Trump tells Tehran to make deal or surrender as Iran denies renewed talks

AFP3 Aug, 2026 06:28 PM2 mins to readTrump says the US blockade will continue until a deal or total surrender. Photo / AFPTrump says the US blockade will continue until a deal or total surrender. Photo / AFPUS President Donald Trump has lashed out on Monday after Iran denied it was in negotiations with the United States, declaring in an angry social media post that a US military blockade would continue until there was a “deal, or total surrender”.

Calling Iran “duplicitous” for “openly and proudly” saying