'Trump ready to unleash hell if Tehran does not accept defeat': US warns Iran

Washington: The United States on Wednesday issued a stern warning to Iran saying President ⁠Donald Trump would hit them harder if Tehran fails ⁠to accept that they have been "defeated ‌militarily", White House ​press secretary Karoline Leavitt said.

"President Trump does not bluff and he is prepared to unleash hell. Iran should not miscalculate again," Leavitt told reporters ​in a press ⁠briefing.

"If Iran fails to accept the reality of the current moment, if they fail to understand that they have been ⁠defeated militarily, ‌and will continue to be, President Trump will ensure they are hit harder ‌than they have ever been hit before," she said.

As ⁠the joint U.S.-Israeli war on Iran entered its fourth week, there ‌have been efforts by multiple ‌countries such as Pakistan, Turkey and Egypt to ‌mediate a possible negotiation to try ‌and end the war but uncertainty persisted on where and when any talks would materialize.

Iran is still reviewing ⁠a ⁠U.S. proposal to end the war, despite an initial response that was negative, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Wednesday, indicating that Tehran had so far stopped short of rejecting it outright.

Talks with Iran were ​still underway, Leavitt said. "Talks continue. They are ​productive, as the ​President said on Monday, and they continue to be," she ​added.