Current sectionU.S. NewsSpeaking to reporters at the White House a day after saying he had paused a planned resumption of attacks following a new peace proposal by Tehran, Trump said that Iran's leaders ‌are begging to make a deal, but that a new U.S. attack would happen in the coming days if one was not reachedShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeBen Samuelsand ReutersWashington08:12 PM • May 19 2026 IDTU.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the U.S. may need to strike Iran again and that he had been an ⁠hour away from ordering an attack before postponing it. Trump was speaking to reporters at the White House a day after saying he had paused a planned resumption of hostilities following ⁠a new proposal by Tehran to end the U.S.-Israeli war.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Iran - U.S.Middle EastIran nuclearNuclear weaponsIran sanctionsIranDonald TrumpStrait of HormuzCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesTrumpIsrael ElectionsIDF-LebanonSan Diego MosqueChannel 14HaQuizHaaretz PodcastWhy Is Israel So Scared of Small Civilian Sailboats Bound for Gaza?IDF Data Shows Sharp Rise in Sexual Assault Cases in Army Since October 7Hundreds Join Annual Interfaith March in JerusalemHezbollah Drone Wounds Two in Israel as IDF Strikes Leave Five Dead in LebanonThe Most Consequential Republican Primary for Israel Is Happening in KentuckyRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIHundreds Protest at New York Times HQ Over Column Alleging Abuse by IsraelisICC Prosecutor Seeks Warrants for Ben-Gvir, Smotrich, Other Israeli OfficialsEverybody Loses in the Cynical Israeli-Palestinian Sexual Violence CompetitionWelcome to the Most Shameful Day in the Jewish CalendarIsraeli Settler Filmed Abusing Palestinian-owned Dog in West BankIsraeli Teens Storm Muslim Quarter in Old City, Haaretz Reporter Attacked