‘We’ll go back to dropping bombs’: Trump warns Iran over peace deal

4 min readUpdated: Jun 17, 2026 05:43 PM IST

US President Donald Trump meets with Egypts President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (not in pic) on the sidelines of the G7 summit, Wednesday, June 17, 2026, in Evian-les-Bains, France. (AP Photo)

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned that Washington could resume military strikes against Iran if a proposed peace agreement breaks down, insisting that the memorandum of understanding being negotiated between the two sides is not yet final.

“It’s a memorandum ​of ​understanding. And if ⁠I don’t like it, we’ll go back ‌to shooting at them, dropping bombs on their head. If I don’t like it, if they don’t behave, ⁠we’ll ⁠go right back to dropping bombs right smack ⁠in ‌the middle ​of their head, ‌OK?” said Trump, at the G7 summit in ‌France.

No immediate sanctions relief

Trump ​said ​the ​Iran memorandum of understanding did not include ​immediate sanctions relief for ⁠Iran, while adding he would talk about this ‌matter ⁠later, news agency Reuters reported.

BREAKING: “If I don’t like it, we’ll go back to shooting at them, dropping bombs on their head.”

President Trump warns Iran that any change to the peace agreement or failure to comply could bring an immediate military response.

“If they don’t behave, we’ll go right back to… pic.twitter.com/67JRcDptYS

— Fox News (@FoxNews) June 17, 2026

G7 leaders back Trump’s plan to end Iran war

Trump’s fresh warning comes after Leaders at the Group of Seven summit threw their support behind Trump’s tentative agreement with Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz and further extend a shaky ceasefire, even though he is offered scant specificity about how that would be implemented.

In a declaration issued overnight, the leaders called the deal a “historic opportunity to prevent Iran from acquiring any nuclear weapon and tackling the threats related to its regional and ballistic activities”.

The leaders said they were “ready to contribute to its implementation,” although neither the White House nor Iran has released the text of the agreement. According to leaked copies of an interim agreement, Iran will immediately take steps to reopen the Strait of Hormuz once the deal is signed and will be allowed to sell its oil without restrictions.

Officials say the leaked text broadly matches the document. The accord, due to be formally signed in a ceremony in Switzerland on Friday, lays out that the US would work to end all American and United Nations sanctions imposed on Tehran if a final agreement addressing Iran’s nuclear program is reached.

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G7 Day 2: Trump last to arrive, says ‘I’m the boss’

Trump, however, said the deal is still under wraps. He was speaking at a one-to-one meeting with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi.“Nobody knows what it is, but it’s very strong,” he told reporters.

The final day of summit talks started late with Trump, the last to arrive, saying “I’m the boss” as he entered the room and sat next to host French President Emmanuel Macron. The assembled leaders laughed, and Trump grinned.

WATCH: Trump jokingly declares that he is “the boss” during a meeting with G7 leaders. pic.twitter.com/3flewxM5WU

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The G7 leaders were closing the formal talks of the leading industrial democracies at a lakeside resort in the French Alps on Wednesday with sessions on the future of artificial intelligence and fostering economic growth. They discussed concerns that China is flooding export markets with subsidised products, unfairly out-competing their own industries and destroying jobs. Leaders of India, South Korea, Kenya and Brazil also joined the meeting.

The US leader later plans to make a stop for a glitzy dinner at the Palace of Versailles outside of Paris before he jets back to Washington.

(With inputs from Reuters and AP)

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