US President Donald Trump said on Sunday, 1 November, in an interview with the RSBN network in Iowa, that the Islamic Republic has only two options: either they make a deal or the United States will finish the job itself. He added that America had achieved a "big victory" in its confrontation with the Islamic Republic and that the confrontation would soon end "one way or another".
Trump said it might be done "the easier way" and described America's performance in the war as "incredible". He did not announce any timing for a new strike.
Call with Netanyahu and pressure for a strike after the elections
On the sidelines of the same campaign rally, asked by reporters about his Saturday phone call with Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump declined to give details and said only that it had been a very good conversation and that they had also talked about Iran. According to Israeli and American sources, Netanyahu asked Trump in that call to resume strikes on the Islamic Republic immediately after the congressional elections on Tuesday, 3 November, while Trump for now prefers to continue negotiating.
The night before, on Saturday, 31 October, Trump had said that the US still has to deal with one or two Islamic Republic sites, including Kuh-e Kolang, and that the job would take "10 minutes".
Negotiations under the shadow of threats
Talks mediated by Qatar continued on Sunday. At the same time, the navy of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed that two oil tankers had hit mines in the Strait of Hormuz, a claim no independent source has confirmed. The United States had earlier warned several Arab Gulf states to prepare for a new round of strikes after the congressional elections.
Trump set out two paths for the Islamic Republic: a deal, or the job finished by America.
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