Srinagar – After pressing pause on war talk and claiming the UAE and other Gulf allies had urged restraint, Donald Trump was back at it within 24 hours – dangling fresh threats at Iran and serving up another round of geopolitical suspense.
“I hope we don’t have to do the war, but we may have to give them another big hit,” Trump told reporters on Tuesday, before launching into a vague countdown that left everyone guessing.
“How long?” he was asked.
“Well… two or three days, maybe Friday, Saturday, Sunday — something maybe early next week,” Trump replied.
The US president’s latest “maybe-war, maybe-not” routine instantly reignited speculation over a return to hostilities with Iran — and drew eye-rolls from market watchers who dismissed the remarks as more heat than substance.
The timing, as always, was classic Trump: dramatic enough to rattle nerves, vague enough to leave every door open.
Just a day earlier, Trump had suggested he was extending a pause in military action after what he described as a “request” from the UAE and other American allies in the Gulf. Now, the war clock appeared to be ticking again — or maybe not.
Iran, meanwhile, has shown little sign of yielding to Trump’s demands over its nuclear programme after weeks of strikes and escalating tensions. Tehran maintains its nuclear activities are aimed at energy production, not building a bomb.
For now, Trump’s latest weekend war tease has left diplomats, traders and observers asking the same question: Is this a warning shot — or just another episode of geopolitical suspense theatre?
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