{"id":19185,"date":"2026-07-27T20:46:25","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T15:46:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19185"},"modified":"2026-07-27T20:46:25","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T15:46:25","slug":"trump-to-axios-im-ready-for-strong-military-action-if-iran-talks-fail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=19185","title":{"rendered":"Trump to Axios: I&#039;m ready for &quot;strong military action&quot; if  Iran talks fail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.axios.com\/SHsc0fi9qAsAqVbxiZu2kpfIo1Y=\/0x0:5767x3244\/1366x768\/2026\/07\/27\/1785164929591.jpeg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>President Trump told Axios on Monday that he decided to pause U.S. strikes on Iran in order to give negotiations another chance, but stressed that he could order a return to expanded military operations if diplomacy fails.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Why it matters:<\/strong> The current negotiations are focused on a new deal that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz and relaunch talks on a comprehensive nuclear deal.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<ul>\n<li>The talks are being conducted mainly between Iran and Oman. But Qatar, Pakistan, Egypt and Trump&#8217;s envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, are actively involved.   <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What he&#8217;s saying:<\/strong> &#8220;We are in very deep talks with Iran. If they don&#8217;t work out, we will go back to very strong military action,&#8221; Trump said in the interview. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Asked how long he&#8217;s willing to give diplomacy, the president said: &#8220;Not much time. Either it goes fast or not at all.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Behind the scenes:<\/strong> Trump said he decided to pause strikes on Friday because the countries that are mediating asked him to<strong> <\/strong>give negotiations another chance. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;All of the people that deal with Iran asked me: &#8216;Don&#8217;t fire,'&#8221; Trump said, stressing that he thinks Iran wants to make a deal.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Between the lines:<\/strong> &#8220;Nothing gained, nothing lost,&#8221; Trump said when he explained why he agreed to the mediators&#8217; request. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>He noted that oil prices dropped and the stock market went up after he paused the attacks.    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>What to watch:<\/strong> Trump will meet Tuesday at the White House with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;I am going to talk to Bibi about the fact that if I weren&#8217;t president, Iran would have had nuclear weapons<strong> <\/strong>by now and Israel would have been destroyed,&#8221; Trump said. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump told Axios on Monday that he decided to pause U.S. strikes on Iran in order to give negotiations another chance, but stressed that he could order a return to expanded military operations if diplomacy fails. 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