Day 80 of Iran War: Trump Issues Ultimatum, Tehran Vows to Confront Any Aggression
Theo Al Jazeera English
President Donald Trump has warned Iran that 'time is running out' to reach a diplomatic solution, while Tehran says its military is fully prepared for any new aggression. Israel continues airstrikes on Lebanon, and the Gulf region remains on edge. Oil prices rose on stalled peace efforts.
Day 80 of the U.S.-Israeli campaign against Iran saw escalating tensions. President Donald Trump issued a stern warning to Tehran, while Iran insisted its military is ready for any confrontation scenario.
On his Truth Social platform, Trump wrote: “With Iran, time is running out, and they should act quickly, otherwise there will be nothing left. Time is extremely precious!” The warning came amid reports that Washington and Tel Aviv may be planning airstrikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure.
Iran’s Defense Ministry spokesman Reza Talaei-Nik declared that the country’s armed forces are “fully prepared to confront any new aggression from the U.S. and Israel.” Earlier, Mohsen Rezaei, a former commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, demanded that the U.S. lift its blockade of Iranian ports and warned that Iran’s military is ready for a larger confrontation.
On the diplomatic front, Russia’s ambassador to international organizations in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, urged Iran to appoint a special envoy to Moscow, similar to the mechanism Tehran has established with China. Meanwhile, Jean-Luc Melenchon, leader of the French party La France Insoumise, condemned “Europe’s complicity” in the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, arguing that such actions have ignited a wider regional war.
In the Gulf region, tensions remain high. The New York Times reported that the Israeli military has set up two secret bases in the western Iraqi desert and that to hide one of these bases near the town of al-Nukhaib, soldiers killed a shepherd and another soldier.
Following the drone attack on the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant in the United Arab Emirates, the UAE Defense Ministry said it had successfully intercepted two more drones launched from “the western frontier.” The Abu Dhabi Media Office confirmed that a drone struck an electricity generator outside the plant’s protection zone, but that it had no effect on radiation safety and caused no casualties. The UAE’s Federal Nuclear Regulatory Authority subsequently confirmed the plant is safe and no radioactive material was released.
Saudi Arabia, meanwhile, said it had intercepted three drones flying into its territory from Iraqi airspace and warned it would take necessary measures to respond to any violations of its sovereignty.
In the United States, former congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, once a close ally of Trump, warned on X that any effort to send U.S. troops into Iran would spark “a political revolution.” Republican Senator Lindsey Graham urged President Trump to strike Iranian energy targets until Tehran accepts terms on its nuclear program.
In Israel, Channel 13 reported that dozens of U.S. transport planes carrying ammunition from bases in Germany have landed in Tel Aviv. Israeli media also cited security sources saying the country’s military is preparing for renewed hostilities with Iran and will take part in any fresh American strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure.
In Lebanon, Israel continued its airstrikes on the south of the country, issuing evacuation orders for four towns and villages and then striking two of those locations. Attacks were also reported at Az-Zrariyah, targeting a moving vehicle, and at Tayr Debba, causing significant casualties.
On global oil markets, stalled peace efforts between Iran and the U.S. pushed prices higher on Monday, with international benchmark Brent crude rising to about $111 per barrel, near multi-week highs.
