'Will Bomb Hell Out Of them': Trump's Fresh Warning After US, Iran Sign Ceasefire Agreement
'Will Bomb Hell Out Of them': Trump's Fresh Warning After US, Iran Sign Ceasefire Agreement Published By, Last Updated: June 18, 2026, 09:58 IST Trump
'Will Bomb Hell Out Of them': Trump's Fresh Warning After US, Iran Sign Ceasefire Agreement Published By, Last Updated: June 18, 2026, 09:58 IST Trump also appeared to soften one of the reasons he had earlier cited for attacking Iran, saying it would be 'unfair' for Tehran not to possess ballistic missiles. US President Donald Trump. (Reuters File) United States President Donald Trump issued a fresh warning to Iran soon after both countries locked the agreement, saying the US is “going to bomb the hell out of them if they violate the agreement." “I don’t want them to. I want them to honor the agreement," said Trump while referring to Iran at a press conference. The remarks came after the United States and Iran released the text of an interim accord signed by their presidents on Wednesday to bring an end to the conflict between the two countries.
Addressing reporters on the sidelines of the G7 Summit in France, Trump reiterated that Washington would not hesitate to resort to military action if Tehran failed to comply with the terms of the agreement. “We’re going to bomb the hell out of them if they violate the agreement," Trump said. He also described Iranians as “smart people" and expressed hope that negotiations over the next 60 days would help secure a permanent truce, contribute to peace in the Middle East and bring down oil prices. Trump also appeared to soften one of the reasons he had earlier cited for attacking Iran, saying it would be “unfair" for Tehran not to possess ballistic missiles despite previously vowing to destroy them. Earlier, the US President had warned, “If I don’t like it, if they don’t behave, we’ll go right back to dropping bombs right smack in the middle of their head, OK?" Iranian leaders did not respond to Trump’s latest remarks and instead marked the signing of the agreement by releasing photographs believed to show the first accord signed by both a US and Iranian president since the establishment of the Islamic Republic in 1979.
Speaking to state television, Iran’s chief negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said, “Everything we sought to achieve through military action, we obtained several times over through negotiation; it was not even comparable." He was referring to the agreement, which also provides for the release of billions of dollars in previously frozen Iranian assets. The conflict began on February 28 after the United States and Israel launched military strikes on Iran, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, then 86, and several senior military commanders on the first day. The fighting later expanded into a wider regional conflict that has claimed more than 7,000 lives, most of them in Iran and Lebanon. The war also pushed up energy prices, added to inflationary pressures and raised concerns over food security in several developing countries. News18 Newsletter Handpicked stories, in your inbox A newsletter with the best of our journalism submit About the Author Anushka Vats Anushka Vats is a Sub-Editor at News18.com with a passion for storytelling and a curiosity that extends beyond the newsroom.
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