Great Deal Or No Deal At All, Says Trump As US Military Launches Fresh Attacks On Iran

By Amandeep Singh

The U.S. military launched fresh attacks in various parts of Iran even as U.S. President Donald Trump while giving an update on the peace deal with Iran stressed that "it will only be a Great Deal for all or, no Deal at all".

The US military on Monday confirmed carrying out what it called “self-defence” strikes in southern Iran, targeting missile launch sites and boats allegedly laying naval mines. The US Central Command said the strikes were aimed at “protecting American troops from threats posed by Iranian forces”, while insisting the military was still “showing restraint” amid the ongoing ceasefire.

Though, President Donald Trump claimed talks with Tehran were “proceeding nicely” and he would not sign a “bad deal”. This development comes while Trump is continuously pushing for sealing a deal with Iran midst the West Asia War. Trump has been publicly boasting about the deal being almost done and on America's terms. He has been constantly posting on his social media platform (Truth Social) the ongoing process of negotiations and talks with Iran. Trump has also urged the countries to support and sign The Abraham Accord.

US President Donald Trump has said that any agreement with Iran would happen strictly on Washington’s terms, warning that it would either be a “Great Deal for all” or “no Deal at all”, with the alternative being “back to the battlefront and shooting, but bigger and stronger than ever before”.

In a series of posts on Truth Social, Trump claimed negotiations with Tehran were “proceeding nicely” and insisted that unlike former US President Barack Obama, he would not sign a “bad deal”.

“If I make a deal with Iran, it will be a good and proper one, not like the one made by Obama,” Trump wrote, accusing the previous administration of giving Iran “massive amounts of CASH, and a clear and open path to a Nuclear Weapon”.

“Our deal is the exact opposite,” he added, while also saying the agreement was “not even fully negotiated yet”.

Trump also pushed for a wider regional realignment through the Abraham Accords, calling on countries involved in the Iran discussions to formally join the US-backed framework aimed at normalising ties with Israel.

He said Saudi Arabia and Qatar should immediately sign the Accords, while urging Pakistan, Turkiye, Egypt and Jordan to follow suit. Trump further claimed that if Iran eventually signed an agreement with Washington, Tehran too could become part of what he called an “unparalleled World Coalition”.

However, Pakistan swiftly distanced itself from the proposal.

Pakistan Defence Minister Khawaja Asif said Islamabad was not in favour of joining any arrangement that conflicted with the country’s “fundamental ideologies”. Reiterating Pakistan’s long-standing position, Asif said the country would not recognise Israel until an independent Palestinian state based on pre-1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital, was established.