Trump Threatens Action If Iran Fails To Honour Agreement With US: 'Will Do What I Have To Do'

Published 23 June 2026 · india

Trump Threatens Action If Iran Fails To Honour Agreement With US: 'Will Do What I Have To Do' Published By, Last Updated: June 23, 2026

Trump Threatens Action If Iran Fails To Honour Agreement With US: 'Will Do What I Have To Do' Published By, Last Updated: June 23, 2026, 07:19 IST Trump warned he would act if Iran violates its deal with Washington, while claiming Tehran has been severely weakened and can never obtain a nuclear weapon. Donald Trump speaks on the day he signs an executive order regarding Quantum Computing, in the Oval Office (Photo: Reuters) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned that Washington would respond if Iran failed to honour its agreement with the United States, while insisting that Tehran had been significantly weakened by recent conflict and no longer possessed meaningful leverage over Washington. “If Iran doesn’t live up to their agreement, or if they’re not behaving, I will do what I have to do," Trump told reporters when asked about the future of the understanding reached between the two countries. The warning comes days after Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed an interim agreement, paving the way for negotiations aimed at ending hostilities that erupted after US and Israeli attacks on Iran and Tehran’s subsequent retaliation against Israel and Gulf states hosting American military bases. Asked whether Iran now held leverage over him because of the agreement, Trump dismissed the suggestion and launched a blistering assessment of Tehran’s military and political condition. “Oh, their navy is gone.

Their air force is gone. Their leaders are all dead. Their whole country is a mess. Their economy is shot," Trump said. The US President claimed Iran had suffered devastating losses over the past four months, arguing that reports suggesting the country remained largely intact were misleading. “Four months ago, they had a navy, 159 ships to be exact. It’s gone. The whole navy is gone. Their 250 airplanes, all gone. Their anti-aircraft is gone. Their radar is gone," he said. Trump further asserted that most of Iran’s missile stockpiles, launch facilities and drone-manufacturing capabilities had been destroyed. “Most of their missiles are gone. Most of their launching pads are gone. Most of their manufacturing capacity for drones and missiles is gone. About 87 per cent gone," he said. He also claimed Iran’s leadership structure had been severely damaged. “Their first level of leaders, gone. Their second level of leaders is gone. Their third level of leaders, you have to hear the conversations," Trump said. Trump also used the opportunity to criticise US media organisations, accusing them of understating the impact of the conflict on Iran. “The reason that I won in a landslide, even though I got 92 per cent negative press, all fake press, is because nobody believes the press anymore," he said. According to Trump, reports suggesting Iran was in a similar position to where it was months ago ignored the scale of damage inflicted on the country’s military infrastructure.