{"id":2604471,"date":"2026-05-19T12:02:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T16:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-gives-iran-two-or-three-days-to-agree-to-longer-peace-deal\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T12:02:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T16:02:42","slug":"trump-gives-iran-two-or-three-days-to-agree-to-longer-peace-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-gives-iran-two-or-three-days-to-agree-to-longer-peace-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump gives Iran &#8216;two or three days&#8217; to agree to longer peace deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-gives-iran-two-or-three-days-to-agree-to-longer-peace-deal%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2604471&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump saeid he gave Iran \u201ctwo or three days\u201d to come back with a counterproposal for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-and-vance-turn-over-new-leaf-with-zelensky-after-clash\/\" title=\"... and Vance turn over &#039;new leaf&#039; with Zelensky after clash\">longer-term peace deal<\/a>, after Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE asked for additional time to negotiate with Tehran.Trump noted he had been close to approving an attack but held off for the limited window to reduce the immediate risk posed by Iran\u2019s pursuit of nuclear weapons.  <\/p>\n<p>Even with the delay, he continued to signal further strikes, arguing Democrats were trying to prevent him from hitting Iran again. during an impromptu White House press event, Trump defended his broader approach and suggested the plan is popular as it addresses the threat of nuclear weapons, while stressing he will not allow the world to be harmed \u201con his watch.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> has provided <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/iran\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"100\">Iran<\/a> with \u201ctwo or three days\u201d to make a counterproposal for a more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-delegation-has-made-noticeable-progress-on-ceasefire-talks-in-egypt-report\/\" title=\"Hamas Delegation Makes Significant Progress in Ceasefire Talks in Egypt: Report\">permanent peace deal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump announced on Monday that he would delay a new attack on Iran, which had been planned for Tuesday, after Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates asked for more time to negotiate with Tehran.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4574237\/trump-military-asked-double-size-white-house-ballroom\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump says military asked him to double the size of White House ballroom<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4574058\/trump-mike-johnson-housing-bill\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump bullish that housing bill will make it to his desk<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4573909\/jd-vance-hold-white-house-briefing-rubio-performance-rave-reviews\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Vance to hold White House briefing after Rubio\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >performance gained rave reviews<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>A day later, Trump, during an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-travels-to-ohio-for-infrastructure-speech\/\" title=\"Joe Biden travels to Ohio for infrastructure speech\">impromptu press conference<\/a> at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/white-house\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/white-house\/\">White House<\/a>, told reporters he had been \u201can hour away from making the decision to go.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cI had made the decision, so they called up,\u201d the president said on Tuesday. \u201cThey had heard I made the decision. They said, \u2018Sir, could you give us a couple of more days because we think they\u2019re being reasonable?\u2019 Well, I mean, I\u2019m saying two or three days. Maybe Friday, Saturday, Sunday, something. Maybe early next week. A limited period of time, because we can\u2019t let them have a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nuclear-weapons\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"542\">nuclear weapon<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But although providing Iran with some breathing room, Trump on Tuesday continued to apply pressure on the regime, previewing the possibility of \u201canother big hit,\u201d despite a push from Democrats to restrict his war powers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey want to stop Trump from, if he has to, giving them another slap,\u201d Trump said of Democrats and Iran. \u201cThey want to have a nuclear weapon to blow up the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/middle-east\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"102\">Middle East<\/a> and to blow up, frankly, the world. It\u2019s not going to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump also used the press conference, which started after he showed reporters the construction site for his ballroom project, to defend the war, contending that it is \u201cvery popular,\u201d though he was not \u201cdoing this politically.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4569385\/vance-becomes-key-gop-surrogate-for-control-of-house\/\"><strong>VANCE BECOMES KEY GOP SURROGATE IN FIGHT FOR CONTROL OF THE HOUSE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very popular when you, when they hear that it\u2019s having to do with nuclear weapons, weapons that could take out Los Angeles, could take out major cities very quick,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t really have enough time to explain to people, I\u2019m too busy getting it done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen they understand, I think it\u2019s frankly very popular,\u201d he added. \u201cBut whether it\u2019s popular or not popular, I have to do it, because I\u2019m not going to let the world be blown up with my watch.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump gives Iran \u201ctwo or three days\u201d to respond, delaying attack<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2652,"featured_media":2604472,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26139544253572.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3823,32726,11860,39846,3634],"class_list":["post-2604471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-iran","tag-middle-east","tag-negotiations","tag-peace-deal","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/AP26139544253572.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2652"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2604471"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2604475,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2604471\/revisions\/2604475"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2604472"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2604471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2604471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2604471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}