Trump says decision nearing on Iran as he weighs diplomacy or renewed strikes

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Port Huron, Michigan, on Sunday. | AFP-JIJI

Bloomberg

Oct 26, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump said it’s “getting to be decision time” on whether he will make a deal with Tehran or resume attacks as Iranian and Houthi threats against Americans in the Middle East continue to grow.

“I have a decision to make: Do I finish it off, which would be very easy to do, or do I make a deal? That’s all,” Trump said in an interview with Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures. “We don’t play games.”

Trump has suggested that U.S. strikes on Iran could resume after the Nov. 3 midterm elections and he has sent additional forces, including a third aircraft carrier group, toward the Persian Gulf.

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