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Update: Trump says U.S. must choose ‘blow them up or make a deal’; Rubio ordered Iranian UN team to leave NYC
President Donald Trump told reporters in the Oval Office late Wednesday that Washington must decide whether to escalate further or negotiate with Iran, saying, “We have to make that decision: We blow them up or make a deal,” and that the confrontation would end “very soon, one way or the other,” Firstpost reported. The comments followed Iran’s confirmation that it had received an official U.S. response to its latest Hormuz and ceasefire proposal; Tehran has not released the text of Washington’s reply. Separately, Secretary of State Marco Rubio ordered Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his UN General Assembly delegation to leave New York earlier than planned after weekend mediator talks stalled, two U.S. officials told the Associated Press; Iran’s UN mission denied any order and said it left on its pre-notified schedule.
- New York PostRubio orders visiting Iranian UN delegation to leave NYC ahead of schedule
- Firstpost‘Blow them up or make a deal’: Trump says US war with Iran will end 'very soon'