“Before There’s Nothing Left”: Trump Urges Iran to Strike Nuclear Deal After Israeli Airstrikes Kill Top Commanders, Scientists

Explosions lit up the skies of Tehran early Friday, June 6, 2025, as Israel launched a barrage of missile strikes on key Iranian military and nuclear sites — a retaliatory assault that has killed at least three top commanders, including IRGC Chief Hossein Salami, and six senior nuclear scientists, escalating tensions to dangerous new heights in the Middle East.

Hours after the assault, former U.S. President Donald Trump issued a fiery message via Truth Social, warning Iran that further devastation is imminent unless it agrees to a nuclear deal with the United States. Trump claimed he had exhausted diplomatic channels during his time in office, accusing Tehran of “missing every chance” to avoid what he now describes as “planned destruction.”

Israeli officials confirmed that their air force struck nuclear enrichment facilities, missile bases, and command posts inside Iran, following Tel Aviv’s claim that the regime’s nuclear ambitions pose an existential threat. Reports from Iranian state media, however, showed crumbling civilian buildings and emergency workers retrieving bodies from rubble — stoking global outrage over the civilian toll.

Iran responded by grounding all commercial flights out of Imam Khomeini International Airport, raising fears of further airspace restrictions and retaliation. Several European embassies in Tehran have since issued advisories urging citizens to stay indoors, with UN Secretary-General António Guterres calling for restraint amid rising fears of a full-scale regional war.

The trigger came just days after the IAEA Board of Governors officially censured Iran on June 3, 2025, for obstructing nuclear inspections — the first such censure in over 20 years. Talks between Washington and Tehran had already collapsed, with Iran refusing to allow international inspectors into key facilities suspected of enriching weapons-grade uranium.

Trump’s warning was brutal and uncompromising. “They didn’t know what was about to happen. They are all DEAD now,” he wrote, adding, “Iran must make a deal before there is nothing left… No more death, no more destruction, JUST DO IT, BEFORE IT IS TOO LATE.” His comments have drawn sharp condemnation from former diplomats, who say the rhetoric risks provoking another wave of bloodshed.

While Washington remains officially silent under the Biden administration, Israel’s assault has thrown U.S. foreign policy into the spotlight. Analysts believe Iran’s next move — either retaliation or backchannel diplomacy — will determine whether the region plunges into wider chaos or pulls back from the brink.