People gather for a pro-government demonstration in Tehran on Friday. Friday night, there were no attacks between the United States and Iran reported. Photo by Behnam Tofighi/UPI | License Photo
July 25 (UPI) -- President Donald Trump said Friday that he's ready to continue talks with Iran or escalate fighting, but an Iranian general said it's ready to fight.
Trump met with top advisors and cabinet members on Friday to make a decision on whether to escalate attacks on Iran, The New York Times reported. Friday night, no attacks on Iran from the United States or on U.S. military sites were reported after 13 straight nights of fighting.
The White House hasn't said if the president decided what to do, but Trump said the military is ready for a heavier attack if Iran doesn't want to resume talks."Look, we're locked and loaded," Trump told reporters on Friday. "We're ready to go, but we're talking to them, so maybe there will be, maybe there won't be a tipping point. Maybe they will cry uncle, or maybe they'll just give up, or maybe they'll just go into a cave and hide."
He told reporters that Iran is getting more serious about talks to end the fighting.
