US-Israel meeting: Trump urges Netanyahu to continue negotiations with Iran, warns Tehran by reminding ‘Midnight Hammer’

US President Donald Trump said no final agreement was reached for a nuclear deal after having a three-hour meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and warned Iran of consequences if negotiations failed. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that he insisted to Israeli PM Netanyahu during their White House meeting Wednesday that negotiations with Iran continue.“It was a very good meeting, the tremendous relationship between our two Countries continues.” Trump said in a social media post. “There was nothing definitive reached other than I insisted that negotiations with Iran continue to see whether or not a Deal can be consummated.Trump also referred to past US military action against Iran, warning of consequences if negotiations failed.“Last time Iran decided that they were better off not making a deal, they were hit with Midnight Hammer — that did not work well for them,” he said, referring to the June 2025 US strikes on Iran’s three main nuclear sites.“Hopefully this time they will be more reasonable and responsible,” he added.The US President said the leaders also discussed the war in Gaza and wider developments in the Middle East. Iran continued to reel from the 12-day war with Israel in June, after a series of airstrikes, including the US bombing of several Iranian nuclear sites, killed nearly 1,000 people in Iran and almost 40 in Israel.Israel long called for Iran to cease all uranium enrichment, dial back its ballistic missile programme and cut ties to militant groups across the region. Iran always rejected those demands, saying it would only accept some limits on its nuclear programme in return for sanctions relief. Washington built up military forces in the region, sending an aircraft carrier, guided-missile destroyers, air defence assets and more to supplement its presence. Arab and Islamic countries, including Turkey and Qatar, urged both sides to show restraint, warning that any strike or retaliation could have destabilising consequences for a region already strained by the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.