The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations said Sunday evening that President Donald Trump's patience with Iran is starting to wear thin, according to a single-source report from an Israeli the source.
The U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations confirmed Sunday evening that President Donald Trump's patience with Iran is beginning to run out, according to a single-source report from an Israeli outlet. The statement, attributed to the ambassador (whose name was not specified), follows a day of escalating U.S. warnings: earlier Sunday, as The Zioneer reported at 21:11 Jerusalem, the same ambassador (Republican Congressman Mike Waltz) warned that Trump 'will not sit idly by' while Iran continues attacking international shipping. At 09:04 Jerusalem, Trump himself said the U.S. may be forced to 'militarily complete the job' against Iran.
The threat of waning patience was first reported by Fox News at 18:52 Jerusalem, citing an American source. The current Israeli report effectively corroborates that account by attributing a similar message directly to the ambassador, though it remains a single-source item. Over the past several weeks, The Zioneer has documented a steady escalation in U.S. rhetoric: on June 10, a senior American official said Trump was 'losing patience' and warned of 'violent assaults on Iran's infrastructure'; on June 21, another senior official urged Tehran to 'stop playing cheap games.' The thread shows a consistent pattern of U.S. officials publicly signaling frustration with the pace of negotiations and military strikes on Iranian infrastructure.
The broader context — as previously reported by The Zioneer — includes a 60-day deadline set by Trump for diplomatic progress, and U.S. strikes triggered by an incident in which a drone nearly killed an Apache helicopter crew. Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon assessed on June 11 that Washington 'may need to apply more force against Iran.' The ambassador's latest warning, like many before it, is based on a single source and has not been confirmed by official U.S. channels. It remains unclear whether this signals an imminent escalation in military action or a final diplomatic ultimatum.
2 developments
- DevelopingSenior American official: Trump running out of patience with Iran — 'stop playing cheap games'
- StrongSenior American official: Trump frustrated with talks, losing patience — 'violent assaults on Iran's infrastructure' ahead
- DevelopingUS officials: Trump has not abandoned diplomacy with Iran, patience wearing thin
- DevelopingUS Ambassador to UN warns Iran against continued attacks on international shipping
Source and signal
- Internal intake