Donald Trump has imposed a 48-hour deadline to bring the war with Iran to an end even as the Pentagon surges thousands of fresh troops to the Middle East.
The President said ‘you’re going to be watching an amazing two days ahead’ as he teased a forthcoming deal in a phone call with ABC News on Wednesday.
‘They really do have a different regime now. No matter what, we took out the radicals. They’re gone, no longer with us,’ Trump said.
‘If I weren’t President, the world would be torn to pieces.’
Trump’s claim comes as the Pentagon prepares to send thousands of new troops to the Middle East, according to the Washington Post.
Approximately 6,000 troops aboard the USS George HW Bush and several other warships are expected to arrive near the end of the month. Trump’s new military surge will also include 4,200 Marines with the Boxer Amphibious Ready Group.
After peace talks with the Islamic regime collapsed over the weekend, the President launched a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical oil chokepoint through which roughly a quarter of the world’s supply flows.
Trump imposed the blockade to push Tehran back to the negotiating table, with the President reportedly reluctant to resume the bombing campaign which has brought chaos to the Middle East.
The Daily Mail has contacted the White House for comment.
Trump’s remarks come after another phone call he had with the NYPost the day before in which he floated another round of negotiations in Pakistan.
Additional peace talks ‘could be happening over next two days,’ the President teased.
‘You should stay there, really, because something could be happening over the next two days, and we’re more inclined to go there,’ Trump said of Islamabad.
‘It’s more likely, you know why? Because the field marshal is doing a great job,’ he continued, lauding Pakistan’s top military official, Field Marshal General Asim Munir, who has played a central role in mediating US-Iran peace talks.
On Saturday, Vice President JD Vance, special envoy Steve Witkoff and the President’s son-in-law Jared Kushner negotiated for over 20 hours with with Iran’s parliamentary speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.
Following the discussions, Vance indicated that Iran was unwilling or unable to meet the American cadre’s minimum demands, namely halting their nuclear ambitions.
