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America in the Middle East

LAST CALL: Trump Warns Iran ‘Get Serious’ Before Final Blow

posted by Hannity Staff - 3.26.26

President Donald Trump is escalating pressure on Iran, warning its leadership to move quickly toward a deal as U.S. military options are readied behind the scenes.

In an early morning TRUTH Social post, Trump accused Iranian negotiators of stalling despite what he described as overwhelming military losses.

“The Iranian negotiators are very different and ‘strange,’” Trump wrote. “They are ‘begging’ us to make a deal … and yet they publicly state that they are only ‘looking at our proposal.’ WRONG!!!”

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He followed with a clear warning.

“They better get serious soon, before it is too late,” Trump added, cautioning that once events move forward, “there is NO TURNING BACK, and it won’t be pretty!”

The message comes as the conflict enters its fourth week and as U.S. officials prepare a range of military contingencies if negotiations collapse.

According to a report from Axios, planners have outlined multiple options to apply maximum pressure on Tehran and force a resolution. Those options focus heavily on Iran’s economic and strategic pressure points.

They include targeting Kharg Island, the country’s primary oil export hub, which handles the vast majority of Iranian crude shipments. Other scenarios involve seizing or neutralizing positions tied to Iran’s control of the Strait of Hormuz, a critical passage for roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil supply.

Additional plans reportedly examine intercepting or halting Iranian oil shipments moving through the region, a move that would directly hit the regime’s primary revenue stream.

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Hannity Highlights

Trump is pressing Iran as the conflict enters its fourth week.

U.S. officials are preparing military options targeting Iran’s oil infrastructure and strategic positions.

Key pressure points include the Strait of Hormuz and major export hubs like Kharg Island.

The strategy aims to force a deal while limiting prolonged disruption to global energy markets.

Quick-read summary

Security analysts say the strategy is designed to shift leverage.

Alex Plitsas, a former Pentagon official now with the Atlantic Council, said targeting these locations would limit Iran’s ability to threaten shipping lanes while strengthening Washington’s position at the negotiating table.

He noted that controlling key infrastructure such as Kharg Island would remove a major strategic asset from Tehran while adding pressure to return to talks.

More over at Axios: