they misbehaved for 47 years," he said, referring to the Islamic republic, founded in the Islamic revolution after the ousting of the shah, a US ally, in 1979. The US-Israeli war against Iran began on February 28 with the killing in airstrikes of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other top officials. The talks on a final US-Iran settlement to end the conflict are set to begin Friday immediately after the signing of the accord in Switzerland and continue over a 60-day window to flesh out its details.
1 week agoSpeaking at the G7, the US president said the agreement set to be signed on Friday is “not final”.
1 week agoPresident Trump is threatening to “drop bombs on their head” if Iran doesn’t abide by the guidelines established in their memorandum of understanding, which has still not been publicly released. The president made the hawkish comments while touting the agreement at the G7 summit in France on Wednesday morning. “Is the text of the agreement final?” a reporter asked.“No, it’s not final. It’s a memorandum of understanding. And if I don’t like it, we’ll go back to shooting at ‘em—dropping bombs on their head. If I don’t like it, if they don’t behave, we’ll go right back to dropping bombs right smack in the middle of their head,” Trump replied. “‘Cus they’ve misbehaved for 47 years, alright?” Q: Is the text of the agreement final?TRUMP: No, it's not final. It's a memorandum of understand, and if I don't like it, we'll go back to shooting at them, dropping bombs right smack in the middle of their head pic.twitter.com/F7JHHNfGDC— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) June 17, 2026Then he began to gloat about how great the deal was, just seconds after threatening to inflict more violence on Iran. “Nobody could’ve made this deal. The JCPOA done by Obama … he gave ‘em $1.7 billion in cash—green cash, from banks—into a Boeing 757 and flew it into Iran,” he continued. “He tried to bribe his way out, I didn’t do that.... And you know what the Iranians did? They laughed at Obama and they said he’s a stupid son of a bitch. OK thank you very much everybody.” Leaked versions of Trump’s memorandum of understanding reveals the U.S. has promised Iran access to $300 billion in reconstruction funds as well as the unfreezing of $25 billion in Iranian assets.In return, Iran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and commit to no nuclear weapons development—two points that already existed before Trump went to war in February. And what does it say about Trump’s belief in an eventual deal if he’s already threatening to drop bombs if the whole thing falls through?
1 week agoPresident Donald Trump threatened to "go back to shooting" if he doesn't like the deal.
1 week agoU.S President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that an interim accord with Iran was not final, and that he could resume a bombing campaign if he did not like it or if Tehran did not "behave". "It's a memorandum of understanding. And if I don't like it, we'll go back to shooting at them, dropping bombs on their head. If I don't like it, if they don't behave, we'll go right back to dropping bombs right smack in the middle of their head, OK?" Trump said on the sidelines of a G7 summit in France. Trump said the Iran memorandum of understanding did not include immediate sanctions relief for Iran. Trump heaped praise on the framework agreement that his administration had negotiated, saying: "That's a very strong deal. Nobody knows what it is, but it's very strong, and most people seem to be very happy." He said the agreement would be a boon for markets. "There's nothing so smart as the market, and the market loves it beyond anything that I've actually seen," he said, adding: "The alternative would be a worldwide depression."
1 week agoUS President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned Iran he was ready to resume military action if Tehran did not abide by its obligations, two days ahead of the signing of an accord to end the war between the foes."No it's not final. It's a memorandum of understanding," Trump said at the G7, referring to the agreement expected to be signed in Switzerland on Friday. "If I don't like it we will go back to shooting at them," he added alongside Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
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