NBC News · Trump warns Iran the 'clock is ticking' on peace talks

1. 1. President Trump issued a stark threat to Iran, demanding they "get moving fast" on peace talks.
2. 2. Trump explicitly warned Iran that "The clock is ticking" on resolving their issues.
3. 3. The President's threat escalated, stating that if Iran does not act quickly, "there won't be anything left of them."
4. 4. These warnings were delivered to reporters by President Trump while he was on his flight returning home from a summit in China.
5. 5. During the same interaction, Trump informed reporters that he had rejected Iran's most recent peace proposal.
6. 6. In response to President Trump's statements and actions, Iranian officials published a series of defiant messages.
7. 7. Among their defiant communications, Iranian officials specifically referred to President Trump as "desperate."