'To be honest with you, he should be very thankful to us for doing this,' Trump said.

'In Jewish tradition, it is stated that at the age of eighty you gain unique prowess. May you enjoy your beautiful family and many happy birthdays with blessings and joy. Mazal tov!'

Vice President JD Vance denied Iranian media reports that the United States had agreed to immediately unlock billions of dollars for Iran if it signed an agreement.

The apparent gap between the Iranian and Israeli descriptions of the negotiations is particularly notable regarding Iran's missile program.

Oil prices fell sharply after Trump said he had canceled the US plans to strike Iran, while stocks extended their gains.

An elderly American Jewish man suffering from cancer is being held in an Iranian prison for no good reason. We must help!

'I may keep going,' Trump said. 'They had a chance to sign a deal and survive.'

Trump promised a military response earlier on Tuesday after the downing of the helicopter on Monday.

'More severe and crushing measures than before are on the way' if Israel continues its actions, the statement said.

Trump prefers an agreement to another prolonged war, but he also understands that an agreement reached through weakness can produce an even greater conflict.

'You've shot your missiles, that's enough. Get back to the table and make a deal,' Trump said.

Senior Israeli sources said that as long as the war against Iran continues, a Trump visit is not actively on the agenda.

The military escalation came as President Donald Trump warned that negotiations with Tehran remained unresolved.

At different moments, he warned of devastating consequences for Iran, then hours later claimed the regime was ready to negotiate and desperate for a deal.

'It should be mandatory that all of these countries, at a minimum, simultaneously, sign onto the Abraham Accords,' Trump wrote.

Iranian and non-Iranian critics flooded social media with harsh criticism of Trump as details of the possible deal began to leak.

'I am relieved that President Trump, the best friend Israel has ever had in the White House, is safe,' Netanyahu wrote.

Gabbard cited her husband’s recent diagnosis with a rare form of bone cancer.

Do not listen to the liberal media outlets that are telling you to stop, de-escalate, or accept 20-year fake 'moratoriums' or other idiotic half-measures.

A senior Iranian official denied that Tehran agreed to transfer its enriched uranium, saying the nuclear issue is not part of the preliminary deal.

Oil prices will plummet and Tehran 'won’t have a nuclear weapon,' Trump stressed.

'I put it off for a little while, hopefully maybe forever,' Trump said.

The report made no mention of any concessions related to Iran’s nuclear program, which remains central to U.S. demands.

US President Donald Trump is expected to convene his closest team of advisors in the next 24 hours.

President Donald Trump issued a statement encouraging Jewish Americans to participate in the national Sabbath.

Netanyahu has publicly stated he is in 'full coordination' with Trump.

'No one in Iran is working on designing a plan to please the American president,' the source said.

The pause comes as the White House believes it is close to reaching a deal with Iran.

A central feature of this year’s observance is a planned national Sabbath, set to take place from sundown on May 15 through nightfall on May 16.

The fear now is that the Trump Administration is appearing to back away from its original demand of total regime change in Iran.

'They have not yet paid a big enough price for what they have done to Humanity, and the World, over the last 47 years,' Trump wrote.

The trajectory of the dual blockade is leading toward a war of macroeconomic attrition, testing the thresholds of both the Iranian state and the global economy.

'Iran can’t get their act together. They don’t know how to sign a non-nuclear deal.'

A U.S. official briefed on Monday’s meeting at the White House told Reuters that Trump was unhappy with the proposal.

Trump met Iran's moves with countermoves that were even stronger, instead of with restraint.

Asked what Iran had offered, Trump said, 'They offered a lot, but not enough.'

Trump expressed hope that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun will meet in Washington soon.

The announcement coincided with a new round of Israel-Lebanon talks in Washington aimed at reinforcing the ceasefire, even as violations continued on the ground.

The historical record reinforces the absurdity of this Israel 'controls' America trope.

'The friendship between Israel and the United States is a bond of trust and mutual commitment. Two brotherly nations that stand for one another.'