{"id":2639945,"date":"2026-08-03T21:16:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T01:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-last-chance-talks-with-iran-are-going-on-right-now\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T21:19:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T01:19:31","slug":"trump-says-last-chance-talks-with-iran-are-going-on-right-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-last-chance-talks-with-iran-are-going-on-right-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Says &#8216;Last Chance&#8217; Talks with Iran Are &#8216;Going on Right Now&#8217;"},"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\">24<\/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-says-last-chance-talks-with-iran-are-going-on-right-now%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=2639945&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>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-held-hostage-by-hamas\/\" title=\"Americans Held Hostage by Hamas\">provided content appears<\/a> to be a webpage excerpt with various embedded scripts and advertisements.The main article discusses President Donald Trump&#8217;s recent statements and actions regarding Iran. Trump claims to be giving Iran a &#8220;last chance&#8221; to engage in serious negotiations, emphasizing that talks are ongoing and have helped prevent an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-chaos-competence-and-a-controversial-signal-group-chat\/\" title=\"Trump, chaos, competence, and a controversial Signal group chat\">imminent military strike<\/a>.He mentions that calls from Saudi arabia, the UAE, Qatar, and others have urged this diplomatic effort. Trump highlights that the negotiations focus on issues like the Strait of Hormuz and Iran&#8217;s denuclearization. He also recalls past threats and missile predictions,noting a pattern of escalating and de-escalating tensions. the piece centers on recent diplomatic efforts by Trump to manage Iran&#8217;s behavior through negotiations rather than military action.  <\/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\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the Oval Office on Monday, President Donald Trump assured reporters he was giving Iran one \u201clast chance\u201d to get serious about talking.<\/p>\n<p>Americans might have gotten wary of such statements after Trump called off a major air strike on the country Sunday \u2014 for the fifth time since April, as <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/6006445-trump-warns-iran-last-chance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a> noted.<\/p>\n<p>But this time, Trump indicated, he means it.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Q: \u201cAre the talks with Iran now off?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>President Trump: \u201cNo, they\u2019re going on. They\u2019re going on right now\u2026this is the last chance for them to sign a good document.\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/H9RxAHmjCP\">pic.twitter.com\/H9RxAHmjCP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 CSPAN (@cspan) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/cspan\/status\/2084340251695169895?\">August 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The talks \u201care going on right now,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>He said the talks had helped avert Sunday\u2019s threatened strike.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe talks are going along. We were going to hit them very hard yesterday. Very very hard. Harder than any attack\u2026 since World War II. It\u2019s been big,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd they called.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Saudi Arabia called, Trump said, as did the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHad calls from numerous people. I don\u2019t want to use the word \u2018begging,\u2019 but some were. In particular, Iran did not want to be hit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re talking at the request of Iran,\u201d he said. \u201cBacked by Saudi Arabia. Backed by UAE. Backed by Qatar, in particular, but many others also. Many countries called\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey all wanted to give this a last chance. This is their last chance. This is not something that, if it doesn\u2019t happen\u2026 This is the last chance for them to sign a good document.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The talks include reaching an agreement on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/european-allies-spurn-trumps-plan-strait-hormuz-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a>, Trump said, but more importantly, on the \u201cdenuclearization of Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>What happens next, of course, remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<p>Since the joint U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran began on Feb. 28, Trump has made no shortage of threats, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alert-according-trump-hours-remain-may-obliterate-iran-map-single-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">memorable prediction<\/a> in April that a \u201cwhole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Trump called off that attack and declared a two-week suspension of hostilities for talks, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/world\/trump-warns-a-whole-civilization-will-die-tonight-if-a-deal-with-iran-isnt-reached\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, other moments have come and gone, including a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2026\/06\/18\/nx-s1-5863027\/us-iran-trump-memorandum-of-understanding-full-text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">memo of understanding<\/a>\u201d in June that was supposed to bring an end to hostilities not only between the U.S. and Iran in the Persian Gulf, but also between Israel and the Hezbollah terrorist organization in Lebanon. 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