Trump Says US In Talks With ‘More Reasonable’ Iran Regime, Warns Of Strikes If Deal Fails

US President Donald Trump on Monday said Washington was holding serious talks with what he described as a "more reasonable" regime in Iran to bring the ongoing conflict to an end, but coupled the claim with a sweeping threat to destroy key Iranian energy infrastructure if negotiations break down. He also insisted that the Strait of Hormuz must be reopened immediately, warning of severe military consequences if that does not happen.

Trump claims progress in talks with Iran

In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the United States had opened discussions with a new leadership arrangement in Iran and suggested that progress had already been made in the negotiations.

"The United States of America is in serious discussions with A NEW, AND MORE REASONABLE, REGIME to end our Military Operations in Iran," Trump wrote.

His statement came amid the ongoing war and growing international concern over the wider fallout in the region, particularly around maritime trade and energy supplies linked to the Strait of Hormuz.

Threat to target Iran's power and oil infrastructure

Even as he signalled optimism about a possible agreement, Trump warned that the US was prepared to launch devastating attacks on critical Iranian infrastructure if talks fail to deliver a deal quickly.

"Great progress has been made but, if for any reason a deal is not shortly reached, which it probably will be, and if the Hormuz Strait is not immediately "Open for Business," we will conclude our lovely "stay" in Iran by blowing up and completely obliterating all of their Electric Generating Plants, Oil Wells and Kharg Island (and possibly all desalinization plants!), which we have purposefully not yet "touched," he added.

The threat specifically named electric generating plants, oil wells, Kharg Island, and even desalination facilities, indicating a potential escalation aimed at crippling Iran's energy and utility networks if diplomacy collapses.

Hormuz Strait emerges as central demand

Trump's remarks made clear that reopening the Strait of Hormuz is now a central US condition in the current negotiations. The waterway remains one of the world's most strategically important oil transit routes, and any prolonged disruption there could intensify pressure on global energy markets.

By linking the talks directly to the status of the strait, Trump appeared to frame maritime access as a core benchmark for whether Washington would continue negotiations or return to broader military action.

Trump cites retaliation against old regime

In the same Truth Social post, Trump said any future strikes would be presented as retaliation for deaths of American soldiers and others during what he called Iran's decades-long rule under the previous establishment.

"This will be in retribution for our many soldiers, and others, that Iran has butchered and killed over the old Regime's 47 year "Reign of Terror'," he said.

The remarks underline the administration's attempt to distinguish between the previous Iranian leadership and the "new" authority Trump referenced, even as no further official details were immediately provided about the exact nature of that regime change or who is now involved in the negotiations.