President Trump said Monday May 25 that talks with Iran were "proceeding nicely" but warned it would only be "a Great Deal for all or, no Deal at all," threatening to take things "Back to the Battlefront and shooting, but bigger and stronger than ever before" - an explicit kinetic-option re-engagement framing that supports the multi-year defense procurement-cycle tail.
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- Evidence Strength
Strong
- Evidence Observed At
- May 25, 2026 · 4:00 PM UTC
- Citation
- https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/26/us-conducts-self-defense-strikes-in-iran-as-trump-seeks-peace-deal.html
- Citation Source
cnbc
- Statement Date
- May 25, 2026
- Statement Venue
- Public remarks (Truth Social)