US President Donald Trump Says US May Strike Iran Again If There’s No Deal Soon

US President Donald Trump threatened to resume attacks on Iran in “two or three days” as part of the push for a deal to end the war, after he said he had just called off a US attack, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday.

“I hope we don’t have to do the war, but we may have to give them another big hit,” Trump told reporters on Tuesday. When asked how long he would wait, he said: “Well, I mean, I’m saying two or three days, maybe Friday, Saturday, Sunday. Something maybe early next week — a limited period of time,” said Trump.

An Iranian official stated that the US threat of a massive assault at any moment will be met “resolutely” and Iran is “prepared to confront any military aggression”.

Market reaction

At the time of writing, the West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is up 1.30% on the day at $103.35.