Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi warned the United States to accept Tehran’s proposal to end hostilities on all fronts or face further military action. In a message directed at the White House,
Araghchi said Iran’s two-day proposal remained on the table and challenged Washington to choose between negotiations and war.
“American voters have made their choice. Time for the White House to make its own,” Araghchi wrote in a post on X on Sunday, November 8.
He said the US must meet Iran’s conditions, including an end to the conflict across all fronts, to make progress towards a settlement.
“Our 2-day proposal stands: meet the requirements, including end to war on all fronts, and you will see results. Or choose war, and see our alert and battle-hardened Warriors rain down hell,” he added.
American voters have made their choice. Time for the White House to make its own.
Our 2-day proposal stands: meet the requirements, including end to war on all fronts, and you will see results.
Or choose war, and see our alert and battle-hardened Warriors rain down hell.
— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) November 8, 2026
Araghchi Says US Election Results Have Slowed Diplomatic Efforts
Speaking to reporters in Tehran, the Iranian foreign minister said negotiations to end the conflict had slowed following the US midterm election results. He suggested that the political outcome in Washington had affected the atmosphere for diplomatic discussions.
“The main reason is the US election results, which have obviously come as a shock to everyone,” Araghchi was quoted as saying by Al Jazeera.
He said mediators would need time before they could resume their visits and efforts to bring the sides closer.
“It will take some time for things to settle down and for the atmosphere to become conducive to the mediators resuming their visits. We have to wait,” he said.
Trump Says Further US Strikes On Iran Are Unlikely
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said another round of American attacks on Iran is unlikely if negotiations lead to a strong agreement.
In a telephone interview with CNN on Sunday, Trump said the decision would depend on whether Tehran accepted Washington’s terms.
“It depends on whether or not they sign a very strong agreement,” he said.
Trump claimed that previous American military strikes and economic pressure had severely weakened Iran. He also described the country as a “failing nation” and referred to an inflation figure of 301 per cent.
“The answer is highly unlikely it’s going to be necessary. They’re a failing nation. It just came out, you saw this year, 301% inflation. Highly unlikely it will be necessary. I would if necessary, but we hit them really hard. I hit them so hard. You don’t know how hard I hit them,” Trump told CNN.
He later repeated that further military action might not be needed, saying, “They’re withering away financially. We’ve hit them militarily. We could finish them off.”
Trump Identifies 38 Bridges As Potential Targets
Trump also claimed that the US had identified 38 bridges in Iran that could be destroyed within an hour.
“We have 38 bridges in our site that we can knock down in literally one hour. They’ll all be down,” he said, according to CNN.
However, he expressed reluctance to destroy the structures, arguing that rebuilding them would take years.
“I don’t want to do that because essentially, it’ll take 10 years to rebuild them. I don’t like ripping down bridges. And the hardest thing to build is a bridge. It takes years, and I’m a good builder,” Trump added.
The exchange of remarks comes as diplomatic efforts continue over the conflict, with the nuclear programme and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz remaining key issues in discussions between the two sides.
