President Donald Trump warned Iran on March 26 to “get serious soon” about a deal to end the war. “They better get serious soon, before it is too late, because once that happens, there is NO TURNING BACK, and it won’t be pretty!” he wrote on Truth Social.
Trump called Iran’s negotiators “very different and ‘strange'” and said they were “begging” for a deal. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran was reviewing a U.S. proposal but denied it was negotiating.
U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff confirmed that a 15-point U.S. plan had been delivered through Pakistan. Later that day, Trump paused threatened strikes on Iranian power plants until April 6.
Editor’s note: This article was updated on October 17, 2026 to correct factual errors, including officials’ titles and event details, and to add source links.
